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Google reports on a company selling spyware for Chrome, Firefox, and Windows Defender

TechSpot

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reports that a Barcelona company sold spyware exploiting Chrome, Firefox, and Windows Defender vulnerabilities to conduct contract surveillance on target PCs.

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Privacy Device Designed to Defend Against Illegal Wireless Tracking

SecureWorld News

RELATED: Tech CEO Fined $410K for Selling Illegal Spyware ] One company that is helping fight against the illegal use of BLE trackers is Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS). On the other hand, they can be exploited by stalkers, thieves, and other criminals to carry out their illegal activities with little to no risk of getting caught.

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Tracking the Trackers: For Better or Worse

SecureWorld News

These radios are being tracked and tagged by marketers, telecom companies and individuals in an effort to resell that data to parties willing to pay. Tiny BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) tags are being placed in people’s vehicles, pockets, bags and other items on the move all the time.

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO Business Intelligence

7 With the vast majority (estimated around 85%) of Internet traffic encrypted, there is exponential growth in security risks posed by encrypted channels that can hide harmful content such as viruses, spyware, and other malware challenging security teams to secure an increasingly distributed enterprise and avoid costly repercussions.

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How to Avoid the Potential Security Risks Associated with Online Gaming?

Galido

Use Anti-Spyware. However, it is important to keep in mind that there are a few threats that tag along. You should go for a game only when its safety is convincing enough. AirG Spam Free apps are a great example of how developers are trying their best to secure personal information of the users. Analyze the ways to counter them.

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What?No Angry Birds? - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

There’s nothing wrong with trying to protect your users from malicious apps, malware and spyware. print Tagged as: BYOD , Enterprise Strategy , strategy. Tags Applications. If you download anything that isn’t on the whitelist than you lose access to all corporate resources. link] Steven J. Schuchart. Categories.

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Antitrust investigations aren’t the biggest threat to Facebook’s future

The Verge

Facebook is accusing the spyware maker of creating accounts to send malware to mobile phones of 1,400 people to snoop on them. The feature lets companies bypass the legal hurdles and enormous price tags of traditional celebrity endorsements. “Actually, the whole idea of a deal is pretty ridiculous.” Mike Allen / Axios ).