PrivacyNearly 2M hit by SpyX data breachSC StaffMarch 20, 2025While SpyX accounted for most of the 1.97 million stolen account records and email addresses obtained by HaveIBeenPwned.
Application securityTelegram CEO Pavel Durov allowed to leave France amid investigationSC StaffMarch 19, 2025A French investigating judge granted Durov’s request to modify his supervision conditions.
PrivacyAmazon to remove local voice processing for Echo devices, shifts to cloud-based AISC StaffMarch 18, 2025Alexa’s voice ID feature will be disabled, and any previously stored voice recordings will be erased.
AI/MLDeepSeek prohibited across US Commerce Department bureausSC StaffMarch 18, 2025DeepSeek has already been forbidden in New York, Texas, and Virginia governments.
AI/MLMicrosoft Dragon Copilot: Just what the doctor ordered?Stephen WeigandMarch 17, 2025Microsoft’s prescription for doctor burnout and fatigue is an AI assistant.
PrivacyTransparency in UK-Apple backdoor hearing urged by US lawmakers, privacy advocatesSC StaffMarch 17, 2025Similar sentiments were expressed by the Open Rights Group, Index on Censorship, and Big Brother Watch.
PrivacyBarcelona court indicts former NSO Group execs over hacking scandalSC StaffMarch 12, 2025The executives will be investigated under Spain’s “discovery and disclosure of secrets” law.
Data SecurityNew York attorney general hits Allstate with suit over data breachesShaun NicholsMarch 10, 2025The incidents occurred in 2020 and 2021, and exposed the data of 165,000 people in New York state.