Location
Fifth Circuit Strikes Down “Geofence” Warrants – Conflict With Fourth Circuit
Geofence warrants are a relatively new tool that allows law enforcement to obtain location data from devices within a specified geographic area during a specific time frame ...
Deepfake Fraud, Data Brokers Tracking Military Personnel
In Episode 356, Tom and Kevin discuss the increasing role of deepfake technology in bypassing biometric checks, accounting for 24 percent of fraud attempts. The show covers identity fraud issues and explores ...
Temu is Malware — It Sells Your Info, Accuses Ark. AG
Chinese fast-fashion-cum-junk retailer “is a data-theft business.” ...
Tile/Life360 Breach: ‘Millions’ of Users’ Data at Risk
Location tracking service leaks PII, because—incompetence? Seems almost TOO easy ...
Apple API Allows Wi-Fi AP Location Tracking
Privacy FAIL: Apple location service returns far more data than it should—to people who have no business knowing it—and without your permission ...
FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair?
Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities ...
Shady Tracking Firms Are Selling Your GPS Location History
In a worrying report, the Gray Lady is waking up Americans to the silent world of smartphone location tracking and brokerage ...
Apple Passive-Aggressive PR Sparks Privacy Fear (Yet Again)
Why is Apple so bad at answering simple questions? ...
Malware Misuses Common Operating System Commands to Perform Targeted Attacks
We previously posted a blog about the Ursnif family of malware using language checks to determine the end user’s location as a means of bypassing sandbox-based endpoint protection during regionally targeted attacks ...
Location-Aware Malware Targets Japanese and Korean Endpoints
New malware samples use location awareness to specifically target Japanese and Korean endpoints. The malware uses two techniques to determine the location in which it is being executed and ensures that the ...
