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food stamp fraud, Geofence, warrant, enforcement, DOJ AI crime

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down “Geofence” Warrants – Conflict With Fourth Circuit

Mark Rasch | March 21, 2025 | Geofence, google, law enforcement, Location, Privacy, tracking

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 ...

Security Boulevard

Deepfake Fraud, Data Brokers Tracking Military Personnel

Tom Eston | November 25, 2024 | biometrics, Cyber Security, cyber threat, Cybersecurity, Data Brokers, Data Privacy, deepfake, deepfakes, Digital Privacy, Episodes, Fraud, Germany, Information Security, Infosec, Location, location data, military, pirates, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, Privateers, Scams, security, Strava, surveillance, technology, Weekly Edition

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 ...

Shared Security Podcast

The Temu app on a smartphone screen peeking out from a pocket

Temu is Malware — It Sells Your Info, Accuses Ark. AG

Chinese fast-fashion-cum-junk retailer “is a data-theft business.” ...

Security Boulevard

Tile/Life360 Breach: ‘Millions’ of Users’ Data at Risk

Location tracking service leaks PII, because—incompetence? Seems almost TOO easy ...

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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 ...

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An old-school telephone, the like of which Millenials have never seen. Also: Get off my lawn.

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 ...

Security Boulevard

Shady Tracking Firms Are Selling Your GPS Location History

Richi Jennings | December 19, 2019 | Cybersecurity, GPS, Information Security, Location, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, security

In a worrying report, the Gray Lady is waking up Americans to the silent world of smartphone location tracking and brokerage ...

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Apple Passive-Aggressive PR Sparks Privacy Fear (Yet Again)

Richi Jennings | December 6, 2019 | Apple, Cybersecurity, Information Security, iPhone 11, Location, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, security, Security News

Why is Apple so bad at answering simple questions? ...

Security Boulevard

Malware Misuses Common Operating System Commands to Perform Targeted Attacks

Joe Darbyshire | June 12, 2019 | country, Location, Malware, OS language, region, Targeted Attack, threats, Ursnif

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 ...

Bromium

Location-Aware Malware Targets Japanese and Korean Endpoints

Joe Darbyshire | March 14, 2019 | DateAndTime, excel, image, Japan, Korea, Location, Malware, Microsoft, threats, ZeRo

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 ...

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