Ryan Lovelace

Videos showing alleged prisoner abuses in Iran exposed by hackers are authentic: Iranian official

Alleged Iranian abuse of prisoners caught on video exposed by hackers is authentic, according to the head of Iran's prison system, Mohammad Mehdi Hajmohammadi.

August 24, 2021

Apple censors anti-China sentiment in product engravings: Study

Apple proactively implements censorship to stay in China's good graces, according to Citizen Lab, a research group at the University of Toronto.

August 23, 2021

Watchdog files ethics complaints against three Democrats over alleged improper financial disclosures

A conservative watchdog group is filing ethics complaints against three Democratic congresswomen -- Reps. Kathy Castor of Florida, Lori Trahan of Massachusetts and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida -- saying they failed to properly disclose their financial transactions.

August 20, 2021

FTC renews antitrust complaint against Facebook; social media giant ‘bought or buried’ competition

The Federal Trade Commission renewed its antitrust case against Facebook on Thursday, filing an amended complaint in federal court after Judge James E. Boasberg dismissed its first complaint in June.

August 19, 2021

Federal judge orders COVID-19 vaccination as bail condition

A federal judge has ordered a woman accused of drug dealing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of her bail.

August 18, 2021

Massive T-Mobile hacking theft exposes info on millions of customers, company says

T-Mobile said hackers stole the personal information of 7.8 million current customers, making millions of people vulnerable to identity theft by criminals accessing the data.

August 18, 2021

Researchers say they’ve found a flaw exposing millions of devices’ camera data and audio to hackers

A new cybersecurity alert warns that baby monitors and video doorbells people use to keep their families safe can actually watch their every move and make them susceptible to criminals.

August 17, 2021

Indiana AG probes China’s influence in colleges: ‘Chinese Communist Party operates in the state’

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is investigating the Chinese indoctrination of students on the state's college campuses and has launched a probe of Valparaiso University's association with the Beijing-backed Confucius Institutes.

August 16, 2021

Privacy group sues U.S. Postal Service over covert internet surveillance program

The Electronic Privacy Information Center sued the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday over its internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP) that allegedly surveilled Americans' social media accounts.

August 12, 2021

TikTok tops list of world’s most downloaded apps despite U.S. data security concerns

TikTok tops the list of the world's most downloaded apps, according to Nikkei Asia that said it used data compiled by App Annie, a mobile and app data analytics provider headquartered in San Francisco.

August 12, 2021

Sen. Rand Paul suspended from YouTube, forced to remove video

Sen. Rand Paul has been suspended from YouTube.

August 10, 2021

Creado taking on dominant social media platforms with ‘America first’ approach

Defenders of the giant tech companies' rules that silence and banish people have urged disgruntled users to leave and build their own platforms.

August 10, 2021

Twitter restricts MTG for 1 week after she claims COVID-19 vaccines are ‘failing’

Twitter has restricted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's ability to post from her personal account for seven days following her claim that COVID-19 vaccines were "failing."

August 10, 2021

Apple plan to scan messages and photos to protect children sparks privacy fears

Apple is planning to scan its users' messages and photos for the purpose of protecting children from predators, but privacy advocates say the new system will open the door to other abuses.

August 9, 2021

Google says it limits employees’ access to user data, after report of employees fired for misuse

Google has ousted dozens of employees over misuse of internal data, but the company is insisting it carefully limits access to user data.

August 6, 2021

Law enforcement, national security agencies enlist tech firms in cyber battles

The U.S. government has recruited private tech companies including Amazon, Google and Microsoft to assist the law enforcement and national security communities' battles against hackers and ransomware attacks.

August 5, 2021

Infrastructure vulnerabilities complicate Biden’s cyber strategy, aide acknowledges

Vulnerabilities in America's critical infrastructure are forcing the federal government to rethink its response to cyberattacks, a top cybersecurity adviser to President Biden acknowledged Wednesday.

August 4, 2021

‘Vast majority’ of federal agencies’ information security programs are ineffective: Senate report

A new Senate report published Tuesday found the "vast majority of federal agencies" had ineffective information security programs that risked the exposure of the critical government data.

August 3, 2021

Amazon fighting EU data privacy fine amid U.S. lawmakers’ push for new rules

Amazon is fighting a fine of about $886 million for allegedly violating European Union rules on how to process data, while American lawmakers are urging a concerted U.S. effort for new consumer data privacy rules.

August 2, 2021

New cybercriminal group BlackMatter called ‘rebranding’ of REvil and DarkSide

A new cybercriminal group, BlackMatter, has formed as a potential successor to the ransomware gangs responsible for major attacks hitting U.S. critical infrastructure, according to cyber intelligence professionals.

July 29, 2021