To help end systemic racism, we'll stay away from an error-prone technology that's been shown to have racial bias, the city council said.

By Zara Khan

The IT researchers at WizCase recently discovered data leaks and...

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 dating apps caught leaking millions of user-sensitive data

One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called "Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory," which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at websites like those at the Social Security Administration, the IRS and others before crooks do it for you. A key concept here is that these services only allow one account per Social Security number -- which for better or worse is the de facto national identifier in the United States. But KrebsOnSecurity recently discovered that this is not the case with all federal government sites built to help you manage your identity online.

A reader who was recently the victim of unemployment insurance fraud said he was told he should create an account at the Department of Homeland Security's myE-Verify website, and place a lock on his Social Security number (SSN) to minimize the chances that ID thieves might abuse his identity for employment fraud in the future.

By Deeba Ahmed

We reported about the closure of the infamous...

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Encrypted phone service EnroChat dismantled; leading to 800+ arrests

By Deeba Ahmed

We reported about the closure of the infamous...

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Encrypted phone service EncroChat dismantled; leading to 800+ arrests

By Deeba Ahmed

The Universal Clipboard privacy feature on iPhone's latest iOS 14...

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LinkedIn was copying every keystroke of users until iOS 14 exposed it

By Sudais Asif

An ethical hacker on Twitter revealed how DuckDuckGo intentionally...

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By Sudais Asif

An ethical hacker on Twitter revealed how DuckDuckGo intentionally...

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By Waqas

Web applications (web apps) are rapidly growing in both importance and complexity...

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Customers urged to update after RCE and XSS vulnerabilities unearthed F5 has patched a critical remote-code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its BIG-IP application delivery controller (ADC) that puts