Jul 25, 2023The Hacker NewsEndpoint Security / macOS As the number of people using macOS keeps going up, so does the desire of hackers to take advantage of flaws in Apple's operating system. What Are the Rising Threats to macOS? There is a common misconception among macOS fans that Apple devices are immune to hacking and malware infection. However, users have been facing … [Read more...] about Examining the Growing Threat and User Perspectives
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A User Guide for OpenSearch Dashboards
Over the last decade, log management has been largely dominated by the ELK Stack – a once-open source tool set that collects, processes, stores and analyzes log data. The ‘k’ in the ELK Stack represents Kibana, which is the component engineers use to query and visualize their log data stored in Elasticsearch. Sadly, in January 2021, Elastic decided to close source the ELK … [Read more...] about A User Guide for OpenSearch Dashboards
User Sign-Ups and Package Uploads Temporarily Halted
May 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Malware The maintainers of Python Package Index (PyPI), the official third-party software repository for the Python programming language, have temporarily disabled the ability for users to sign up and upload new packages until further notice. "The volume of malicious users and malicious projects being created on the index in the … [Read more...] about User Sign-Ups and Package Uploads Temporarily Halted
Twitter Denies Hacking Claims, Assures Leaked User Data Not from its System
Jan 12, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Security / Privacy Twitter on Wednesday said that its investigation found "no evidence" that users' data sold online was obtained by exploiting any security vulnerabilities in its systems. "Based on information and intel analyzed to investigate the issue, there is no evidence that the data being sold online was obtained by exploiting a … [Read more...] about Twitter Denies Hacking Claims, Assures Leaked User Data Not from its System
France Fines Microsoft €60 Million for Using Advertising Cookies Without User Consent
Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security France's privacy watchdog has imposed a €60 million ($63.88 million) fine against Microsoft's Ireland subsidiary for dropping advertising cookies in users' computers without their explicit consent in violation of data protection laws in the European Union. The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) … [Read more...] about France Fines Microsoft €60 Million for Using Advertising Cookies Without User Consent
Performing Real User Monitoring (RUM) with Elastic APM
Sorry if I lured you into the mood of having a sip of a wonderful cocktail made with rum and you realized that the RUM I’m talking about is not the rum you are craving. But, be assured that Elastic RUM is equally wonderful! Let’s take a sip! I do want to warn you that it will take a bit of time to go through the amount of detail I will cover in this blog.What is RUM?Elastic … [Read more...] about Performing Real User Monitoring (RUM) with Elastic APM
TikTok Assures U.S. Lawmakers it’s Working to Safeguard User Data From Chinese Staff
Following heightened worries that U.S. users' data had been accessed by TikTok engineers in China between September 2021 and January 2022, the company sought to assuage U.S. lawmakers that it's taking steps to "strengthen data security." The admission that some China-based employees can access information from U.S. users came in a letter sent to nine senators, which further … [Read more...] about TikTok Assures U.S. Lawmakers it’s Working to Safeguard User Data From Chinese Staff
New Unpatched Apple Safari Browser Bug Allows Cross-Site User Tracking
A software bug introduced in Apple Safari 15's implementation of the IndexedDB API could be abused by a malicious website to track users' online activity in the web browser and worse, even reveal their identity. The vulnerability, dubbed IndexedDB Leaks, was disclosed by fraud protection software company FingerprintJS, which reported the issue to the iPhone maker on November … [Read more...] about New Unpatched Apple Safari Browser Bug Allows Cross-Site User Tracking
Mozilla Says Google’s New Ad Tech—FLoC—Doesn’t Protect User Privacy
Google's upcoming plans to replace third-party cookies with a less invasive ad targeted mechanism have a number of issues that could defeat its privacy objectives and allow for significant linkability of user behavior, possibly even identifying individual users. "FLoC is premised on a compelling idea: enable ad targeting without exposing users to risk," said Eric Rescorla, … [Read more...] about Mozilla Says Google’s New Ad Tech—FLoC—Doesn’t Protect User Privacy
China’s Baidu Android Apps Caught Collecting Sensitive User Data
Two popular Android apps from Chinese tech giant Baidu were temporarily unavailable on the Google Play Store in October after they were caught collecting sensitive user details. The two apps in question—Baidu Maps and Baidu Search Box—were found to collect device identifiers, such as the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number or MAC address, without users' … [Read more...] about China’s Baidu Android Apps Caught Collecting Sensitive User Data