Three Botnets Abuse Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in LILIN’s DVRs!
Not of late, LILIN recorders were found to be vulnerable. Reportedly, botnet operators were behind the zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in the…
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New artificial intelligence tools could help tackle online abuse
New tools which could be used to automatically detect and counter abuse on social media, are being developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield. The…
Tech firms saw 50% rise in online child sexual abuse content in 2019
The number of photos and videos of child sexual abuse online surged over 50% in 2019, according to a Friday report from The New York Times. Nearly 70 million…
Facebook urged to halt encryption push over child abuse concerns
More than 120 organizations around the world have signed an open letter urging Facebook to halt plans to implement strongly encrypted messaging on the social…
Feds Shut Down Largest Dark Web Child Abuse Site
The United States Department of Justice said today that they had arrested hundreds of criminals in a global crackdown after taking down the largest known child…
Spotify now requires location data to prevent abuse of family plans
Spotify wants to know your location from now on. The reason? People are increasing abusing the music streaming service’s family plans, which are used…
Sexual abuse allegations hit half-dozen game developers
Jeremy Soule. Alec Holowka. Alexis Kennedy. Luc Shelton. Michael Antonov. Marc Ten Bosch. Vlad Micu. These are some of the men facing allegations of abusive…
Instagram will pay researchers to uncover abuse of users’ personal data
Instagram will pay a bounty to security researchers who find evidence that third-party apps are misusing your personal data. The program aims to encourage…
Government is exposing identities of child abuse victims
Investigators at the FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are exposing the identities of victims of child abuse, Forbes has discovered. The…
Facebook introduces ‘one strike’ policy to combat abuse of its…
Facebook is cracking down on its live streaming service after it was used to broadcast the shocking mass shootings that left 50 dead at two Christchurch…