‘BlueLeaks’ exposes sensitive files from hundreds of police departments
DDoSecret – a journalist collective known as a more transparent alternative to Wikileaks – published hundreds of thousands of potentially sensitive files from…
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Highly sensitive police department data hacked for WikiLeaks style website
A large trove of data from hundreds of police organizations was leaked online last week, digital security journalist Brian Krebs reported Monday.The…
Epic removed police cars from ‘Fortnite’
The broader game industry has endorsed the Black Lives Matter cause, including a message in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and temporary shutdowns of GTA…
Amazon bans police use of facial recognition technology for one year
Amazon said on Wednesday that it’s banning use of its facial recognition software by police for one year, as pressure on tech companies builds to respond to…
Emirati police deploy smart tech helmets in coronavirus fight
DUBAI: Police in the United Arab Emirates are deploying smart helmets that can scan the temperatures of hundreds of people every minute in their effort to…
Police make 14 arrests in Malaysia over cryptocurrency scam
Malaysian police have arrested 14 Chinese nationals in Iskandar Puteri for involvement in a series of cryptocurrency scams, according to local media. The…
London police deploy face scan tech, stirring privacy fears
London police started using facial recognition cameras on Tuesday to automatically scan for wanted people, as authorities adopt the controversial technology…
TikTok reportedly take 3 hours to call police after a teen’s death…
TikTok reportedly waited nearly three hours after it was aware of an apparent livestreamed suicide to report the incident to police. A report from The…
Ukrainian cyber police exposed a fraudulent scheme of financial auctions
Earlier EhackingNews reported that cyber police in the Kharkiv region exposed members of a criminal hacker group who purposefully carried out attacks on…
Indian police are using facial recognition to identify protestors in Delhi
Facial recognition is becoming more common, popping up in airports, concert venues, and even churches. With the increasing presence of this technology comes…