On Tuesday, Apple announced critical security updates across its software suite, mitigating a significant vulnerability identified by Google as being actively exploited in the Chrome web browser earlier this month. This vulnerability, labeled CVE-2025-6558 and bearing a CVSS score of 8.8, involves improper validation of untrusted input within the browser’s…
Data Privacy, Data Security, Healthcare Voluntary Initiative Advocates for Standards and Patient Empowerment: A Privacy Perspective Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • July 31, 2025 President Donald Trump alongside leaders from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces a new strategy aimed at enhancing health data interoperability and access.…
Data Privacy, Data Security, Encryption & Key Management U.K. Government Signals Shift on Apple Encryption Requirement Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • July 23, 2025 Apple’s logo displayed above its Regent Street store in London. (Image: Yau Ming Low/Shutterstock) The United Kingdom government appears poised to retract its demand that Apple provide…
This article was originally published in Rest of World, which focuses on technology’s effect outside the Western world. A significant data breach has exposed approximately 16 billion login credentials, endangering users of major platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Google, and Apple to potential fraud and identity theft. The compromised data, found…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development EU Dismisses Call for Enforcement Delay on AI Act Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • July 4, 2025 In a recent statement, a European official affirmed that all timelines surrounding new regulations for artificial intelligence would proceed without interruption. This assertion comes…
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Las Vegas, NV 1-10-2024: Google booth during CES at the Convention Center. In a shocking revelation for cybersecurity experts, a staggering 16 billion login credentials, including usernames, emails, and passwords linked to major platforms such as Apple, Google, and Facebook, have been found leaked online. Alarmingly, this data breach encompasses…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Security, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Chinese AI Application Encounters Privacy Concerns in Europe Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • June 27, 2025 Image: Shutterstock A German data protection authority has mandated that Apple and Google remove the Chinese-developed DeepSeek AI application from their app marketplaces.…
U.S. and international law enforcement have detained a British national, believed to be the infamous hacker known as “IntelBroker,” alongside four individuals presumed to be associated with the BreachForums online marketplace for illicitly obtained data. The primary suspect, identified in an indictment as 25-year-old Kai Logan West, was apprehended in…
