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They also want a ban on interfering with their cookies

Amid the final rulemaking before the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is scheduled to take effect next year, five ad industry groups have asked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to remove a requirement that businesses honor the privacy choices internet users make through browser settings, extensions, or other controls.…

A platform that allows online applications for copies of birth certificates did not store its data properly.

The hard disks that fail abruptly at 32,768 hours of use - why simply 'adding 1' can send you into oblivion.

Since 2007, the two allegedly operated a cybercrime ring called "Bayrob Group."

A phishing attack is masquerading as messages from the game's developers.

Does turning location access off for all your apps mean that location access is off altogether?

Next thing she's wearing my Casio

A jailed hacker who profited from the Angler Exploit Kit has been ordered to sell his £5,000 Rolex watch after the National Crime Agency (NCA) applied to confiscate £270,000 of criminal proceeds from him.…

A PR and marketing provider exposed sensitive data for a raft of big-name companies.

The platform has linked documents posted on its site to a vote-manipulation campaign already observed on Facebook earlier this year.

Been down this path and it ain't that easy, says man who knows

Black Hat Europe  A veteran drone hacker reckons the recent release of the Dronesploit framework won't go down quite as its inventors hope.…

Researchers have discovered a flaw in macOS, Linux, and several other operating systems that could let attackers hijack VPN connections.

In an embarrassing twist, bug bounty platform HackerOne has paid a $20,000 reward to a researcher who reported a security flaw inadvertently caused by one of its staff during… a bug submission.

Facebook says the company used celeb bait links to infect victims with malware and hijacked their ad accounts to sell diet pills.

Know where Maksim “Aqua” Yakubets is? Can you pry him out of Russia and his Lamborghinis? The biggest ever cybercrook reward awaits!

Get up to date with the hot security stories from the past week - from fake Android apps to malware targeting Mac users.

Meanwhile, the DOJ sets its sights on money mules

Welcome to yet another El Reg security roundup. Off we go.…

Most counties are not protected from impersonation-based spearphishing attacks.

Protest organizers come under fire from network traffic barrage

China is reportedly using the 'cannon' capabilities of its massive domestic internet to try and take down anti-government websites in Hong Kong.…

Authorities say they have halted over 600 domestic money mules – exceeding the 400 money mules stopped last year.

In this past week, the authorities have cracked down on various BEC scams and cybercrime gangs.