Meta paused an employee-monitoring program that collected keystrokes and mouse activity for AI training after some data was found broadly accessible internally 🖥️🔒
The program drew backlash over consent, privacy, and data handling, with nearly 2,000 employees signing a petition against it ⚖️📊

🔗 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq615g3z36po

#TechNews #Meta #Privacy #AI #Workplace #Surveillance #EmployeeRights #DataProtection #Security #ArtificialIntelligence #BigTech #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Technology #OpenWeb

Anthropic says some Claude users may need to submit government IDs and selfies to verify age or identity when appealing flagged accounts 🪪🔐
The policy takes effect July 8 and uses Persona for verification, raising privacy concerns around biometric data and document retention 🌐⚖️

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/

#TechNews #Anthropic #Claude #Privacy #Identity #AgeVerification #Biometrics #Security #AI #Cybersecurity #DataProtection #Identity #TechPolicy #MachineLearning #CloudComputing #Technology

Malicious apps on #GooglePlay: how to prevent #Android #malware

https://proton.me/blog/android-malware-malicious-apps-google-play

#cybersecurity

#CISA warns of max severity #Ubiquiti flaws exploited in attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-max-severity-ubiquiti-flaws-exploited-in-attacks/

#cybersecurity

The future of mental health online #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-future-of-mental-health-online/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

#Amadey, #StealC #malware operations disrupted in #OperationEndgame action

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amadey-stealc-malware-operations-disrupted-in-operation-endgame-action/

#cybersecurity

#WhiteHouse app auto-downloads to government phones, can’t be uninstalled

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/white-house-app-auto-downloads-to-government-phones-cant-be-uninstalled/

#cybersecurity #surveillance #privacy #politics

How Hackers Broke into Madison Square Garden

https://www.404media.co/how-hackers-broke-into-madison-square-garden/

#MSG #privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach #Knicks #sports #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

Can iPhones get viruses? What’s possible, what’s likely, and what to do about it

https://proton.me/blog/blog-does-my-phone-have-virus

#iPhone #cybersecurity #malware #Apple

Stealthy #Mistic #backdoor linked to #ransomware access broker #KongTuke

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stealthy-mistic-backdoor-linked-to-ransomware-access-broker-kongtuke/

#cybersecurity #Woodgnat

Thinking about using a VPN for privacy?
Your VPN’s jurisdiction may matter more than its marketing.

A provider based in a Five Eyes / Nine Eyes / Fourteen Eyes country could face legal requests, data retention orders, or secret warrants depending on local laws.

“No logs” claims are only as strong as: • jurisdiction
• court precedent
• infrastructure design
• independent audits

I broke down exactly how VPN jurisdiction affects your privacy, what the Five Eyes alliance actually means, and whether you should avoid these countries entirely.

Read here: https://thecybersecguru.com/online-privacy/vpn-jurisdiction-five-eyes/

#VPN #Privacy #OnlinePrivacy #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #FiveEyes

How Hackers Found a Back Door Into the American Living Room

https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/how-hackers-found-a-back-door-into-the-american-living-room-c117cb9f?st=NeiFQu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

#cybersecurity #IoT

Countries are competing to see which can carry out mass surveillance the best

https://mullvad.net/en/why-privacy-matters/state-mass-surveillance

#HackerNews #masssurveillance #privacyrights #cybersecurity #competition #globalissues

Debunking common quantum computing myths #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/debunking-common-quantum-computing-myths/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

White House drastically shortens deadline for dropping quantum-vulnerable crypto

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/06/executive-order-bumps-up-deadline-to-move-off-quantum-vulnerable-crypto/

#cryptography #politics #cybersecurity #pqe

Five Eyes Cyber Security Agencies Statement
As the leaders of the Five Eyes cyber security agencies, we are united in our call to action: the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming cyber risk, and we must act swiftly to remain ahead.
https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/News-Highlights/Article/Article/4523810/five-eyes-cyber-security-agencies-statement/
#AI #NSA #cybersecurity

Daily Digest | 25 June 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

well, there is another way to lock VPN traffic for laws, specifically, for websites to do it.
most of the time, when you sign up for a service, you either will not use a #vpn traffic, or do. not a problem, though, because for some, say, Google, services, they have a permission to completely bypass VPN services on your phone, unless it's just apple.
this means your identity which was on your real IP can be tied back to your VPN IP.
this level of VPN coordination can allow that company to say "ok, this is a VPN IP clearly, let's block it."
then, they can violate your #privacy and, in many ways, #cybersecurity .

plus, they don't exactly protect you if they have your real identity already.

in fact, i'm sure #clownflare will also find ways to censor VPN IPs as well, given their track record.
so from a company standpoint, yes, this is absolutely enforceable.
not so much as from a state government standpoint, and, to an extent, even a US government standpoint. I say, to an extent, because keep in mind the US built #tor so I don't think even they want to ban VPNs themselves.

ok back to cooler stuff:

"Western OSINT researchers consistently underperform on China-focused work for one reason: they treat the Chinese-language internet as a translated copy of the English-language web. It isn't. The highest-value records — company registries, procurement awards, court and enforcement data, regulatory penalties, patents, disclosures — are indexed under Chinese names, Chinese pivot terms, Chinese identifiers, and Chinese document conventions, and they surface on different engines and official portals than the ones English-speakers default to.

This repository is a practical, bilingual playbook for doing that work well and lawfully."

#infosec #cybersecurity #threatintel

https://github.com/ArgeliusLabs/chinese_osint_search_dorks

Becoming quantum-ready: the challenges #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/becoming-quantum-ready-the-challenges/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

A quick informal poll about #MeshTastic at #defcon since #defcon34 is mere weeks away!

There will almost certainly be a large MeshTastic presence at the con again; which device(s) will you be brining?  Cooking up some shenanigans with @HamRadioVillage and want to make sure we're hitting all the right buttons.

#infosec #cybersecurity #hackersummercamp #hacktheplanet

29-Year-Old #Squid Proxy Bug '#Squidbleed' Can Leak Cleartext HTTP Requests

https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/29-year-old-squid-proxy-bug-squidbleed.html

#cybersecurity

#Meta's Keystroke-Logging Employee #AI Training Program on Pause After Internal Data Leak

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/06/23/metas-keystroke-logging-employee-ai-training-program-on-pause-after-internal-data-leak/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

#Cisco #UnifiedCM flaw CVE-2026-20230 now exploited in attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-unified-cm-sme-flaw-cve-2026-20230-now-exploited-in-attacks/

#cybersecurity

#Tata Electronics confirms cyberattack as hackers leak data

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tata-electronics-confirms-cyberattack-as-hackers-leak-data/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach

#Klue says hackers stole credential from 2022 that led to customer data breaches

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/23/klue-says-hackers-stole-credential-from-2022-that-led-to-customer-data-breaches/

#cybersecurity #DataBreach

#Dialog Claims It Was Hacked. A Misconfigured Website Left Its Members Exposed

https://www.wired.com/story/dialog-hack-website-misconfiguration/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach #politics #Thiel

Healthtech firm #Xolis suffers #DataBreach impacting 1.4 million people

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/healthtech-firm-xolis-suffers-data-breach-impacting-14-million-people/

#privacy #cybersecurity #healthcare