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Meta halts phone and browser tracking tools after researchers expose user snooping
Meta and Yandex were spotted using covert tracking techniques The techniques violated Google Play policies The code was mysteriously removed after being pointed out by researchers Meta and Yandex have been accused of dodging privacy protection requirements by associating users with their web browsing activity and cookies through native Android…
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Man’s best friend: why DNS is the secret cybersecurity superpet
The internet was a very different place in the 1980s. Connecting a machine to what was then the ARPAnet – a government-funded research network – wasn’t something you could do on a whim. You had to pick up the phone, call someone at the Stanford Research Institute, and ask nicely.…
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The growing shadow in healthcare: securing the vulnerable supply chain
In today’s hyper-connected healthcare environment, the supply chain has quietly become one of the sector’s most vulnerable digital frontiers. Once viewed purely as a logistical or procurement function, the modern healthcare supply chain now includes everything from pharmaceutical distributors and cloud-based software providers to diagnostic platforms and medical device manufacturers.…
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Misspelled a site’s name? Cybercriminals are exploiting this to infect your computer with malware – here’s how to stay safe
A single typo could let hackers hijack your system using malware hidden in fake packages Cross-platform malware now fools even experienced developers by mimicking trusted open source package names Attackers are exploiting developer trust with stealthy payloads that dodge malware protection tools A new supply chain attack has revealed how…
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Some employers won’t like this: the most productive staff are working shorter sprints and taking longer breaks
The most productive people now rest for nearly two and a half hours in an eight-hour day, report claims In-office work may naturally support better mental recovery DeskTime’s productivity metric is role-specific, which brings in subjectivity The long-held belief that working longer hours leads to higher productivity is facing increasing…
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Billions of Chrome users at risk from new data-stealing browser vulnerability – here’s how to stay safe
Google Chrome’s unique handling of referrer-policy creates a major loophole for silent data siphoning CVE-2025-4664 proves even trusted browsers are not immune to catastrophic zero-day vulnerabilities Cross-origin data is up for grabs if you haven’t updated Chrome or Chromium A newly uncovered zero-day vulnerability which affects both Windows and Linux…
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