Over on Root Nation, Yuri Svitlyk explains how to use a new Google feature. To be eligible for the Dark Web Report, you must have a personal Google account. Google Workspace accounts and managed accounts are not eligible for the Dark Web Report, but if you have a Gmail account, you already have a personal…
Category: Breaches
Ex-DC police officer sentenced to prison for selling crash victims’ personal data
Samantha Gilstrap reports: A former officer with the Metropolitan Police Department was sentenced to over a year in prison on Wednesday in connection to a bribery scheme. Investigators say Vincent Forest, 36, sold crash victim’s confidential information for cash. On Jan. 11, Forrest was found guilty of conspiracy, bribery, and making false statements following a jury…
Capital One Sued Over Consumer-Data Disclosures to Meta, Google
Christopher Brown reports: Capital One Financial Corp. is facing a proposed class action alleging the financial giant disclosed the personal and financial information of millions of consumers to Meta Platforms Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Corp., and other third parties without their consent in violation of state and federal privacy laws. Vishal Shah and three other named plaintiffs accused Capital…
Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats
Thomas Claburn reports: Software designed to address legitimate business concerns about cyber security and compliance treats employees as threats, normalizing intrusive surveillance in the workplace, according to a report by Cracked Labs. The report, titled “Employees as Risks” – released today by the Vienna-based non-profit – explores software from Microsoft and formerly from Forcepoint – specifically…