Ashley Belanger reports: Last Friday, Illinois became one of the few states to pass an anti-doxxing law, making it possible for victims to sue attackers who “intentionally” publish their personally identifiable information with intent to harm or harass them. (Doxxing is sometimes spelled “doxing.”) The Civil Liability for Doxing Act, which takes effect on January 1,…
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New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy
You’re on a call with someone and they can hear you keyboarding. Can they wind up figuring out what you typed or stealing any passwords you typed in while on the call? Bill Toulas reports: A team of researchers from British universities has trained a deep learning model that can steal data from keyboard keystrokes…
Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data
Zack Whittaker reports: Poland-based spyware LetMeSpy is no longer operational and said it will shut down after a June data breach wiped out its servers, including its huge trove of data stolen from thousands of victims’ phones. In a notice on its website in both English and Polish, LetMeSpy confirmed the “permanent shutdown” of the…
Putin Outlaws Anonymity: Identity Verification For Online Services, VPN Bypass Advice a Crime
Andy Maxwell writes: […] Registering on Russian internet platforms using foreign email systems such as Gmail or Apple will soon be prohibited. That’s just a prelude to further restrictions coming into force in the weeks before Christmas 2023. No Anonymity, No Privacy Starting December, Russian online platforms will be required by law to verify the…