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Have you ever wondered how Apple Pay and Google Pay handle your sensitive card info? Well, you probably should have, as this is very private and sensitive info we’re talking about, but don’t beat yourself up if you haven’t, the vast majority of people haven’t, as they trust both companies. Now, if you haven’t really thought about it, and you’re interested, we’re here to help out, thanks to Alex Xu. He is the founder of ByteByteGo, and has shared a series of rather interesting tweets. In them, he basically explains the…

Uber has reportedly said that there was no evidence that the hacker got access to sensitive user data. A recent report of a network breach forced the ride-hailing company to shut several internal communications and engineering systems. Uber reportedly began investigating the cybersecurity incident on Thursday. The breach, which was apparently caused by a lone hacker, highlights an increasingly effective break-in routine involving social engineering. Screenshots that the hacker shared with security researchers indicated…

The intruder who claims to have hacked Uber might not have done much damage. The ridesharing firm has determined that there's "no evidence" the perpetrator accessed sensitive user data, such as trip histories. All services are functioning properly, and the company has restored the use of internal software it took down upon discovering the breach. Uber didn't say more about the reported culprit or the nature of the incident. Bleeping Computer says it has seen screenshots from the hacker that purport to show Uber's IT…

Rolls of Charmin toilet paper on display at a Target store in Queens NYC, July 2022.Photo: Anthony Behar/Sipa USA (AP)Major household brands are ensuring that we flush an important climate resource down the toilet. The Natural Resource Defense Council recently released its Issue with Tissue report and scorecard, rating how sustainable (or unsustainable) toilet paper, facial tissue, and paper towel producers are. Procter & Gamble, the U.S.’s top toilet paper maker, received straight F’s for its tissue and paper brands,…

As much as Meta has gobbled up rival social apps and tech companies over the years, it’s still trying to make the case that it isn’t anticompetitive.Photo: mundissima (Shutterstock)An ongoing Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Meta has claimed the tech giant has been anticompetitive. How does Meta respond? By demanding the sensitive data of hundreds of tech companies, including several of its biggest rivals and competitors.Bloomberg first reported on Meta having filed 132 subpoenas of some of the biggest tech and…

Freight railroads said they are planning to halt the transport of hazardous materials and sensitive cargoes, such as chemicals used in fertilizer and chlorine for water purification, as they continue negotiations with two labor unions. Railroads have informed customers that they may stop accepting certain types of freight, including bulk shipments, beginning Monday to avoid materials being unattended or unsecured in case of a work stoppage. The railroads have already reached…

When websites or apps are the target of data leaks, hundreds of usernames and passwords are made publicly available online every year. It is highly likely for these compromised usernames and passwords to be sold on the Dark Web. In order to access people's accounts, hackers use automated scripts that test numerous combinations of stolen usernames and passwords. Anyone can become a victim of fraudulent transactions, identity theft, unauthorised fund transfers or other illegal activities if one of their accounts is…

The family safety app Life360 doesn’t have some standard guardrails to prevent a hacker from taking over an account and accessing sensitive information, The Markup has found. The service, used by more than 35 million people in 140 countries, is a location tracking app for families to keep tabs on their loved ones’ whereabouts. The app shares real-time location among group members as well as marked locations such as homes and workplaces.Through a series of tests, we found that Life360 doesn’t provide several basic security…

Actor turned writer-director Frances O’Connor’s sensuous and loosely biographical drama about the Wuthering Heights author Emily Brontë captures the Victorian era with a modern sensibility.Not modern in that post-Bridgerton sense, where Black and brown characters hold positions of power in a fantastical British society stripped of colonial history. Instead, Emily feels modern in the way it imagines Brontë’s reclusive demeanor and emotional swings with consideration towards trauma, depression and other possible mental…

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against data broker Kochava Inc., saying the Idaho company sold geolocation data from millions of mobile devices that could be used to trace people to abortion clinics, addiction recovery facilities and other sensitive locations.The suit filed Monday seeks to halt the company’s sale of sensitive geolocation data and require the company to delete sensitive information it has collected. “Where consumers seek out health care, receive counseling, or celebrate their…