Category «Cybersecurity»

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 15, 2025

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 15, 202 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Privacy

Trump quietly throws out Biden’s cyber policies

Axios: “President Trump quietly took a red pen to much of the Biden administration’s in a little-noticed move late Friday. Why it matters: Until now, it has been unclear which Biden-era cybersecurity policies the Trump administration would keep — if any. Cybersecurity is a rare bipartisan area. It’s pretty common for new administrations to keep …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Energy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy

A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account

404 Media: “A cybersecurity researcher was able to figure out the phone number linked to any Google account, information that is usually not public and is often sensitive, according to the researcher, Google, and 404 Media’s own tests. The issue has since been fixed but at the time presented a privacy issue in which even …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, Internet, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 7, 2025

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 7, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and …

Subjects: Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Privacy, Social Media

GhostVendors Exposed: Silent Push Uncovers Massive Network of 4000+ Fraudulent Domains Masquerading as Major Brands

“Silent Push Threat Analysts are tracking a massive “fake marketplace” scam that uses thousands of fake websites to abuse dozens of major brands and buy Facebook ads to promote its scam products. Our team is labeling this group “GhostVendors,” and we suspect they are also purchasing ads on other networks to self-promote their scam sites. …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Financial System, Internet, Legal Research, Social Media

Smart Cars, Dumb Passwords: Auto Industry Still Runs on Weak Passwords

“A new study by NordPass and NordStellar reveals the automotive industry is plagued by weak, reused, and common passwords like 123456, leaving smart cars and critical systems vulnerable to cyberattacks. Learn why the car sector’s digital security is lagging. Even with all the progress in smart vehicles and automated systems, the automotive industry still has …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Transportation

Surveillance pricing: How your data determines what you pay

Proton VPN blog: “Surveillance pricing, also known as personalized or algorithmic pricing, is a practice where companies use your personal data, such as your location, the device you’re using, your browsing history, and even your income, to determine what price to show you. It’s not just about supply and demand — it’s about you as …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Records, Internet, Privacy

The ODNI Wants to Make it Easier for the Government to Buy Your Data Without Warrant

EFF: “New reporting has revealed that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is attempting to create the Intelligence Community’s Data Consortium–a centralized online marketplace where law enforcement and spy agencies can peruse and buy very personal digital data about you collected by data brokers. Not only is this a massive escalation of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy

FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Indicates Wide Range of Personal Data Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices

“The Federal Trade Commission’s initial findings from its surveillance pricing market study revealed that details like a person’s precise location or browser history can be frequently used to target individual consumers with different prices for the same goods and services. The staff perspective is based on an examination of documents obtained by FTC staff’s 6(b) …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Economy, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

LLRX May 2025 Issue – Articles and Columns

LLRX May 2025 Issue – Articles and Columns The fallacy of the calculator – Jordan Furlong Safeguarding the Docket: A Roadmap for AI Agent Integration into Patent Docketing Workflows – This paper by John Schulte outlines the potential benefits of using AI agents in docketing workflows and proposes an implementation roadmap, including three key safeguards for …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, Education, Environmental Law, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Patent and Trademark, Recommended Books