Privacy

Australia's new social media ban for minors challenges platforms, advertisers, and creators to rethink age verification, data practices, and compliance across social channels.

Identity crime victims are losing more money and facing deeper emotional distress, according to new findings from the Identity Theft Resource Center.

Retailers are rapidly adopting third-party marketplaces to expand their digital reach and boost revenue. While this strategy drives growth, it also brings significant challenges in data management, brand alignment, and cybersecurity.

Meta is gradually transforming WhatsApp with AI and payment features, aiming to create a super app, though user trust and competition remain challenges.

By blocking AI bots and enabling micropayments for access, Cloudflare aims to help content creators protect and monetize their content.

Unsolicited packages may signal a brushing scam where your data is used to post fake reviews and inflate a seller’s sales, rankings, and reputation.

Reports of identity crimes to the Identity Theft Resource Center decreased in 2024 compared to 2023. However, victims who report their crimes are suffering greater financial losses than ever.

Americans may spend nearly 7% of their lives on social media, raising concerns about lost time, attention, and well-being, as well as the need for healthier habits.

The times couldn't be better for job scammers. Layoffs in the tech and public sectors, coupled with the malicious use of AI, are fueling strong growth in fraud aimed at job seekers.

The campaign discovered by Zimperium zLabs targets Android mobile phones and aims to distribute a variant of the Antidot banking trojan that the researchers have dubbed AppLite Banker.

Mushrooming fake store sites, deceptive domains, and compromised e-commerce sites are just a few of the threats facing online shoppers and businesses this holiday season, according to reports recently released by two cybersecurity companies.

The streaming television industry has been accused of operating a massive data-driven surveillance apparatus that is transforming TVs into sophisticated monitoring, tracking, and targeting devices.

Cybercriminals are exploiting young gamers' innocence for financial gain, putting their privacy and their families' financial security at risk. Experts emphasize the need for parental awareness, as children are particularly vulnerable to these scams.

A new privacy report ranking the top 15 social media platforms found Reddit and Snapchat as the least intrusive on their users' privacy. At the other end of the spectrum were Meta products Facebook, Messenger and Instagram.