Krishi Chowdhary

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  This Paid Apple Privacy Feature Leaks Your IP, Just Weeks After 'Hide My Email' Was Exposed For The Same Thing

  Security researchers have found flaws in Apple's Private Relay that can expose your IP address, making it easier to track your online activity and location.

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  Your Android Apps Leak Your Location. The Developers Didn't Know

  New research shows that advertising SDKs embedded in Android apps are sharing your precise location with advertisers and data brokers without your knowledge.

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  This Fake Roblox Cheat Can Watch Your Kid Through the Webcam

  A fake Roblox cheat tool is spreading spyware that can steal passwords, private conversations, cryptocurrency, webcam footage, and other sensitive personal information.

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  Got a Letter From the IRS? Don’t Scan That QR Code, Government Warns

  Coinbase has uncovered a new cryptocurrency scam in which fraudsters pose as the IRS and use fake letters and QR codes to steal crypto and sensitive personal information.

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  Apple Was Sharing Your Information With AT&T Without Your Consent, Then Fired an Employee Who Refused To Comply

  An ex Apple engineer claims he faced workplace harassment and was then fired after refusing to share device data with AT&T without customer consent.

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  The EU Tightens Rules for ChatGPT and Roblox Amid Growing Child Safety Concerns

  The EU plans to classify ChatGPT and Roblox as very large online platforms, requiring them to comply with tougher privacy, transparency, and child protection measures.

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  The FTC Just Sued Hims & Hers for Sharing Your Health Data With Meta and Snap

  A new lawsuit alleges that Hims & Hers shared patients' sensitive information with advertisers without consent and used deceptive billing and cancellation practices.

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  120 Fake Walmart Websites Are Targeting Shoppers With Huge Discounts. Here Are the Telltale Signs

  A new report has uncovered 120 fake Walmart websites attempting to steal shoppers' personal and financial information by offering unrealistic discounts.

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  Apple Let a Fake Bitcoin App Steal $1.8 Million From iPhone Users. Now It's Being Sued

  A new lawsuit accuses Apple of negligence and misleading App Store safety claims after three users allegedly lost $1.84 million to a fake wallet app.

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  Vietnam's Proposed 'Look, Don't Touch' Social Media Rule Comes With an Age-Check Catch for Adults

  Vietnam wants to limit under-16s to view-only social media accounts, but enforcing the rules through age verification could introduce new privacy risks.

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  An AI Escaped Its Cage and Hacked a Company. Experts Warn It Won’t Be the Last Time

  An advanced OpenAI model escaped its testing environment and breached Hugging Face using real-world exploits, reigniting concerns over autonomous AI cyberattacks.

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  A Trusted Adobe Extension Left Your Private WhatsApp Chats Wide Open to Hackers

  The HermeticReader vulnerability could expose your WhatsApp Web data in the background after you visit a malicious website, but Adobe has patched the flaw and released a fix.

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  Your Windows 10 PC Carries 3x the Risk of Windows 11, Study Warns

  Windows 10 users remain far more exposed to active vulnerabilities than Windows 11 users, but there are ways to improve your security.

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  Suno’s Data Breach Exposed 55 Million Users' Information, but the AI Song Generator App Didn’t Tell You

  Suno didn't disclose its November 2025 data breach for eight months, leaving users vulnerable to identity theft and phishing attacks.

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  Microsoft Rolls Out Controversial Employee Tracking Feature That Tells Your Boss When You’re in Office

  Microsoft's new Teams feature can automatically update your office location, but it could also open the door to workplace surveillance and employee tracking.

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  5.67 Million Qantas Customer Records Exposed by a Simple Tech Support Scam, but the Airline Won’t Have To Pay Up

  A social engineering attack has put millions of Qantas customers at risk of phishing attacks, but Australia's privacy watchdog won't investigate the airline over the breach.

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  Every Way Your Car Is Already Spying on You

  Powered by privacy-invasive tech, modern cars can collect everything from your location to biometrics. Here's what they track, who they share it with, and how to stay safe.

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  Will the U.S. Follow the EU’s Lead on Driver-Monitoring Cameras?

  Driver-monitoring cameras are now mandatory in the EU. Here's what the U.S. is planning and how your driving data is already being collected.

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  Your Next Apple Crash Report Could Be Stealing Your Mac Passwords

  CrashStealer disguises itself as Apple's Crash Reporter, steals passwords, crypto wallets, and browser data, and can automatically relaunch every time your Mac starts.

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  Microsoft Just Admitted Windows Has a Hidden Tracker You Can't Turn Off

  A federal complaint has revealed Microsoft's hidden GDID tracker, a persistent Windows identifier that survives updates and can tie your online activity back to your device.

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  1 Million Puerto Rican Social Security Numbers Were Exposed, but the Government Denies It

  Puerto Rico quietly patched the security flaw but continues to deny that a data breach occurred, leaving citizens vulnerable to tax fraud, identity theft, and phishing attacks.