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Companies https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/17google_coronavirus_spam// https://www.zdnet.com/article/exclusive-google-removes-49-chrome-extensions-caught-stealing-crypto-wallet-keys/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2020/04/18/google-chrome-81-critical-security-exploit-upgrade-warning-update-chrome-browser/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-pushes-back-end-of-support-date-for-windows-10-1809/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-accounts-stolen-in-ongoing-phishing-attacks/ https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/16/ai-spots-critical-micrositunesoft-security-bugs-97-of-the-time/ https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18389791.ford-vw-cars-exposed-hackers-serious-security-flaws/ https://www.consumerreports.org/automotive-technology/the-cameras-in-your-car-may-be-harvesting-data-as-you-drive/ https://www.mrt.com/business/oil/article/Data-security-firm-finds-massive-leak-of-RigUp-15210749.php https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/17/21224718/clearview-ai-exposed-server-source-code-windows-ios-android-mac-apps-cloud-storage https://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-releases-new-tool-to-detect-bios-attacks/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-twitter-lawsuit/u-s-judgitunese-blocks-twitters-bid-to-reveal-government-surveillance-requests-idUSKBN2200CS https://www.zdnet.com/article/linksys-asks-users-to-reset-passwords-after-hackers-hijacked-home-routers-last-month/

Research https://www.zdnet.com/article/most-consumers-admit-to-sharing-passwords-with-someone-outside-their-home/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/04/solved-how-android-backdoor-called-xhelper-survives-factory-resets/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3m83v/pastebin-made-it-harder-to-scrape-its-site-and-researchers-are-pissed-off https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/17/ai-researchers-propose-bias-bounties-to-put-ethics-principles-into-practice/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/clipboard-hijacking-malware-found-in-725-ruby-libraries/ https://venturebeat.com/coronavirus2020/04/14/a-clinical-team-used-mit-csails-ai-to-remotely-monitor-a-covid-19-patient/

Politics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/uk-government-using-confidential-patient-data-in-coronavirus-response https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/apr/12/uk-app-to-track-coronavirus-spread-to-be-launched https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/14/australian-government-plans-to-bring-in-mobile-phone-app-to-track-people-with-coronavirus https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/coronavirus-science_swiss-pull-out-of-european-contact-tracing-app-project/45699230 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52294896 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11427878/mod-70-leaks-a-week-staff-post-online/

Misfits https://www.zdnet.com/article/tor-project-lays-off-a-third-of-its-staff/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-hacker-used-stolen-ad-credentials-to-ransom-hospitals/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdqgv/hackers-selling-critical-zoom-zero-day-exploit-for-500000 https://threatpost.com/zoom-bombing-attack-hits-u-s-government-meeting/154903/ #surveillance #privacy #news