19th & 22nd

  Kronos ransomware attack may cause weeks of HR solutions downtime https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kronos-ransomware-attack-may-cause-weeks-of-hr-solutions-downtime/ SOURCE:  Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer  Telehealth app Doxy.me is fixing a leak that exposed patient data to Facebook, Google https://www.cyberscoop.com/doxy-me-data-leak-facebook-google/ SOURCE:  Tonya Rile, Cyberscoop 

  Salvation Army Hit by Ransomware Attack https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/salvation-army-ransomware-attack/ SOURCE:  James Coker, InfoSecurity Magazine  (Follow @ReporterCoker) Facebook sues hackers who hijacked advertising agencies' accounts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-sues-hackers-who-hijacked-advertising-agencies-accounts/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer

  How to check if your info was exposed in the Facebook data leak https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-check-if-your-info-was-exposed-in-the-facebook-data-leak/ SOURCE:  Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer  Pinterest is reportedly in talks to acquire VSCO https://www.engadget.com/vsco-pinterest-014258107.html SOURCE:  Richard Lawler, Engadget 

  533 million Facebook users’ phone numbers leaked on hacker forum https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/533-million-facebook-users-phone-numbers-leaked-on-hacker-forum/ SOURCE:  Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer  Do you get lost at the airport or the mall? Google Maps will help you find your way https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/03/30/google-maps-add-weather-info-directions-inside-malls-airports/7058144002/ SOURCE:  Brett Molina, USA TODAY

  Booking.com Fined $558,000 for Late Breach Notification  https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bookingcom-fined-558k-for-late/ SOURCE:  Phil Muncaster, Info Security Magazine  How to add ‘I got my COVID vaccine’ frame to your Facebook profile https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/04/01/facebook-covid-vaccine-profile-frames/4829274001/ SOURCE:  Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY  

A massive hack that Google thwarted was actually a counterterrorism operation https://bgr.com/2021/03/28/google-project-zero-iphone-android-hack-counterterrorism-western-ally/ SOURCE:  Chris Smith, BGR  Facebook to reopen its Bay Area offices for some employees in May https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/facebook-to-reopen-its-bay-area-offices-for-some-employees-in-may.html SOURCE:  Annie Palmer, CNBC 

Facebook Disrupts Spy Effort Aimed at Uyghurs https://threatpost.com/facebook-disrupts-spy-uyghurs/165032/ SOURCE:  Tara Seals, Threat Post  Watch live: CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter testify before Congress on misinformation https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/25/watch-big-tech-ceo-hearing-live.html SOURCE:  Lauren Feiner, CNBC 

  This company was hit by ransomware. Here's what they did next, and why they didn't pay up https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-company-was-hit-with-ransomware-heres-what-they-did-next-and-why-they-didnt-pay-up/ SOURCE:  Danny Palmer, ZDNet  Facebook Testing App for Prisoners Re-Entering Society https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/facebook-testing-app-prisoners-entering-004537888.html SOURCE:  Jillian Ward and Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg  (via Yahoo News)

  New CopperStealer malware steals Google, Apple, Facebook accounts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-copperstealer-malware-steals-google-apple-facebook-accounts/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer More than $4 billion in cybercrime losses reported to FBI in 2020 https://www.cyberscoop.com/fbi-ic3-cybercrime-4-billion-fraud/ SOURCE:  Jeff Stone, CyberScoop 

 You can't make this stuff up... Ransomware gang plans to call victim's business partners about attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-plans-to-call-victims-business-partners-about-attacks/ SOURCE:  Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer Facebook reportedly under probe for ‘systemic’ racial bias in hiring and promotions https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/6/22316892/facebook-eeoc-systemic-racial-bias-hiring-promotions SOURCE:  Kim Lyons, The Verge 

  Master P launching BossUp Bank for people who can’t get bank accounts https://rollingout.com/2021/02/26/master-p-launching-bossup-bank-for-people-who-cant-get-bank-accounts/ SOURCE:  Michael "Ice Blue" Harris, Rollingout  Illinois Facebook users could get $345 each in photo-tagging lawsuit after judge approves $650M settlement https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/illinois-facebook-photo-tagging-lawsuit-settlement SOURCE:  Audrey Conklin, FOXBusiness

  A new browser extension blocks any websites that use Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Amazon https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/24/22297686/browser-extension-blocks-sites-using-google-facebook-microsoft-amazon SOURCE:  Mitchell Clark, The Verge You can now listen to WandaVision’s latest spoiler-filled bop on Spotify and Apple Music https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/23/22297497/wandavision-spoiler-episode-7-soundtrack-song-disney-plus-spotify-apple-music SOURCE:  Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge 

  Trump wants back on Facebook and Instagram, appeals suspension to Facebook Oversight Board https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/02/23/trump-appeal-facebook-instagram-ban-facebook-oversight-board/4564506001/ SOURCE:  Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY LinkedIn is down for many, and we are not sure why https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/linkedin-is-down-for-many-and-we-are-not-sure-why/#google_vignette SOURCE:  Ax Sharma, Bleeping Computer 

  Kroger advises customers of a data breach affecting pharmacy and Little Clinic https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2021/02/19/kroger-warns-customers-data-breach-email-prescription-patient-details/4516125001/ SOURCE:  Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati Enquirer Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs agree to testify about misinformation https://www.engadget.com/facebook-google-twitter-ceos-testify-congress-misinformation-230221111.html SOURCE:  Karissa Bell, Engadget 

  Facebook Launches Black Creator Accelerator Program ‘We the Culture’ https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/facebook-black-creator-we-the-culture-1234908412/?nr_email_referer=1 SOURCE:  Todd Spangler, Variety Netflix's Colin Kaepernick Scripted Series Reportedly Threatened By The Proud Boys https://shadowandact.com/netflixs-colin-kaepernick-scripted-series-reportedly-threatened-by-the-proud-boys SOURCE:  Jordan Simon, Shadow and Act 

  Delta CEO blasts Biden proposal to require Covid tests for domestic travelers https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/09/business/delta-ceo-testing-requirement/index.html SOURCE:  Chris Isidore, CNN Business Shopify's online checkout service Shop Pay to integrate with Facebook, Instagram https://www.zdnet.com/article/shopifys-online-checkout-service-shop-pay-to-integrate-with-facebook-instagram/ SOURCE:  Natalie Gagliordi for Between the Lines   (via Zdnet)

  Facebook hacked: Are you seeing images of porn and violence? https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-hacked-are-you-seeing-images-of-porn-and-violence/ SOURCE:  Emil Protalinski, Zdnet Biden holds first phone call with Russia's Putin https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-scheduled-hold-first-phone-call-russia-s-putin-n1255703 SOURCE:  Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News

  Bot Lets Hackers Easily Lookup Facebook Users' Phone Numbers https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgz7bd/facebook-phone-numbers-bot-telegram SOURCE:  Joseph Cox, Motherboard - Tech by Vice  Twitter launches Birdwatch, a fact-checking program intended to fight misinformation https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/25/22248903/twitter-birdwatch-fact-checking-misinformation SOURCE:  Kim Lyons, The Verge 

  Trump hires South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowers to defend him in Capitol riot impeachment trial, reports say https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/21/trump-not-prepared-for-senate-impeachment-trial-for-capitol-riots.html SOURCE:  Dan Mangan and Kevin Breuninger, CNBC  Facebook rival MeWe gains 2.5M members in a week as users seek privacy https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/20/mewe-social-network-gains-members-touts-privacy-over-facebook/4228797001/ SOURCE:  Coral Murphy Marcos, USA TODAY

  Federal Trade Commission calls for breakup of Facebook https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/u-s-government-calls-breakup-facebook-n1250588 SOURCE:  David Ingram, NBC News Who will be TIME's 2020 Person of the Year? See the shortlist https://www.today.com/news/who-will-be-time-s-2020-person-year-see-shortlist-t203094?icid=canonical_related SOURCE:  Scott Stump, TODAY