How the metaverse will impact governance, privacy, fraud, identity, and more https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/26/how-the-metaverse-will-impact-governance-privacy-fraud-identity-and-more/
Major Bug Grants Root For All Major Linux Distributions https://hackaday.com/2022/01/26/major-bug-grants-root-for-all-major-linux-distributions/
Supply chain attack used legitimate WordPress add-ons to backdoor sites https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/supply-chain-attack-used-legitimate-wordpress-add-ons-to-backdoor-sites/
The U.K. Paid $724,000 For A Creepy Campaign To Convince People That Encryption is Bad. It Won’t Work. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/uk-paid-724000-creepy-campaign-convince-people-encryption-bad-it-wont-work
End-to-end encryption protects children, says UK information watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/21/end-to-end-encryption-protects-children-says-uk-information-watchdog
Crypto.com Data Breach Confirmed; Marfeel Violate Privacy Policies https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2022/01/20/crypto-com-data-breach-confirmed-marfeel-violate-privacy-policies/
Woman sentenced to death in Pakistan over ‘blasphemous’ WhatsApp activity https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/19/pakistan-woman-aneeqa-ateeq-sentenced-to-death-blasphemous-whatsapp-messages
IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/irs-will-soon-require-selfies-for-online-access/
U.S. examining Alibaba’s cloud unit for national security risks – sources https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-us-examining-alibabas-cloud-unit-national-security-risks-sources-2022-01-18/
Returning travellers made to hand over phones and passcodes to Australian Border Force https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/18/returning-travellers-made-to-hand-over-phones-and-passcodes-to-australian-border-force
Pass, the standard Unix password manager https://vazaha.blog/en/7/pass-the-standard-unix-password-manager
Safari 15 bug can leak your recent browsing activity and personal identifiers https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/16/22886809/safari-15-bug-leak-browsing-history-personal-information