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Coverage of Data scraping in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Apr 6 · 18:10 UTCMost recent: Jul 24 · 03:28 UTC
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mom's nameperson1Uncle's nameperson1Blah blah Countyplace1APN ###-##-###topic1Period Trackertopic1Russian cyberspiesorganization1Department of Homeland Securityorganization1AI music generatortopic1infrastructure hackingtopic1Breachtopic1LinkedInorganization1US District Court for the Northern District of Californiaorganization1Fairlinkedorganization1Teamfluenceorganization1BrowserGatetopic1Browser extensionstopic1Appleorganization1AI modelstopic1
Recent coverage
  • SECURITYJul 24 · 03:28 UTCR/SCAMS
    [US] text messages with family first names

    The user receives recurring text messages from family members claiming to purchase raw land in Blah blah County with all cash and no closing costs. The messages reference a property APN belonging to a family friend, and the user is unsure if it is a scam or data scraping attempt.

  • SECURITYJul 18 · 10:30 UTCWIRED
    Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

    A period tracking app is accused of spying on users, Russian cyberspies are targeting infrastructure, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) repeatedly failed to detect hacks, and a breach exposed an AI music generator's data scraping practices.

  • TECHNOLOGYApr 8 · 21:08 UTCARS TECHNICA
    LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

    LinkedIn is facing two lawsuits over its practice of scanning users' browser extensions. The lawsuits, filed by different law firms in California, cite the BrowserGate report by Fairlinked, which is linked to Teamfluence, an Estonian company. LinkedIn claims Teamfluence violated its terms by scraping user data through a browser extension.

  • TECHNOLOGYApr 6 · 18:10 UTCENGADGET
    Three YouTubers accuse Apple of illegal scraping to train its AI models

    Three YouTubers are accusing Apple of engaging in illegal scraping activities to train its AI models. The claim alleges that Apple is violating privacy and data usage laws by extracting content without proper authorization.