Meltdowns in 10 year olds

The breaches of customer privacy affected 220 customer accounts, prosecutors say. The technician, 35-year-old Telesforo Aviles, admits to viewing those accounts 9,600 times over a period of four-and-a-half years. Now he faces up to five years in federal prison on computer fraud charges. … [Read more...] about ADT technician pleads guilty to spying on customer camera feeds for years

Italy’s data privacy authority has ordered video sharing app TikTok to temporarily block the accounts of any users whose ages can’t be confirmed, Reuters reported. The order comes after the death of a 10-year-old girl in Palermo, whose parents told authorities their daughter was participating in a “blackout challenge” she saw on the app. The child died of asphyxiation, and authorities are investigating whether anyone invited her to try the challenge. … [Read more...] about Italian watchdog tells TikTok to block users whose ages can’t be verified

Unsurprisingly, two proposed class-action lawsuits have surfaced: one on behalf of customers, and another on behalf of minors living in affected homes. The suits claim that ADT didn't do enough to ensure that their home security software was safe and secure. Marketed as a way for parents to monitor kids and pets using your smartphone, ADT did not implement safeguards that could further protect customers such as 2FA or automated alerts when new users were allowed into their accounts. … [Read more...] about Technician admits to accessing security cameras to watch customers having sex

Rankowski confirmed his identity to Buzzfeed in a lengthy interview, in which he alleged that he's been subjected to the types of messages and nuisances common to recent online doxings. According to Rankowski, that activity has included "nasty things" being said in phone calls to his old high school and his current place of work, along with "a letter in the mail with a picture of me from my high school yearbook… It said I shouldn’t have fucked with 8chan.” … [Read more...] about GamerGate troll turns tail after receiving harassment of his own

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