ZKLP system allows apps to confirm user presence in a region without exposing exactly where Computer scientists from universities in Germany, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom have proposed a way to provide verifiable claims about location data without surrendering privacy.… READ MORE HERE…

Tech giant was in process of dropping payroll biz as it learned of breach Exclusive  A ransomware attack at a Middle Eastern business partner of payroll company ADP has led to customer data theft at Broadcom, The Register has learned.… READ MORE HERE…

Phony LinkedIn recruitment ads? Groundbreaking Chinese government snoops – hiding behind the guise of fake consulting companies – are actively trying to recruit the thousands upon thousands of US federal employees who have been fired since President Trump took office.… READ MORE HERE…

Crooks must be licking their lips at the possibilities Uncle Sam’s consumer watchdog has scrapped plans to implement Biden-era rules that would’ve treated certain data brokers as credit bureaus, forcing them to follow stricter laws when flogging Americans’ sensitive data.… READ MORE HERE…

‘We hope it makes attendees feel safe reporting violations’ A Seattle court this week dismissed with prejudice the defamation case brought against DEF CON and its organizer Jeff Moss by former conference stalwart Christopher Hadnagy.… READ MORE HERE…

DragonForce-riding ransomware ring also has ‘shiny object syndrome’ so will likely move on to another sector soon Interview  The same miscreants behind recent cyberattacks on British retailers are now trying to dig their claws into major American retailers’ IT environments – and in some cases even deploying ransomware, according to Google.… READ MORE HERE…

Lessons learned from last year’s security snafu interview  Being the chief information security officer at Snowflake is never an easy job, but last spring it was especially challenging.… READ MORE HERE…