• Apps Infected with Malware Linked to North Korean Hackers

    Apps Infected with Malware Linked to North Korean Hackers

    North Korea is considered to be an oppressive regime. Not many people actually get to escape, but even if you are successful in getting out of the country, it might not be enough to escape its reach.  New research from McAfee suggests that hackers in North Korea are targeting defectors with malware-infected Android apps.  I…

  • Was Cambridge Analytica Upfront with their Data Destruction Process?

    Was Cambridge Analytica Upfront with their Data Destruction Process?

    Facebook was successful in getting Cambridge Analytica to delete millions of users’ data back in January 2016, but there’s a twist.  The information based on that data appears to have lived much longer.  The Guardian obtained leaked emails which suggest that Cambridge Analytica has explicitly avoided agreeing to delete the derivatives of that data –…

  • UK Authorities Order Cambridge Analytica to Hand Over Info to US Citizen

    UK Authorities Order Cambridge Analytica to Hand Over Info to US Citizen

    Authorities in the UK have ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all of the information that it acquired on a US voter.  For those of you who don’t remember, Cambridge Analytica is the firm that is at the center of the data scandal that stole 87 million Facebook users’ information.  If granted, this could potentially…