November 03, 2023

Investigating data exfiltration…

…and introducing Sophos X-Ops’ new video channel, which provides viewers (and readers too) with a little something extra

Threat Research

April 01, 2020

Bill Gates’s YouTube ‘Bitcoin giveaway’ is a big fat scam

And no, Microsoft said, none of our verified accounts have been hijacked, vehemently denying early reports.

Naked Security

February 28, 2020

Google has right to censor conservative nonprofit on YouTube

It's not a "state actor", so isn't subject to 1st Amendment scrutiny and can censor PragerU's videos on abortion, gun rights and terrorism.

Naked Security

February 07, 2020

Facebook, Google, YouTube order Clearview to stop scraping faceprints

It's my First Amendment right to scrape publicly available face images, its CEO says. Besides, we're just doing what Google Search does.

Naked Security

January 28, 2020

Facial recognition firm sued for scraping 3 billion faceprints

A potential class action says Clearview AI is breaking biometrics privacy law by ransacking social media so police can match photos with IDs.

Naked Security

January 13, 2020

Lawmakers look to spread COPPA out to cover kids up to 16

If that bill passes, you can say bye-bye to YouTube, says one content creator.

Naked Security

January 08, 2020

YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable

The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation - even though they don't collect, receive, nor have access to kids' data.

Naked Security

December 13, 2019

YouTube bans malicious insults, veiled threats, harassment

The new policy addresses how coordinated online abuse often happens in real life: poisonous drips spanning multiple videos/comments.

Naked Security

November 13, 2019

No, YouTube isn’t planning to jettison your unprofitable channel

Or your small/new channel, or to shut you down if you use an ad blocker, though a clause in its new ToS is leading people to fear the worst.

Naked Security