Sex toy maker Lovense threatens legal action after fixing security flaws that exposed users’ data

The internet-connected sex toy maker said it fixed the vulnerabilities that exposed users' private email addresses and accounts to takeovers, but said it was also planning to take legal action following the disclosure.

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Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers

A security researcher went public after the sex toy maker asked for more than a year to fix the vulnerabilities, which leak users' private email addresses and allow for accounts to be hijacked.

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A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

The new SS7 bypass-attack tricks phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber's location, in some cases down to a few hundred meters.

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Confident Security, ‘the Signal for AI,’ comes out of stealth with $4.2M

San Francisco-based startup Confident Security wants to be “the Signal for AI." The company just came out of stealth with $4.2 million and a tool that wraps around AI models to guarantee data stays private.

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