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Global Privacy Control Protocol Aims to Pick Up Where Do Not Track Left Off

The new Global Privacy Control protocol is designed to let users tell websites not to sell their data.

Privacy

UHS Recovering From Malware Infection

Universal Health Services says most of its network and applications are back online after a massive malware infection hit the company last week.

Ransomware

Visa Reports POS Malware Infected Two Hospitality Companies

Two hospitality merchants in North America were compromised by point-of-sale malware in May and June of this year, Visa said in a recent technical report.

Data Breaches, Malware, Payment Card Breach

China-Linked Hackers Found Using UEFI Rootkit

The newly discovered MosaicRegressor framework has been used by attackers linked to China to deliver a UEFI rootkit in some targets.

Apt

House Version of EARN IT Act Introduced

The EARN IT Act has now made its was into the House of Representatives, with a key change from the Senate version's stance on encryption.

Encryption, Government