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Privacy

Taiwan Flags Chinese Apps Like TikTok and RedNote as Privacy Threats Sending Data to Beijing

Privacy nightmare: Chinese apps like TikTok secretly harvest facial data and send it straight to Beijing. Your personal information might be compromised.

Hack Brief Team
July 7, 2025

Privacy

Taiwan Sounds the Alarm on Chinese Apps Harvesting User Data Without Consent

Chinese apps are secretly stealing more than just your data – the disturbing truth about what Beijing really wants from your phone.

Hack Brief Team
July 5, 2025

AI in Cybersecurity

Microsoft’s AI Now Outsmarts Hackers by Reverse-Engineering Malware Without Human Help

Microsoft's AI beats human security experts by teaching itself to decode malware,…

Hack Brief Team
August 6, 2025

Cryptocurrency Crime

WhatsApp Deletes 6.8 Million Accounts—The Staggering Tactic Behind Its Scam Crackdown

WhatsApp's biggest scam purge erases 6.8M accounts. Criminal rings abuse forced labor…

Hack Brief Team
August 6, 2025

Cryptocurrency Crime

Perplexity AI Allegedly Outsmarts Firewalls With Browser Masquerade to Bypass Crawling Bans

AI company tricks websites into thinking it's a regular browser while hoarding data at…

Hack Brief Team
August 6, 2025