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<p>A new Instagram program pays researchers for information on third-party apps that misuse your data.</p>

Instagram will pay researchers to uncover abuse of users' personal data

It's part of Facebook's expanding bug bounty program

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How to claim your share of the $700M Equifax breach settlement

The data breach affected 147 million people. If you're one of them, here's how to submit a claim and be part of the FTC settlement.

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<p>A court order requires Georgia to have new election technology in place for elections in 2020.</p>

Judge bars Georgia from using current voting technology in 2020

The state is in the midst of getting new voting machines and other tech.

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Capital One hacking suspect hit dozens more companies, prosecutors say

A memo from prosecutors says more than 30 additional organizations, including businesses and educational groups, got nailed.

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Microsoft warns of Windows 10 vulnerabilities, scammers target TikTok

In today's top stories, flaws in Windows 10 could allow an attacker to execute remote code. So, update immediately. Meanwhile, TikTok fights off scams on its social network.

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This woman implanted her Tesla Model 3's valet key into her arm

It's only a matter of time before Elon tries to offer this as an option when configuring your Model 3.

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Capital One data breach: What you can do now following bank hack

The latest bank hack exposed the records of almost 106 million people.

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<p>Hackers could have remotely located LeapPad Ultimate tablets using vulnerabilities identified by researchers. The flaws have now been fixed.</p>

Tablet for kids had flaws that exposed info, location

Toy maker LeapFrog says it's now secured the devices.

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<p>6.2 million email addresses that appeared to be collected by political campaigners were exposed online for almost ten years, researchers said Tuesday.</p>

6 million voter email addresses left unsecured for 9 years, researchers say

The list appears to have come from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

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Blame Samsung for your jumbo smartphone (The Daily Charge, 8/6/2019)

We also look at the hacker fest that is Black Hat and Defcon, and AT&T 5G goes live in New York (not that you can use it).

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How to master the art of deception like a hacker

Before ripping off her disguise, this social engineer found our passwords, copied our office ID badges and cloned our phones without hacking a line of code.

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This hacker will trick you, and you'll be glad she did

Watch as IBM X-Force Red’s best social engineer reveals our hidden passwords, cracks our keyfobs and hacks our phones.

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