Anti-stalking feature to become part of Android 6.0+ and iOS 17.5 Google and Apple will soon launch an anti-stalking feature for Android 6.0+ and iOS 17.5, which alerts users if someone is using a gadget like an AirTag or similar to secretly track them, The Register reports.

ZDNET reports that an alerting mechanism will be rolled out to Android and iOS users as part of a partnership between Google and Apple to improve customer privacy while using Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices.

Dell has experienced a second data breach, with a hacker named Menelik claiming to have stolen additional customer data from a different portal, TechCrunch reports.

BleepingComputer reports the disclosure by the Singing River Health System in Mississippi that 895,204 individuals were affected by a ransomware attack that took place in August 2023.

Security Affairs reports that the city of Helsinki, Finland has experienced a data breach affecting more than 80,000 people and the Police of Finland have begun investigating the matter after the breach was reported by the city.

The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, reports that the Federal Communications Commission announced that an entity known as Royal Tiger has been designated as the first group tagged through its new threat analysis and designation system called the Consumer Communications Information Services Threat.

The Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service has included information for more than 26 million individuals affected by a recent hack targeting The Post Millennial, a conservative Canadian online news magazine, BleepingComputer reports.

More than 538,000 Ohio Lottery players have had their names and Social Security numbers compromised in a Christmas Eve data breach revealed this week in a regulatory filing by the state lottery, The Register reports.