“They found that 84 per cent of the 25 #car #brands they surveyed sell or share #customerdata acquired through #sensors, #microphones and connected #apps.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Opinion: As U.S. state and Big...
As U.S. state and Big Tech become one, we become digital serfs, and it sucks

Without stronger privacy rules and public AI infrastructure, the value of our data will continue to flow abroad

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New episode!

This article in the series What Everybody Knows About You by Andrew Oram explores how major retailers collect and use your private data to personalize marketing campaigns and guide in-store decisions such as product purchases and shelf placement.

Read it here: https://lpi.org/vfci

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📬 Hackers Are Literally Mailing You Scam Letters 📬

Threat actors are sending physical letters through postal mail pretending to be from Trezor and Ledger, manufacturers of cryptocurrency hardware wallets. The letters use official-looking branding and urgent language to trick recipients into revealing their wallet recovery phrases on fake websites. The scam represents a sophisticated blend of physical and digital social engineering.

Sources:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/snail-mail-letters-target-trezor-and-ledger-users-in-crypto-theft-attacks/
https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/02/16/ledger-and-trezor-users-are-being-tricked-into-giving-away-millions/
https://crypto.news/crypto-hackers-target-trezor-ledger-users-in-theft/
https://phemex.com/news/article/scammers-target-ledger-and-trezor-users-with-phishing-letters-60803

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🤖 Trusted AI Tool Weaponized to Hack Macs 🤖

Threat actors are abusing Claude AI's Artifacts feature and Google Ads in ClickFix campaigns that deliver infostealer malware to macOS users. The attacks target users searching for specific technical queries, showing malicious Google Ads that lead to Claude-generated artifacts containing malware. This represents a concerning abuse of AI-generated content for malware distribution.

Sources:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/claude-llm-artifacts-abused-to-push-mac-infostealers-in-clickfix-attack/
https://cyberpress.org/malicious-campaign-uses-claude-artifacts-and-google-ads/
https://www.rescana.com/post/claude-llm-artifacts-exploited-to-distribute-mac-infostealer-malware-via-clickfix-attack-chain-targe
https://www.news4hackers.com/clickfix-attack-exploits-claude-llm-artifacts-to-distribute-mac-infostealers/

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❄️ ShinyHunters Strikes Again: 600K Records Leaked ❄️

The notorious ShinyHunters data extortion group claims to have stolen more than 600,000 Canada Goose customer records containing personal and payment-related information. Canada Goose told BleepingComputer the dataset appears to relate to past customer transactions and investigators have not found evidence of a breach of Canada Goose's own systems. The company is investigating whether the data came from a third-party vendor or partner.

Sources:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canada-goose-investigating-as-hackers-leak-600k-customer-records/
https://securityaffairs.com/188046/data-breach/shinyhunters-leaked-600k-canada-goose-customer-records-but-the-firm-denies-it-was-breached.html
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/canada-goose-confirms-data-leak-around-600-000-customers-thought-to-be-affected
https://vpncentral.com/canada-goose-600k-customer-records-leaked-shinyhunters-claims-third-party-breach/

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Snail mail letters target Trezor and Ledger users in crypto-theft attacks

Threat actors are sending physical letters pretending to be from Trezor and Ledger, makers of cryptocurrency hardware wallets, to trick users into submitting recovery phrases in crypto theft attacks.

BleepingComputer

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The Metaverse Isn’t Dead. It’s Turning Into A Customer Data Powerhouse

Meta may have scrapped its Horizons Worlds platform, but new spaces are emerging where companies can gather unprecedented insights on customer behavior and intention.

Forbes
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Top 10 Ways to Clean Your CRM Data for Better Performance

Messy CRM data can slow down your sales, marketing, and customer experience. Discover the top 10 practical ways to clean, organize, and maintain high-quality CRM data, eliminate duplicates, improve accuracy, and unlock better insights for smarter decision-making.

Know More: https://peerlist.io/jagadishthakar/articles/top-ways-to-clean-your-data-in-crm

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Customer Data Enrichment vs Data Cleaning: Understanding the Real Differences

Explore how customer data enrichment differs from regular data cleaning. Learn how enrichment adds valuable insights like demographics and behavior, while data cleansing services remove errors to improve data quality and smarter decision-making.

Know More: https://froodl.com/what-makes-customer-data-enrichment-different-from-regular-data-cleaning

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