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Video is digitally encoded moving images, often accompanied by audio, subtitles, metadata, or live-streaming data. In security contexts, the tag commonly covers video files and delivery systems, including conferencing, surveillance, media platforms, cameras, encoders, storage, and playback software.
Security concerns include unauthorized viewing or disclosure of recordings, interception of inadequately protected streams, and tampering that changes the evidentiary or operational value of footage. Video systems should apply access controls, encryption in transit and at rest, secure authentication, retention limits, and audit logs. Internet-connected cameras, encoders, and players also require timely vulnerability management because compromise can expose footage or provide access to connected networks. Privacy obligations may apply when recordings identify people or capture sensitive locations; incident response should therefore address access revocation, preservation of relevant footage and logs, and notification requirements where applicable.
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DuckDuckGo announced that its browser can now block most video ads on YouTube, including those shown before the video starts playing and during playback. [...]
Discord announced that all voice and video calls through the communication platform are now protected by default with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). [...]
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information belonging to over 119,000 people after hacking the Vimeo online video platform in April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]
The North Korean hacker group APT37 has been delivering an Android version of a backdoor called BirdCall in a supply-chain attack through a video game platform. [...]
Vimeo has disclosed that data belonging to some of its customers and users has been accessed without authorization following the recent breach at the Anodot data anomaly detection company. [...]
Proton has announced a new video conferencing service named Meet and positioned it as a privacy-focused alternative to mainstream services like Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams. [...]
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued video game developer and publisher Valve Corporation for using game loot boxes to facilitate illegal gambling activities among children and teenagers. [...]
North Korean hackers are running tailored campaigns using AI-generated video and the ClickFix technique to deliver malware for macOS and Windows to targets in the cryptocurrency sector. [...]
Adult video platform PornHub is being extorted by the ShinyHunters extortion gang after the search and watch history of its Premium members was reportedly stolen in a recent Mixpanel data breach. [...]
Adult video platform PornHub is being extorted by the ShinyHunters extortion gang after the search and watch history of its Premium members was reportedly stolen in a recent Mixpanel data breach. [...]
Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked access to Apple's FaceTime video conferencing platform and the Snapchat instant messaging service, claiming they're being used to coordinate terrorist attacks. [...]
ClickFix attacks have evolved to feature videos that guide victims through the self-infection process, a timer to pressure targets into taking risky actions, and automatic detection of the operating system to provide the correct commands. [...]
Google AI Studio product lead teased that everyone will be able to vibe code video games by the end of the year. [...]
AWS outage has taken down millions of websites, including Amazon.com, Prime Video, Perplexity AI, Canva and more. [...]
Microsoft says it has "partially" resolved a known issue that caused problems when trying to play DRM-protected video in Blu-ray/DVD/Digital TV applications. [...]
Microsoft has confirmed a known issue that prevents some apps from playing Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected video content or displaying and recording live TV. [...]
Google says Veo 3, which is the company's state-of-the-art video generator, is now shipping to everyone using the Gemini app with a $20 subscription. [...]
Google is rolling out Veo 3 to everyone using Vertex AI, which is an ML-testing platform provided by Google Cloud. [...]
Cloudflare has implemented end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to its video calling app Orange Meets and open-sourced the solution for transparency. [...]
A new variant of the Mirai malware botnet is exploiting a command injection vulnerability in TBK DVR-4104 and DVR-4216 digital video recording devices to hijack them. [...]