Weekly Cyber Security News 12/12/2024

Let’s catch up on the more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news gathered from articles across the web this week. This is what we have been reading about on our coffee break!

To add to the continued pile of e-waste…

• Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds

Just a little bit of geo-location data adds up over time. The USA is not alone in the amount of tracking that goes on:

• Location data firm helps police find out when suspects visited their doctor

A staggering result. Just love the last line too:

• Teen creates memecoin, dumps it, earns $50,000