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Woman Raped By Uber Driver In India Sues Company For Privacy Breaches
NewsPrivacy and Security June 20, 2017
New lawsuit is also against Uber executives. A woman who was raped by her Uber driver in India has filed a new lawsuit against the ride sharing start-up, which includes three current and former executives. The lawsuit has been launched partially in response to a story by tech website Recode.... Read more
Three every-day items hold key to smartphone hack. Just when you think researchers have finally come up with a foolproof security scan method (and what could possibly be more secure than the eyes in your skull?) some fancy hackers have to go and prove it can be beaten. Even... Read more
New attacks allow malicious app to completely control UI feedback loop and take over your device. First, the good news: this particular attack is somewhat theoretical at this point, since the good guys were the ones who discovered it. The bad news, though, is manifold. Anyone with the right know-how... Read more
Users are taking a stand against increased snooping by authorities. Thanks to some shady political dealings over the course of the past week, concerned tech users across the US have a renewed focus on privacy. First the US Senate voted along party lines to overturn Obama-era privacy protections, then... Read more
Cloudflare Leak Exposes Usernames And Passwords
News February 28, 2017
Dormant bug threatens security of over 4.2 million domains. Thanks to the record-setting numbers of data breaches that have exposed literally hundreds of millions of consumer records, your chances of having someone use your identifying information against you are pretty good. But sometimes the culprit isn’t some hoodie-clad hacker in... Read more
Windows 10 Privacy Still Cause For Concern, Says EU
News February 24, 2017
New update changes are welcome say European Union privacy watchdogs, but still do not go far enough Microsoft has found itself facing an investigation by European privacy regulators over concerns  done enough to address issues surrounding the collection and processing of user data, despite a series of changes to... Read more
Word From Our Editor: National Cyber Security Centre Highlights Scale Of Threat
NewsPrivacy and Security February 16, 2017
New centre is the public face of the governmentâs online security efforts. On February 14, the Queen officially opened the UKâs National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Based in central London, it can be viewed as the public face of the UK Governmentâs fight against cybercrime. All the sexy, top-secret, national... Read more
Reason Core Security Removes Malware, Adware And Much More
AntivirusNewsSoftware Reviews February 8, 2017
Reason Core Security is a Windows-based antivirus that protects and removes malware, adware and much more. Hacking, data breaches, and zero day flaws keep making headlines every day, and new forms of cyberattack are a constant threat to government agencies, businesses, and individual users alike. With the current debate about... Read more
The Damage Of Data Breaches
NewsPrivacy and Security February 6, 2017
Cisco Annual Cybersecurity Report shows staggering cost of breaches. Data breaches have been setting new records almost every year for the past decade, and as such, the numbers of compromised consumer records floating around the dark web is astronomical. But while companies of every size and in every industry... Read more
Word From Our Editor: How Spotify, Netflix and Amazon Know What You Love
InternetNewsPrivacy and Security February 2, 2017
Playlists and recommendations are the gateway to great discoveries, but just how do they work? We take a look at the science behind the magic. Itâs fair to say we take a lot of pretty amazing technology for granted these days. Self-parking cars? Boring. 100mbps WiFi? Too slow man.... Read more
Is Your AV Software Doing More Harm Than Good?
News February 1, 2017
Former Mozilla engineer makes controversial antivirus claim. Anyone who’s been around a computer for a while has probably been beaten over the head with the long-standing mantra to install and update their antivirus software regularly. AV software is an industry all on its own, and it’s long been seen... Read more
The Chinese government has tightened its grip on the countryâs internet. Chinese authorities have announced a 14-month long campaign that will target the use of VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), and make it harder for its own citizens to visit unsanctioned and unapproved websites that criticise the Chinese government. The Ministry of... Read more
Word From Our Editor: Scams To Watch Out For On Amazon, WhatsApp And PayPal
InternetNewsPrivacy and Security January 26, 2017
Online fraud is on the rise and weâre all at risk… Youâre too smart to be caught out by a scam, right? We probably all think it could never happen to us, but the fact is online fraud is on the rise â affecting millions of people around the... Read more
US libraries hit by ransomware attack
NewsPrivacy and Security January 24, 2017
Libraries across St Louis gradually regaining control of computer systems following malware attack. Criminals have hacked into the systems of 17 libraries throughout the city of St Louis in America, disabling them and demanding a ransom. According to a report by the BBC, all services are now being restored following... Read more
The Real Money Is In Medical Data Breaches
NewsPrivacy and Security January 3, 2017
Data breaches affecting major retailers or dating websites get all the headlines – especially if a few public figures get caught in the crossfire – so it’s easy to overlook the fact that medical data breaches make up a significant portion of the events. In fact, 2016 was a... Read more
The latest tool in the hackers’ toolbox is a piece of malicious software so diabolical… wait, that’s being a bit melodramatic. It is, however, a work of nasty genius that pits its victims against each other, testing the very limits of honorable behavior. Called Popcorn Time ransomware, this nasty... Read more
Following on the heels of the recent news about libraries that are “collecting” web pages on crucial data before the next presidential administration can delete them (or something like that), the American Library Association has upped its antagonism game by apologizing for its “normalization” of the upcoming President’s role.... Read more
Russian Cybercriminals Fake Real People To Make Money From Real Online Ads
NewsPrivacy and Security December 26, 2016
And the 2016 prize for original cybercriminal thinking goes to… the hackers who created fake people so they could make real money from real online ads. Known as “Methbot,” alleged Russian hackers have taken a new spin on making money through illegal online means. That is according to White... Read more