Data Security
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4.3KFacial data with mask being sold for only $0.007 USD for each face
A fact known by any user familiar with cybersecurity and data protection issues is that China has become a kind of paradise...
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Houseparty denies hacking user accounts; offers $1 million reward
Is Houseparty hacking PayPal, Netflix and Instagram accounts of its users? If you can prove it you may get $1 million from...
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Companies are asking their employees to turn off their smart speakers while working from home
The global coronavirus outbreak has forced thousands of public and private organizations to move away from workplaces, relying on home office. This...
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Over 1,700 ZOOM phishing web domains registered during last week
One of the main measures to limit the expansion of coronavirus/COVID-19 has been the so-called “social distancing”, so millions of people have...
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Edward Snowden: Coronavirus, a pretext for governments to conduct biometric surveillance
Governments around the world are using all the technological resources at their disposal to deal with the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, although sometimes this...
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Telecom companies will share users’ location data with government to track users visiting hospitals
A new strategy to combat the pandemic will be implemented n the near future. According to instructors in a GDPR course, European...
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“Secure” cloud storage provider exposes customer data in plain-text
A “secure” cloud storage provider not so “secure” for customers after all. Another day, another data breach – This time, researchers have...
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“Operation Poisoned News” infecting iPhones with LightSpy spyware
The operation uses “Local News Websites” to spread spyware infection. Cybersecurity firms Kaspersky and Trend Micro have uncovered a malicious new campaign...
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Critical vulnerabilities found in popular Password Managers
If you are on the Internet, you are vulnerable to cyber attacks and using a password manager should be part of your...
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The privacy of millions of children is exposed because of these Android apps
Despite the implementation of strict security measures, multiple malicious applications manage to infiltrate the Google Play Store, as mentioned by information security...
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Android malware caught infecting Play Store apps for kids
Another day, another Android malware – Earlier today, researchers from Checkpoint released a report detailing a new malware family named Tekya committing advertising...
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German army’s sensitive data found on laptop bought from eBay
It is important that when an IT asset is disposed of, all sensitive information is destroyed for obvious purposes. However, there are...
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Cyber Security firm exposes 5 billion+ login credentials
The unprotected database was hosted on an Elasticsearch server. If you thought “Collections #2-5” was the world’s largest data dump with 2.2...
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HSBC and Santander store voice databases to automatically block phone scammers
More and more attempts of accessing bank users’ accounts via telephone fraud are being reported. According to cyber security solutions specialists, banking...
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List of fraudulent domains related to COVID-19 used for scams
A few days ago it was reported the finding of some fraudulent websites whose operators were trying to take advantage of coronavirus/COVID-19...
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Android Stalkerware MonitorMinor spies, steals & evades
The new Android Stalkerware also intercepts text messages. Amidst all the global panic surrounding a plague, it turns out that malicious attackers...
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Cookiethief Android malware hijacks Facebook accounts without password
Cookiethief Android malware hijacks Facebook accounts by using browser cookies it transfers to the attacker’s C&C server. Did you know as of...
