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TripAdvisor Resets Compromised Passwords. What Do Users Need to Do?
Last week, some TripAdvisor users received an email notification related to their account security. It could very well be the perfect example of a good idea that's not very well executed. The email shows that... Read more
How Were Users Affected by the Latest EatStreet Data Breach?
The hacker that stands behind the Gnosticplayers alias has made quite a few headlines over the last four months or so, and some people may find this odd. For one, it's difficult to take a person seriously if they use... Read more
A Data Breach at Desjardins Exposes the Personal Information of 2.9 Million of Its Members
In the aftermath of a data breach, the affected organizations usually issue official statements which are supposed to give people more information on what has happened. The wording does tend to get a bit fuzzy when... Read more
Chrome 75 Comes with a Few Interesting Upgrades
Google Chrome, the favorite browser of about 67% of the internet's population, has a new version. Last week, Google announced the availability of Chrome 75 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and it's currently being rolled... Read more
'Game of Thrones' Fans Need to Beware of Phishing Scams
Game of Thrones has ended, but, sadly, we cannot say the same about phishing scams targeted at the TV show’s fans. Apparently, cybercriminals see the continuing interest in the TV series as a perfect opportunity to... Read more
Apple Launches the 'Sign in with Apple' Feature
Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) opened with a June 3 keynote, which brought about quite a lot of news surrounding the iDevice maker's upcoming software and hardware products. Apple is one of the... Read more
Scammers Abuse Google Calendar to Target Gmail Users
Last month, researchers from Kaspersky saw 'multiple cases' of hackers trying to trick people into parting with their financial information. Judging by the screenshots Kaspersky published, the attack is mostly... Read more
Instagram Now Offers an Easy Way to Recover a Hacked Account
Instagram has over a billion active users. Some of them think that it's a great way of sharing their holiday memories with their friends. Others use it as a platform for publishing photos of the salad they're about to... Read more
Phishing Websites Can Exploit the HTTPS Protocol, FBI Warns
On Monday, the Internet Crime and Complain Center (IC3) issued a warning which is supposed to make you more vigilant and help you avoid falling victim to a phishing attack. It says that the decision on whether or not... Read more
Hackers Exploit Only 5.5% of All Security Vulnerabilities, but That Is Not Good News
How do you deal with security vulnerabilities? Well, for individual users, things shouldn't be too hard. In fact, more often than not, all they need to do is enabled the automatic updates for their software... Read more
Firefox Launches New Privacy Features
How did you end up picking your favorite browser? Was it recommended to you by a friend? Were you attracted by the appearance? Or did you compare different browsers and picked the one that performed the best? Most of... Read more
LandMark White Suffers a Second Data Exposure Incident
It's often difficult to estimate exactly how much a data breach costs. Although some organizations tend to be more transparent than others, information about the direct impact is often left out of the official... Read more
New Netflix Scam Alert – Phishers Go After the Streaming Platform's Users in Ireland
For the last few weeks, Irish Netflix users have been targeted by cybercriminals who are eager to get their hands on other people's personal information. It's difficult to estimate how big the wave of phishing emails... Read more
Malicious Android Apps Bypass 2FA and Steal Cryptocurrency Account Logins
If someone asks you to illustrate the modern threat landscape with a single analogy, just say that it's a cat and mouse game. If this someone asks you to clarify, tell them about the three malicious Android... Read more
The Data of 4.6 Million Evernote Users Was Put at Risk Due to a Flaw in the Chrome Extension
You've heard how important it is to be careful with the browser extensions you install, and you know what sort of criteria you need to consider before you decide whether or not a particular addon should be allowed... Read more
Tech Data Corporation Left 264GB of Personal and Financial Information in an Unprotected Database
Some of you may be unfamiliar with the name Tech Data Corporation, but you are bound to have heard of its customers. Tech Data is a Fortune 500 company that supplies some of the world's biggest technology enterprises... Read more
As 82% of Companies Admit to Experiencing Payment Fraud, Customers Need to Be on High Alert
Payment fraud can do a lot of damage to businesses, but it can also affect their customers. Therefore, instead of leaving all responsibility of preventing such incidents to organizations alone, we recommend learning... Read more
More Than 42 Million Dating App User Records Exposed by an Unprotected Database
People think that it's the job of vendors and service providers to protect their data from hackers. If we have to be especially pedantic and fastidious about the whole thing, we'd say that the wording isn't completely... Read more
