All the best holiday VPN deals to protect your brand new tech By Mo Harber-Lamond published 25 December 22 vpn Whether the kids got a new tablet or you treated yourself to a new gaming PC, protecting it with a VPN is the best way to stay safe over the holidays.
Signal vs. Telegram: Which encrypted messaging app wins? By Anthony Spadafora last updated 23 December 22 Signal and Telegram are both popular choices for encrypted messaging but which one is right for your needs?
LastPass hack was even worse than originally reported – should you delete your account? By Anthony Spadafora published 23 December 22 LastPass has revealed that the attacker who breached its systems back in August was also able to access its cloud storage using stolen employee credentials.
The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker — here’s why By Anthony Spadafora published 22 December 22 Fake ads in search results are tricking users into visiting phishing sites or downloading malware which is why the FBI now recommends using an ad blocker.
Godfather malware is draining banking and crypto accounts — what you need to know By Anthony Spadafora published 21 December 22 The Godfather malware is active in 16 countries and can steal data from more than 400 different banking and crypto apps.
This severe macOS flaw could let malware run on your Mac — update right now By Anthony Spadafora published 20 December 22 Microsoft’s security researchers have discovered a severe flaw in Apple’s Gatekeeper that can be exploited to run malware on vulnerable Macs.
Christmas scammers are impersonating Netflix, Lowe’s and more — how to stay safe By Anthony Spadafora published 19 December 22 Scammers are targeting last-minute holiday shoppers with Christmas-themed spam emails designed to steal their data and their credit card information.
Gmail is getting end-to-end encryption for the web — what you need to know By Anthony Spadafora published 19 December 22 Google is bringing end-to-end encryption to Gmail on the web to provide additional security for your emails and any attachments they might contain.
Forget AI art — AI-powered cyberattacks are what we should be worried about By Anthony Spadafora published 19 December 22 AI-generated art may be the talk of the town but AI-powered cyberattacks have a much higher chance of disrupting society as a whole.
FuboTV blames World Cup streaming issues on cyberattack - what you need to know By Anthony Spadafora published 15 December 22 FuboTV experienced a major outage caused by a targeted cyberattack during the World Cup semifinal which left fans unable to watch France vs Morocoo.
Apple patches urgent iOS zero-day flaw — update your iPhone now By Malcolm McMillan published 14 December 22 iOS devices might not be the only Apple devices affected
Thousands of iOS and Android users have been tracked by this stalkerware app – how to stay safe By Anthony Spadafora published 14 December 22 Stalkerware apps invade your privacy and security but new research shows they are also riddled with security flaws that can expose victim data.
New bill could ban TikTok in the US — here’s what we know By Malcolm McMillan published 13 December 22 Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate introduced bills today to restrict the activities of Chinese-owned social media apps such as TikTok.
Uber hit by new data breach — what you need to know By Anthony Spadafora published 12 December 22 Uber has fallen victim to a new data breach in which a cybercriminal leaked internal company documents on a popular hacking forum.
Don’t fall for these holiday scams – get your last minute shopping done safely By Anthony Spadafora published 11 December 22 From failed delivery notices to direct deposit scams trying to steal your year-end bonus, these are the ways scammers are targeting shoppers ahead of the holidays.
The Samsung Galaxy S22 was just hacked in 55 seconds — yikes By Anthony Spadafora published 9 December 22 Samsung’s flagship smartphone the Galaxy S22 was hacked four times at the recent Pwn2Own hacking competition.
Apple brings end-to-end encryption to iCloud with Advanced Data Protection By Anthony Spadafora published 8 December 22 Advanced Data Protection for iCloud is set to roll out to users in the U.S. by the end of the year. It will reach the rest of the world in early 2023. Here's what it means for your iCloud data.
Hackers have developed a clever new way to add malware to Android apps By Anthony Spadafora published 8 December 22 Zombinder is a new dark web platform hackers have begun using to add malware to legitimate Android apps.
This Amazon text message scam can steal your account — don't fall for this By Anthony Spadafora published 6 December 22 Scammers are using fake text messages to impersonate Amazon in order to prey on unsuspecting shoppers this holiday season.
Over 2 million Android users have installed these malicious apps — delete them now By Anthony Spadafora published 5 December 22 Another set of malicious Android apps have slipped past Google’s defenses to spread malware and adware on the Play Store.
This Apple gift card scam tries to steal your Apple ID password — what you need to know By Anthony Spadafora published 2 December 22 Apple gave Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers gift cards this year, and cybercriminals have already devised ways to use this in their phishing emails.
This Android trojan has stolen over 300,000 Facebook accounts — how to stay safe By Anthony Spadafora last updated 2 December 22 The Schoolyard Bully Trojan has been stealing credentials from unsuspecting users since 2018, and it’s distributed through malicious Android apps.
These predatory loan apps have been installed over 15 million times — delete them now By Anthony Spadafora published 30 November 22 Hundreds of mobile loan apps signed up users for predatory loans and then sent harassing messages to their contacts if they couldn’t pay up in time.
Eufy cameras allegedly uploaded data to the cloud - despite local storage promises By Malcolm McMillan published 30 November 22 Security expert Paul Moore was able to find sensitive personally identifiable information stored on Eufy’s servers despite promises of local data storage only.
This malicious Android app steals your phone number — delete it right now By Anthony Spadafora published 29 November 22 A fake Android SMS app on the Play Store is being used by a site that sells account creation services to generate one-time codes for other users.
TikTok ‘Invisible Challenge’ has over 3 billion views — and hackers love it By Anthony Spadafora published 29 November 22 Hackers are falsely claiming they can remove the filter used in TikTok’s ‘Invisible Challenge’ in order to infect devices with malware.
Google patches yet another Chrome zero-day bug – update your browser now By Anthony Spadafora published 25 November 22 Google has released an emergency security update to patch a zero-day vulnerability that is currently being exploited in the wild.
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These are the Black Friday VPN deals I'd actually buy – and the ones not worth your time By Mo Harber-Lamond published 25 November 22 VPN Tom's Guide VPN Editor Mo Harber-Lamond runs down all the Black Friday VPN deals on offer, and explores whether it's really the time to buy.
Do your kids play Roblox? Don’t let them download this Chrome extension By Anthony Spadafora published 23 November 22 Roblox players need to look out for this Chrome extension with a backdoor that allows hackers to take over their account and steal their items.