When it comes to online freedom and privacy, China isn’t doing that great. Case in point, the latest move made by the Chinese government who chose to… Read more “China Cracks Down on WhatsApp”
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Apple Dismisses Ad Industry’s Effort to Abuse Cookies, Keeps Safari’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention Feature
In a rather funny twist, the Safari web browser is at the center of a fight between Apple and advertisers on the topic of privacy. The reason… Read more “Apple Dismisses Ad Industry’s Effort to Abuse Cookies, Keeps Safari’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention Feature”
Researchers Work Together, Take Down Huge Botnet Made of Infected Android Smartphones
Security researchers from several companies have teamed up to take down a DDoS botnet made up of Android devices. Security experts from numerous companies, including Google, Flashpoint,… Read more “Researchers Work Together, Take Down Huge Botnet Made of Infected Android Smartphones”
Apple’s iOS 11 Lets You Disable Touch ID in Case of Emergency
Apple is making sure that its users are protected even when faced with dire situations. How, you may ask. Well, iOS 11 has a brand new safety… Read more “Apple’s iOS 11 Lets You Disable Touch ID in Case of Emergency”
White House Elevates Cyber Command, Takes First Step in Separating It from NSA
The Trump administration is finally giving the promised attention to the issue of cybersecurity and has decided to elevate the US Cyber Command to a Unified Combatant… Read more “White House Elevates Cyber Command, Takes First Step in Separating It from NSA”
US Govt Demands IPs of 1.3 Million Trump Protesters from Website
The US government is apparently trying to emulate Russia these days as the DOJ is asking a web hosting provider to hand out all possible details on… Read more “US Govt Demands IPs of 1.3 Million Trump Protesters from Website”
Doxed White Supremacists See Their Cyber Secrets Exposed
Keeping secrets is part of our everyday life, whether it’s something trivial or something big, something that affects others or that might embarrass just us. Considering our… Read more “Doxed White Supremacists See Their Cyber Secrets Exposed”
HBO Game of Thrones Hack Highlights Disturbing “Hacking for Damage” Trend
The situation with the HBO hack is becoming more and more ridiculous. Not only have the hackers dumped the script of the upcoming Game of Thrones episode… Read more “HBO Game of Thrones Hack Highlights Disturbing “Hacking for Damage” Trend”
Self-Driving Cars Can Be Fooled By Modified Street Signs
With more and more auto makers aiming to create self-driving cars, we’re all dreaming about the day when our streets will be filled with cars that follow… Read more “Self-Driving Cars Can Be Fooled By Modified Street Signs”
Cyberattacks and Ransomware Damage Costs to Rise to Billions of Dollars
The number of ransomware attacks has grown over the past few years with an incredible speed with damage costs for 2017 being predicted to exceed $5 billion,… Read more “Cyberattacks and Ransomware Damage Costs to Rise to Billions of Dollars”
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