Offline Covid-19 vaccine passport strands travelers

Plus, the CryptoRom scam hits dating sites and AI is used to steal $35M

22 Oct 2021 min read

The worst celebrity hacks

From Lady Gaga to Barack Obama and intimate photo leaks to Bitcoin scams, celebrities are big targets for hacking

21 Oct 2021 min read

Think your kid is always online? You might want to talk to Grandma

Living apart from family could lead older people to use technology more than younger people to connect, as they aren’t seeing their family members and friends daily

20 Oct 2021 min read

'Tattleware' not only intrusive but ineffective

Rather than imposing privacy-invading tattleware on their employees, employers should instead reevaluate how they measure success

19 Oct 2021 min read

Here are the top 10 IoT devices reported by domestic abuse victims

Research by Avast and Refuge reveals hidden home dangers

19 Oct 2021 min read

Older generations shouldn't fear being a digital burden

Older Americans seek independence and confidence online but often lack the tools or knowledge to feel secure and keep their information private

18 Oct 2021 min read

Is it malware or clean? Well, it depends on a plethora of diverse features

Avast researchers use a general feature-blind learning framework for fast detection of novel malware based on diverse data sources

18 Oct 2021 min read

What did we learn from the Facebook outage?

For one, digital wellness is achievable with a balanced digital diet

15 Oct 2021 min read

Google pulls ads for stalkerware

Plus, the CIA invests in Wickr and Singapore rolls out some robots

15 Oct 2021 min read

Gen Z doesn't care about online privacy — but maybe they should

Here's how we can help guide and protect digital natives as they move into adulthood

14 Oct 2021 min read

How do you steal millions in crypto? Easy — use copy and paste

As it turns out, this simple trick can yield malware authors a lot of cryptocurrency

12 Oct 2021 min read

Facebook outage: How to prevent your own network failures

To prevent a colossal outage in your own network, get serious about DNS protection

8 Oct 2021 min read

Hacker leaks 125 GB of Twitch data

Plus, Telegram goes up when Facebook goes down, and James Bond fans get scammed, not stirred

8 Oct 2021 min read
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