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Apple pauses plan to scan for CSAM

Plus, a U.S. university cancels classes due to ransomware and Twitter tests the “soft block”

10 Sep 2021 min read

Avast joins the Tracking-free Ads Coalition

How we're supporting the tech industry’s efforts to improve adtech and move away from problematic models of tracking-based ads

9 Sep 2021 min read

Internet price discrimination: Urban myth or the invisible hand?

Stay alert to the possibility of price discrimination through researching the products and services that you use

8 Sep 2021 min read

Steer clear of social media quizzes

The data-scraping “fun” can lead to identity theft and phishing scams

8 Sep 2021 min read

Instagram bans are now being sold as crime-as-a-service

Bans-as-a-service take advantage of Instagram's loose policies, and they're available for a low price

7 Sep 2021 min read

Wrap-up: What does the internet know about us?

Looking back on our 2021 series with some new insights on our lives online

7 Sep 2021 min read

Back-to-school tips for distance learning

Make online school both safe and fun using these tips

7 Sep 2021 min read

BEC scam swindles $2.3M from small U.S. town

Plus, a ransomware group shuts down and releases a decryptor, while a botnet shuts down and goes up for sale

3 Sep 2021 min read

Beware: Hurricane Ida relief efforts will be accompanied by scams

Ignore lures and reach out to reputable charities like the Red Cross

2 Sep 2021 min read

FTC issues first ban ever on a stalkerware company

Activists applaud the ban as a great first step toward protecting survivors

2 Sep 2021 min read

White hat hacking and the CDU case in Germany

The case of the CDU app illustrates the fact that white hat hacking for IT security has not become widely understood

31 Aug 2021 min read

The pandemic has pushed working moms to a breaking point

A look at how Covid-19 has made the "second shift" harder for working parents

30 Aug 2021 min read

Protect your online store against Magecart attacks

If your business has an online storefront, here's how you can avoid being compromised

30 Aug 2021 min read

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Apple pauses plan to scan for CSAM

Avast joins the Tracking-free Ads Coalition

Internet price discrimination: Urban myth or the invisible hand?

Steer clear of social media quizzes

Instagram bans are now being sold as crime-as-a-service

Wrap-up: What does the internet know about us?

Back-to-school tips for distance learning

BEC scam swindles $2.3M from small U.S. town

Beware: Hurricane Ida relief efforts will be accompanied by scams

FTC issues first ban ever on a stalkerware company

White hat hacking and the CDU case in Germany

The pandemic has pushed working moms to a breaking point

Protect your online store against Magecart attacks

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