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DoJ charges Chinese hackers with targeting COVID-19 research centers

Plus, more newsbytes of the week, including a Facebook fact-checking fiasco and the surge of stalkerware

24 July 2020 min read

What does the Twitter hack mean for the future of democracy?

perex__ Looking forward, what can we expect from similar types of hackers?

Looking forward, what can we expect from similar types of hackers?

21 July 2020 min read

Bitcoin scammers hijack major Twitter accounts

perex__ Plus, more newsbytes of the week including a new ransomware based on a Google encryption and a cyberattack ordered by President Trump

Plus, more newsbytes of the week including a new ransomware based on a Google encryption and a cyberattack ordered by President Trump

17 July 2020 min read

UK lockdown triggers increase in phishing scams

perex__ Learn how to recognize and protect yourself from the increased volume of email phishing scams

Learn how to recognize and protect yourself from the increased volume of email phishing scams

16 July 2020 min read

Contact tracing apps face their day of reckoning

perex__ {value=Tracing apps could do good for states looking to safely reopen, but the associated risks may be severe enough to tip the scales.}

Tracing apps could do good for states looking to safely reopen, but the associated risks may be severe enough to tip the scales.

16 July 2020 min read

Covid-19 tracking apps are easy targets for hackers

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Plus more newsbytes of the week, including more TikTok security concerns and a major data breach affecting millions of online gamblers

10 July 2020 min read

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Do these three things to keep stalkerware at bay

perex__ Use of this unethical tracking software has surged during lockdown, but here’s how you can protect yourself

Use of this unethical tracking software has surged during lockdown, but here’s how you can protect yourself

8 July 2020 min read

Over 130M records from recent data breaches for sale

perex__ Plus, more newsbytes of the week including a ransom for over a million dollars and a 33-year-old fraud king

Plus, more newsbytes of the week including a ransom for over a million dollars and a 33-year-old fraud king

3 July 2020 min read

How the BlueLeaks data breach happened

perex__ The massive breach of law enforcement data called BlueLeaks could have been prevented with the right security tools.

The massive breach of law enforcement data called BlueLeaks could have been prevented with the right security tools.

29 June 2020 min read

Google pulls 106 malicious Chrome extensions

perex__ Plus, more newsbytes of the week including an iOS flaw and Twitter billing leak

Plus, more newsbytes of the week including an iOS flaw and Twitter billing leak

26 June 2020 min read

Understanding air gaps and how to better secure your computers

perex__ Air gaps aren’t a fool proof way to keep your computer secure. Learn how to protect your most sensitive information

Air gaps aren’t a fool proof way to keep your computer secure. Learn how to protect your most sensitive information

22 June 2020 min read

Ripple20 puts millions of IoT devices as risk

perex__ Plus, more newsbytes including a trio of data breaches and new take on an old trojan

Plus, more newsbytes including a trio of data breaches and new take on an old trojan

19 June 2020 min read

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