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A Trojan horse

A new batch of nine trojan apps for Android with millions of downloads has been discovered. The apps were deploying…

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Last updated July 1, 2021
Unlocked padlock depicting data breach

Byju user data was exposed online for two whole weeks due to a vendor’s misconfiguration.The data contained in the instance…

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Published on June 30, 2021
HBO Max

HBO Max is finally breaking out of the U.S. by bringing 39 Latin America and Caribbean territories aboard.Not all plans…

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Published on June 30, 2021

McDonald's is being accused of using biometric data collection systems on its drive thus.Allegedly, the AI-powered system can identify returning…

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Last updated June 30, 2021
Fishing hooks inside envelope with "@" print on the outside, depicting phishing scam

A new phishing campaign out there focuses on stealing user credentials from the "Indeed" employment website. Cybercriminals have succeeded in…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
Europe’s New Privacy Rules Is Changing The Internet

The new European privacy rule - GDPR, is set to reshape how we use the internet. Users will gain more…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 A Fast And Private Consumer DNS Service

Cloudflare launched their new consumer DNS service named 1.1.1.1. The new DNS service will protect users from prying eyes of their…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
ChoosePrivacy Explained

You might have seen the hashtag #ChoosePrivacy showing up in your Twitter feed and on Facebook since the start of…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
Location Tracking

Prison telecom company Securus has a service that enables law enforcement to track most American cellphones in real time. The…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
Why You Should Leave Social Media

Social media dominates the modern world. That’s an amazing fact given that these services haven’t been around that long. Facebook…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
La Liga

The official app of the Spanish La Liga has been caught requesting microphone and GPS access. According to reports, the…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
Roger Clark

US court to persecute Silk Road’s alleged Right-Hand Man Roger Clark. Roger Clark gets extradited to New York to finally…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
CIA

Former CIA worker Joshua Schulte has been charged with leaking classified hacking tools by Wikileaks. The indictment offered very little…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
YouTube Piracy Filters

YouTube strangely blocks some major channels from the platform without any prior notice. Reliable sources reported that the block was…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
Roku Devices

Roku faces copyright infringement ban, and this time it’s Mexico to close its doors. Roku has effectively responded to the…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
Venmo

A privacy advocate discovered a vulnerability in Paypal-owned Venmo app’s API which has led to a large number of transactions…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
CCleaner Taken Down Following Outrage Over Data Collection

The v5.45 release of CCleaner forced users to leave Active Monitoring on, which allows the app to send anonymous data…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
DMCA Takedown Requests Filed by Topple Track Against Legitimate Websites

A series of takedown requests were filed against legitimate websites that cover news on censorship. An article by Member of…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
Twitch

A bug in a recently retired feature on popular live streaming platform Twitch has exposed private messages of many users…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
Chat App Wickr Seeks to Evade State-Level Censorship

Encrypted chat apps are being targeted by governments and are being blocked in countries with strict censorship laws. Wickr seeks…

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Last updated June 29, 2021
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