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You've probably heard of people's private information getting leaked online. Maybe you're even one of those people who had their personal information compromised. No matter what, you should take the necessary precautions to protect yourself…

As information and communications technology (ICT) systems proliferate, it has become essential for the privacy of users to be considered and safeguarded. While there are many existing ways to protect users' digital privacy, such as…

   Something I've not seen come up yet: a password manager that's integrated with your browser is a good defense against phishing.Because it'll only offer passwords for sites that match the entry, defaulting (most often) to being the same…

Recent moves from the US government agency have laid the groundwork for significant changes to businesses’ compliance obligations, writes US attorney David Oberly ANALYSIS The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) overhauled its rule-making…

The beginnings of the hacker culture as we know it today can be conveniently dated to 1961, the year MIT acquired the first PDP-1. The Signals and Power committee of MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club adopted the machine as their favorite…

A banking-fraud trojan that has been targeting Android users for three years has been updated to create even more grief. Besides draining bank accounts, the trojan can now activate a kill switch that performs a factory reset and wipes…

“The timeline was very tight and we were racing against time; everyone was looking for answers quickly to address the issue," said Mr. Ryan Chen, 36, a CSA senior consultant who coordinated operations between various teams during the…

Criminals typically approach data theft with one goal in mind: to invest as little effort as possible in order to collect as much sensitive, money-generating user data as possible. Cryptocurrency wallets, banking credentials, extortion, and…

A new government-backed campaign is calling on tech giants to stop rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal already use E2EE, and Meta plans to deploy it in Facebook Messenger, but the No…

A team of researchers at the Universities of Arizona, Georgia, and South Florida, have developed a machine-learning-based CAPTCHA solver that they claim can overcome 94.4% of real challenges on dark websites. The study's goal was…

YouTube is a major conduit of fake news, fact-checkers say The platform is not doing enough to tackle the spread of falsehoods, claims letters signed by 80 groups. YouTube is a major conduit of online disinformation and…

A cybercrime group has been mailing out USB thumb drives in the hope that recipients will plug them into their PCs and install ransomware on their networks, according to the FBI. The USB drives contain so-called 'BadUSB' attacks. They…

Omicron Covid-19 variant anxieties have inspired cybercriminals to create new themed phishing attacks. The latest campaign includes the deployment of Dridex malware. Dridex is banking malware distributed through phishing emails that contain…

Cybercrime can affect anyone who uses the internet and is digitally connected. When we talk about them, we don't just mean malware and hacking to steal your financial, personal, and other information; we also mean a wide range of online…

Sainsbury's is among major businesses in the UK and US affected by a cyber-attack on a payroll system provider. On Saturday, Kronos confirmed it was dealing with a ransomware attack on its computer systems. Many…

Data is an incredibly important asset, and collecting and sharing data can be big business in today’s digital economy. However, in order for a company to profit from the data it collects, it must have measures in place to ensure that…

A report from a joint committee of MPs and Lords recommending what should be included in the Online Safety Bill is due in the next few days. The landmark legislation is one of the first attempts to lay down in law a set…

The government has been fined £500,000 for mistakenly sharing the postal addresses of more than 1,000 New Year Honours recipients online. Singer Sir Elton John, sports presenter Gabby Logan and TV cook Nadiya Hussain…

A global police operation has dealt a devastating blow to one of the most prolific cyber-crime gangs in history. The co-ordinated action against the REvil gang was announced on Monday by Romanian police, the US…

Thousands of house-buyers using a conveyancing company have been left in limbo due to a cyber-security breach. Premier Property Lawyers (PPL), based in Enderby, Leicestershire, said a "security incident" had left…

US share-trading app Robinhood has been hit by a security breach that has exposed the names or email addresses of more than seven million people. The company says the breach affected "a limited amount of personal…

This year, we’ve seen a significant increase in digitalisation; we’ve moved our physical workplace online, and data transfer has become more fluid than ever before. File sharing has become an important aspect of every modern business, and…

Acer's after-sales service systems were recently targeted by a cyber-attack in India. The hackers allegedly stole client and financial information from the company's systems. Acer retailers and distributors in India had their login…

China has slammed "groundless" claims that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft. A group of Western countries had accused China of hacking Microsoft Exchange - a popular email platform used by companies…

Researchers found that one in five British adults believe that hanging up on someone is rude - even if the person on the other end of the line is obviously a scammer. British politeness could be hindering the fight against scammers - as…

Duped Researchers at the AI firm Kneron were able to easily fool facial recognition systems at a variety of high security locations — including banks, border crossing checkpoints, and airports — using a high quality mask, Fortune reports.…

San Francisco – December 9, 2019 – Brave Software, makers of the innovative Brave browser which combines privacy with a blockchain-based digital advertising platform, today announced that the Brave browser was selected as the…

There is a problem with artificial intelligence. It can be amazing at churning through gigantic amounts of data to solve challenges that humans struggle with. But understanding how it makes its decisions is often very difficult to do, if…