Only two solutions scored a perfect 100 percent. Of course, you get what you pay for, and if you rely on free products to protect your most valuable data; you have to question how much you really value it ! A recent report looks into the detection rates of a number of anti malware products […]
India has banned 47 more Chinese apps just weeks after blocking the highly popular video-sharing platform TikTok and 58 others over national security and privacy concerns, an information ministry official and media reports said Monday. Tensions between the world’s two most-populous nations soared last month after a Himalayan border clash that left 20 Indian troops dead and […]
Names, credit card data, addresses, and information on transactions as recent as yesterday are being sold online. Buzzfeed says information including “names, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and order histories” appearing to belong to 278,531 Instacart accounts is available to buy. (Though it’s impossible to verify that this number doesn’t include duplicates […]
One of Catalonia’s most senior politicians has been warned his mobile phone was targeted using spyware its makers say is only sold to governments to track criminals and terrorists. WhatsApp believes the attacks occurred over a two week period in April to May 2019, when a total of 1,400 of its users were allegedly targeted […]
With the recent rumours of the Houseparty being hacked, many people are rushing to delete the app; but are not quite thinking that they also need to delete their account too. Here’s how to do both in the right order: Send an email to support@houseparty.com In the subject line, type Delete My Account. In the email […]
Group videochat app Houseparty has been caught up in some controversy with claims that users’ social media accounts have been hacked after installing and using the app. Across Twitter complaints have been flooding in of hacked Spotify, Netflix and facebook accounts; but these have been strong denied by the app developer Epic games which has […]
The Marriott hotel group has been hacked again for the 2nd time in 2 years. Marriott’s rewards scheme company Bonvoy – which holds contact details (name, mailing address, email address, and phone number); loyalty account information; additional personal details; partnerships and affiliations; and preferences Hotels that data was exposed. Marriott notified customers: “Marriott International announced […]
Zoom, the video calling app is seeing a massive surge in users in recent weeks as a result of the COVID-19 virus outbreak; and is used by many people, companies and Governments as countries put populations on lockdown. But recently Zoom has admitted that its calls are unencrypted and insecure. The app and its website […]
Uber said the number of law enforcement demands for user data during 2018 were up27% on the year earlier, according to its annual transparency report published Wednesday. Uber said the rise in demands was partly due to its business growing in size, but also a “rising interest” from governments to access data on its customers. […]
“Password data and other personal information belonging to as many as 2.2 million users of two websites—one a cryptocurrency wallet service and the other a gaming bot provider—have been posted online, according to Troy Hunt, the security researcher behind the Have I Been Pwned breach notification service. One haul includes personal information for as many […]