NEWS & PRIVACY TIPS

Hi Guys, The Mozilla Foundation has released the latest edition of its *Privacy Not Included shopping guide, providing buyers with a list of how the most popular connected gadgets handle privacy and security issues. The researchers spent over 950 hours examining 151...

Hi Guys, I hope you are well. Robinhood – 7,000,000 breached accountsThe data for approximately 7 million Robinhood customers stolen in a recent data breach are being sold on a popular hacking forum and marketplace.Last week, Robinhood disclosed a data breach after...

Hi Guys, The following two apps have been confirmed to contain malware called ‘The Joker’. This malware is designed to steal SMS messages, contact lists, device information, and to sign the victim up for premium rate subscriptions and services. Please check your...

Hi Guys, Microsoft has just released a security update that fixes fifty fives bugs and six zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited by cybercriminals. Please update all of your Windows products now.  To install the latest Microsoft Updates: * Click Start* Go to...

Hi Guys, I hope you are well. ActMobile (unverified) - 1,583,193 breached accountsIn October 2021, security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered an exposed database he attributed to ActMobile, the operators of Dash VPN and FreeVPN. The exposed data included 1.6 million...

Hi Guys, Bruce Schneier recently shared an excellent article written by Vice about how the FBI gets location data from cell phone providers like AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. It looks like this article is based on a leaked 139-page presentation from 2019. Although...

Gmail has a feature called Confidential Mode that disables the recipient's ability to forward, copy, print, and download any email that you send to them. Using confidential mode, you can also set an expiry date for the email so that it self-destructs after a period of...

Hi Guys, We have confirmed reports that a hacking group called Black Shadow has broken into an LGBTQ dating site called Atraf and is threatening to leak extremely sensitive information on its users if a $1,000,000 ransom demand is not paid. Black Shadow has already...

Hi Guys, Mozilla has just released a security update for the Firefox web browser that fixes several security holes, some of which are being actively exploited in the wild. If you are a user of Firefox, please stop what you are doing and update Firefox to the latest...

Hi Guys, Google’s November security update fixes eighteen critical and high-severity vulnerabilities. One of the these bugs is currently being exploited by criminals to take control of a weakened device so I strongly recommend that you update your device now. On most...