NEWS & PRIVACY TIPS

Hi Guys, I hope you are well. LinkedInScrape - 125,698,496 breached accountsDuring the first half of 2021, LinkedIn was targeted by attackers who scraped data from hundreds of millions of public profiles and later sold them online. Whilst the scraping did not...

Hi guys, I got a phone call today from a local phone number that looked legitimate. When I answered, I was told by an automated voice that my Amazon account was overdue and that I needed to pay $79.00 to bring it up to date; otherwise, my account would be closed, and...

Hi Guys, Researchers from the University of Birmingham and the University of Surrey have found a significant security flaw in Apple Pay that allows an attacker to make unauthorized credit card payments with a locked iPhone by taking advantage of the Express Travel...

Google has just released TWO emergency security updates for Chrome web browser that fixes two more massive security holes that are currently being exploited by hackers. Both of these security holes can give an attacker complete control over your system. Please update...

Hi Guys, I hope you are well. Ajarn - 266,399 breached accountsIn September 2021, English language teaching website Ajarn discovered they'd been the victim of a data breach dating back to December 2018. The breach was self-submitted to Incognito via HIBP and included...

Hi Guys, We have just been made aware of a new SMS-based Malware campaign attempting to infect people's mobile devices by promising details about Covid 19. If you are unlucky enough to have clicked on the link in one of these scam messages, you will install a piece of...

Hi Guys, Google has just released an emergency security update for Chrome web browser that fixes another massive security hole that is currently being exploited by hackers. This security hole can give an attacker complete control over your system so please treat this...

Hi Guys, Did you know that Facebook Messenger allows you to put a timer on every message sent to any of your Facebook friends, so they'll delete themselves after a short period of time. Here is how to turn it on: From Chats, tap. on the secret conversation.At the top...

Hi Guys, I hope you are well and that you are having a great Monday. Epik - 15,003,961 breached accountsIn September 2021, the domain registrar and web host Epik suffered a significant data breach. The breach exposed a huge volume of data not just of Epik customers,...

Hi Guys, Did you know that Facebook Messenger allows you to have secret conversations with your friends? Once you make a conversation secret, it is fully encrypted, meaning that your messages are incredibly private - not even Facebook can read them. Secret...