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ALERT: 110,156 User Accounts Including Passports Breached at CityBee
Hi Guys I hope you are well. CityBee - 110,156 breached accounts In February 2021, car-sharing service CityBee announced they'd suffered a data breach that exposed 110k customers' personal information. The breach exposed names, email addresses, government issued IDs...
ALERT: Delete This Dangerous App With Over 1 Billion Downloads
Hi Guys, Security researchers have exposed an extremely dangerous app currently available for download on the Google Play Store. This app is called SHAREit, and while it has racked up over 1 Billion installs, you need to be aware that it contains unpatched...
What Your Smart Watch Knows About You
Hi Guys, Do you have a smart watch? If you do have one or if you are planning to get one take a look at some of the things that these devices able to track. The question is, do you want your 'watch' to know so much about you? First nameLast nameDate of birthSexBlood...
ALERT: Adobe and Microsoft Have Issued Dozens Of Critical Patches – Update Now
Hi Guys, Adobe and Microsoft have just issued dozens of security updates that fix many critical issues and flaws that can be exploited. Please go and get the updates now. Adobe UpdatesAdobe has fixed 23 Critical Flaws in several of its products. If you are using any...
How to Turn Off Location Tracking On Your Device
Hi Guys, Did your know that you can prevent iOS and Android from tracking your every move? The tracking feature is hidden inside your phone's privacy settings, and, by default, it records your every move. The feature is called "Frequent Locations," and it allows your...
Click This Security Button Now If You Are A User of Google Chrome
Hi Guys, Google Chrome is an excellent internet browser in that it has a great ecosystem of extensions that you can use. It is also quite secure (as long as you keep out updated and as long as you are careful about what you click on etc.), but did you know that you...
ALERT: Update Android Now – February Update Fixes Five Critical Flaws
Hi Guys, Google’s February security update fixes five critical and high-severity vulnerabilities. I strongly recommend that you update now your device now. On most phones you can install your Google updates by doing this: Open your device’s SettingsNear the bottom,...
ALERT: 1,906,808 User Accounts Breached at Online Photo Editing Application
Hi Guys I hope you are well. Pixlr - 1,906,808 Breached Accounts In October 2020, the online photo editing application Pixlr suffered a data breach exposing 1.9 million subscribers. Impacted data included names, email addresses, social media profiles, the country...
Is Your Home Appliance Spying On You?
Hi Guys, Researchers have demonstrated how popular robotic household cleaners can be remotely hacked to turn them into microphones. Yes, that is right, your vacuum cleaner could be spying on you! The researchers, including Nirupam Roy from the University of Maryland...
ALERT: 2,811,929 User Accounts Breached at Online Store Bonobos
Hi Guys I hope you are well. Bonobos - 2,811,929 Breached Accounts In August 2020, the clothing store Bonobos suffered a data breach that exposed almost 70GB of data containing 2.8 million unique email addresses. The breach also exposed names, physical and IP...