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Gun Owners Beware—Hacker Offers 240,000 Stolen Records On Dark Web: Report

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 Davey Winder 645 ViewsCybercrime, Data, Guns, Hackers

Users of a popular gun exchange site may have had their email addresses, usernames and passwords stolen according to reports.

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Is it riskier to store your data on-premise than in the cloud? Seconds out…

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Davey Winder 1185 Viewscloud, Data

Apparently, more CISOs think it’s less risky, or same, when data is stored in the cloud rather than on-premise environments.

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Combolists-as-a-Service can now be added to the threat landscape

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 Davey Winder 1108 ViewsCredentials, Cybercrime, Data

Entrepreneurial cyber-criminals are now renting out access to databases that combine log-in, passwords and other data; as a commodity service.

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Google Wants Your Phone Number — Should You Provide It?

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 Davey Winder 1619 ViewsAdvice, Data, Google

When Google suggests you hand over even more personal data, the knee-jerk reaction is always to run away – don’t…

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Google Confirms It Will Automatically Delete Your Data — What You Need To Know

May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 Davey Winder 4046 ViewsData, Google, location, Privacy

Google has just quietly confirmed that it will soon start automatically deleting user data, here’s what you need to know…

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Researchers Find ‘Dangerous Levels’ Of Sensitive Data For Sale On eBay

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 Davey Winder 1412 ViewsData, eBay, Privacy

Sensitive data has been found on some 42% of hard drives purchased on eBay according to new research published today

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VISA: The Undocumented Security Problem Inside Intel — What You Need To Know

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Davey Winder 1704 ViewsChips, Data, Intel, Research

Researchers have revealed a previously undocumented technology hiding inside Intel chips that could potentially leave the door open to attackers…

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2.2B Accounts Found In New Data Breach Dump — How To Check If You’re A Victim

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Davey Winder 3951 Viewsbreach, Cybercrime, Data

The biggest collection of dumped breach data has just got even bigger, with 2.2 billion accounts in the 847GB dump

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Are Android apps systematically oversharing your data?

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Davey Winder 1885 ViewsAnalysis, Android, Apps, Data, Privacy

Innocuous-sounding data can often reveal sensitive personal information, and this data (and metadata) is being systematically overshared by Android apps

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Google Zero-Day Security Warning For Chrome Users—Attacks Underway

Google Zero-Day Security Warning For Chrome Users—Attacks Underway

March 26, 2022April 15, 2022 Davey Winder
Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Davey Winder
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How Russian Pornhub Hackers Pulled Off $30M Advertising Scam

November 28, 2018 Davey Winder
Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

May 17, 2020May 19, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Davey Winder
Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Davey Winder
Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Davey Winder
Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 Davey Winder
Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Davey Winder
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Windows Data Hack Attackers Confirmed, Microsoft Responds With Powerful Counterpunch

December 31, 2019January 1, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

January 18, 2020January 20, 2020 Davey Winder
Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

October 18, 2019October 23, 2019 Davey Winder
How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Microsoft Issues Emergency Windows 10, 11 & Server Security Update

Microsoft Issues Emergency Windows 10, 11 & Server Security Update

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Davey Winder
Apple Safari, Microsoft Windows 11 & Teams, Hacked During $800,000 Zero-Day Fest

Apple Safari, Microsoft Windows 11 & Teams, Hacked During $800,000 Zero-Day Fest

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Davey Winder
Apple 0-Day Security Warning For Mac, TV, Watch Users—Attacks Maybe Underway

Apple 0-Day Security Warning For Mac, TV, Watch Users—Attacks Maybe Underway

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Davey Winder
iOS 15.5—Apple Issues Massive iPhone Security Update For Millions Of Users

iOS 15.5—Apple Issues Massive iPhone Security Update For Millions Of Users

May 17, 2022 Davey Winder
Eurovision 2022 Final-Russian Hackers Say They Can Stop Ukraine Kalush Orchestra Win

Eurovision 2022 Final-Russian Hackers Say They Can Stop Ukraine Kalush Orchestra Win

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Davey Winder
Critical Security Alert For Microsoft Windows 10, Server Users–Attacks Underway

Critical Security Alert For Microsoft Windows 10, Server Users–Attacks Underway

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Davey Winder
New Google Chrome Security Warning For Millions Of Smartphone Users

New Google Chrome Security Warning For Millions Of Smartphone Users

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Davey Winder
Apple’s Stunning 2022 Security Pact With Google, Microsoft Revealed

Apple’s Stunning 2022 Security Pact With Google, Microsoft Revealed

May 7, 2022 Davey Winder
Urgent Google Android Update As 36 Security Issues Confirmed-One Already Under Attack

Urgent Google Android Update As 36 Security Issues Confirmed-One Already Under Attack

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 Davey Winder
Russian Military Hackers—$10 Million Reward Offered By U.S. Government

Russian Military Hackers—$10 Million Reward Offered By U.S. Government

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 Davey Winder
Elon Musk Says He Will Encrypt Twitter 2.0 Messages To Stop Spying

Elon Musk Says He Will Encrypt Twitter 2.0 Messages To Stop Spying

April 30, 2022 Davey Winder
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Warning—Massive New Security Update For 3.2 Billion Google Chrome Users Confirmed

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Davey Winder
Google Confirms Record-Breaking 14 Serious Chrome Security Exploits Surprise In New Report

Google Confirms Record-Breaking 14 Serious Chrome Security Exploits Surprise In New Report

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Davey Winder
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