For four hours on October 13, the Covid-19 pass system used by England’s National Health System (NHS) went offline, stranding travelers at airports around the country who needed to show digital proof of their vaccinations to board their fli…
“I got hacked!” Every time a celebrity gets caught posting something they shouldn’t, we hear this common refrain. But sometimes, they actually do get hacked — and the consequences can be disastrous. From intimate photo leaks and extortion a…
There’s a common belief that kids are always on their phones. And we assume they’re on there because that’s where their friends are. Whether it’s the newest social media or “old school” SMS texting or Facetiming, young people like to stay c…
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, thousands of companies suddenly had to adapt to remote work. While many started relying more heavily on software they were already using — such as Slack for team interaction, Zoom for meetings, …
Tech abuse is a growing problem.
Jay McGowan, 83, spends about seven or eight hours a day online. He’s had the internet since 1995, but didn’t start spending so much time on it until he retired from his position as chief helicopter pilot of the Port Authority New York/New …
This post was written by the following Avast researchers:
Viliam Lisý, Avast Principal AI ScientistBranislav Bošanský, Avast Principal AI ScientistKarel Horak, Avast Senior AI ResearcherMatej Racinsky, Avast AI ResearcherPetr Somol, Avast …
“I liked this platform better when it was down,” snarked a friend of mine on Facebook, referencing last week’s surprise outage when Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire went dark for almost six hours.
Google pulled several ads for violating its policy against promoting “stalkerware,” surveillance apps that encourage users to spy on their spouses or significant others. TechCrunch found five app makers skirting Google’s no-tolerance policy…
Gen Z — the generation born between 1997 and 2012 — is the first generation to grow up as true digital natives. They’ve never lived in a time without the internet; some have never lived in a time without YouTube. Phones have always been som…