One of the most prevalent methods of cybercrime today is the social media hack. For cybercriminals, these social platforms — including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat — are like candy stores to kids. Social media users feel comfortable and…
Go ahead, it’s all good. Promise yourself that you’ll invest a little more effort into your own privacy protection this year. It’ll be the easiest resolution to keep, and we’re about to make it even easier by giving you the info and links you need. Y…
As we look back at the year, it’s impossible not to acknowledge the rampant data breaches that caused such chaos for what seemed to be all 52 weeks of the year. The secret and sensitive data of literally hundreds of millions of people has been torn o…
Android malware steals PayPal cash
Malware continues to grow smarter and more sinister, as evidenced by the newest Android scam, which researchers discovered yesterday. At the heart of the scam is a fake app called Optimization Battery. Users can on…
Fake apps abuse Apple Touch ID
Two fake apps posing as fitness tools in the Apple App Store — “Fitness Balance” and “Calories Tracker” — used the Apple Touch ID to scam users out of a hundred dollars at a time. The malicious apps prompted users to u…
Marriott-owned Starwood Hotels data breach
Another day, another data breach. Marriott-owned Starwood, the largest hotel chain in the world, confirmed that its Starwood Hotels database, which includes information on about 500 million hotel guests, ha…
Marriott-owned Starwood Hotels data breach
Another day, another data breach. Marriott-owned Starwood, the largest hotel chain in the world, confirmed that its Starwood Hotels database, which includes information on about 500 million hotel guests, ha…
Marriott-owned Starwood Hotels data breach
Another day, another data breach. Marriott-owned Starwood, the largest hotel chain in the world, confirmed that its Starwood Hotels database, which includes information on about 500 million hotel guests, ha…
Your online privacy is important – but what steps are you taking to protect it? The uncomfortable truth is that there are companies that exist solely to track your online behavior, noting which websites you visit, which products you buy, what search …
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) have each levied fines on international car service Uber to the tune of a collective £900,000. The fines were charged for, in the words of the ICO, “failin…