Since last “Black Friday” marketplaces traditionally held all kinds of promotions, scammers took advantage of the buying rush – according to data experts, the number of malicious copies of trading platforms has noticeably increased...
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Rostec State Corporation announced the creation of a flash drive with the ability to physically destroy the information stored on it at the touch of a button. It was developed by the specialists of JSC NPP Krasnoznamenets of the Technodinamika...
As solutions on the Chrome OS platform continue to proliferate, so does their functionality. In the future, Chromebooks may receive support for HPS technology, which protects information from strangers – it will warn the user if someone...
British parliamentarians intend to radically solve the problem of weak non-unique passwords. A draft law was presented in local parliament this week to prohibit manufacturers from assigning “default” universal passwords to IoT electronics. Image...
It has long been known that Android smartphones track user activity. Now the experts at DuckDuckGo have announced that a new feature in their proprietary browser will completely nip such attempts by blocking intrusive trackers hidden in numerous...
Meta’s Instagram social network appears to be introducing a new user authentication system that will reduce the number of spambots that have flooded the communications platform’s ecosystem. Image source: PxHere.com This was announced by...
The WhatsApp development team is testing another update to their software product, which will make the messenger ecosystem a little safer for potential victims of persecution. Image source: whatsapp.com According to the latest data, in beta version...
Back in May, Google announced that it intends to make two-step authentication (2FA) mandatory for logging into their accounts before the end of the year. The company has now announced an exact date for the changes to take effect. Image source:...
In connection with the growing frequency and intensity of hacker attacks on vital infrastructure projects in the United States, the State Department of the country intends to create a special Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy. reuters.com...
After several scandals involving private companies that develop hacker software, the United States intends to impose new restrictions on the sale of commercial tools for hacking information systems. softwareone.com The US Department of Commerce...
Experts are called Microsoft’s services are “the world’s largest hosting for malware,” thanks in large part to cybercriminals’ abuse of sites like Office 365 and OneDrive, as well as other company projects. newsignature.com...
Cybersecurity experts from Sophos have identified at least one crypto wallet filled with $ 1.4 million worth of bitcoins from successful fraudulent transactions. Attackers target users of dating apps like Tinder and Bumble in Asia who own iPhones...
An AI-generated voice simulation helped criminals trick a bank employee in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), resulting in a loss of $ 35 million to the financial institution. gizmodo.com Judging by a recently released court document, the story took...
Even if the user of an Android smartphone has deleted the most suspicious applications, turned off the tracking option in the settings and took all the necessary measures, this is not enough for the device to stop tracking him. About it testifies...
There was a bug in the Telegram messenger for months, thanks to which “self-destructing” images continued to be stored even after they disappeared from the chat. This was told to the Internet community by a “white hacker” who...
Researchers from British Universities of Birmingham and Surrey discovered a vulnerability in the contactless Apple Pay payment system, which allows you to withdraw any amount of money from a bank card linked to it without having to unlock your...
The Apple AirTag device, designed to be attached to all sorts of things for subsequent search in case of loss, makes it easy to direct a citizen who finds it to a site designed to steal iCloud login information or upload arbitrary malicious code to...
Xiaomi will engage a third-party expert to evaluate the statements contained in the report of the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) of Lithuania, in which the agency suspects Xiaomi and Huawei smartphones of transferring data to the Chinese...
For three summer weeks, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) silently watched as the REvil criminal group encrypted the information systems of numerous companies and organizations, including hospitals, schools and commercial enterprises with...
Former US National Security Agency employee and now human rights activist Edward Snowden warned netizens against using the popular ExpressVPN service for good reason. dw.com It is unknown if Snowden has any special data, but his short post on...
