The Star Wars Twitter botnet, the return of Lavabit, a critical Cisco Webex flaw, and the St. Louis Library ransomware story are discussed.
Tag Archives: Privacy
An introduction to private browsing
Privacy and security fears are driving many people to look into the possibilities of private browsing. We investigate what it is and how you stay anonymous online
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Worrying about data privacy isn’t enough: Here’s how to own your online presence
ESET’s Ondrej Kubovič: “Worrying about privacy isn’t enough” – here’s how to control your data privacy and online presence.
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China makes VPNs illegal to tighten its Great Firewall
China is long known for its strict Internet censorship laws through the Great Firewall of China – China’s Golden Shield project that employs a variety of tricks to censor Internet and block access to various foreign websites in the country by its government.
The Great Firewall has blocked some 171 out of the world’s 1,000 top websites, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Dropbox, and
Massive Twitter Botnet Dormant Since 2013
Researchers from the University College London have found a Twitter botnet of 350,000 bots that has been dormant since shortly after the accounts were registered.
ProtonMail Gets Own Tor-Accessible .Onion Hidden Service
Encrypted email service ProtonMail announced early Thursday that it had added its own Tor hidden service.
SHA-1 End Times Have Arrived
Things are about to get a lot safer on the internet with SHA-2, but there is plenty of work still to be done when it comes to SHA-1 deprecation.
Amazon Echo and the Alexa dollhouses: Security tips and takeaways
Tips on securing the Alexa service on Amazon Echo devices, notably voice purchasing, a topic brought into focus by the recent “San Diego dollhouse TV story”.
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Netflix Phishing Campaign Targeted User Information, Credit Card Data
Researchers recently identified a phishing campaign set up to lure unsuspecting Netflix users into giving up their credentials and credit card data.
Hello Kitty Database of 3.3 Million Breached Credentials Surfaces
A database of 3.3 million Hello Kitty users tied to a 2015 breach surfaced over the weekend exposing thousands of minors to potential credential theft.