Security

Flipboard changes all user passwords after ‘security incident’ exposes account info

If you’re a Flipboard user, you should probably log in today and change your password. The popular news aggregation service this week “identified unauthorised…

Huawei applies pressure to end lawsuit against US government’s trade ban

In a trade war that has been decidedly one sided until now, Huawei is finally applying more pressure on the US government. In a…

Google stored some G Suite customers passwords in readable text

Google on Tuesday revealed that it stored some of its G Suite business customers’ passwords in a readable, unencrypted format. “We discovered that starting…

Millions of Instagram celebs’ data reportedly exposed online

A report by TechCrunch on Tuesday revealed that millions of popular Instagrammers’ personal data was exposed after a public database was discovered online. The…

WhatsApp spyware exploit ‘unusual’ but method more than 30 years old

WhatsApp users were faced with a frightening situation earlier this week, when it was revealed that a WhatsApp voice call could allow an attacker…

Google offers replacements for bug-affected BLE Titan Security Keys

Google on Wednesday revealed that there is a bug affecting its Bluetooth Titan Security Keys in the United States. The bug, which only affects…

WhatsApp users could get infected by spyware through a phone call

A report by The Financial Times (via The Verge) on Tuesday revealed that WhatsApp was recently exposed to spyware capable of accessing phone functions and…

Ster-Kinekor website leaked millions of users’ private data

Ster-Kinekor’s old website allowed anyone with know-how to retrieve the profile details of every user on the site. This information included phone numbers, addresses and…

The world’s most-wanted cyber criminal is Gru from Despicable Me

Mr Bogachev, tear down that firewall! The New York Times reported Sunday that the world’s most wanted cyber criminal — worth a US$3-million bounty —…

Kaspersky launches perfume to, uh, combat cyber attacks

We’re just as confused as you are. Kaspersky Labs — best known to the average human as the virus protection you have to pay…

Cloudflare bug leaks personal information to search engines

US Internet giant Cloudflare revealed yesterday that a bug in its coding had put many users’ sensitive information at risk. Google Zero engineer Travis…

Is TrackOFF the internet security service you’ve been sorely missing?

With so much talk about hacking, identity theft and online fraud floating around in 2017, we’ll totally understand if you never want to switch…

CNN’s Facebook accounts briefly breached by OurMine

CNN’s Facebook accounts were briefly compromised this weekend by hacking collective OurMine, Mashable reports. The group, now infamous for gaining access to accounts to…

Mozilla Firefox 51 now alerts users of dodgy HTTP logins

Mozilla Firefox has been steadily losing ground to the likes of Google’s Chrome n recent years, but the browser’s creator is slowly starting to…

Your Android Pattern Lock isn’t secure at all, research suggests

Modern Android devices give users a number of authentication methods. From fingerprints to PIN codes, there are a slew of options to unlock your…

New ransomware unlocks your PC – if you infect friends

A new form of ransomware has emerged online that promises to unlock your PC if you infect your friends with said ransomware. Dubbed Popcorn…

Security, BYOD and IT trends you can expect to see in 2017

Security remains one of the most debated and contested topics of the year. Predictions have come, and predictions have gone. Some have come true;…

Ransomware: 9 best security practices your company should apply

Ransomware. Today, one of the most wide-spread and damaging threats that internet users and organisations face. In short, it is a type of malware…

FriendFinder Networks: 412m accounts hacked in 2016’s biggest breach

Another adult dating company has been hacked, but this time it’s FriendFinder. According to breach notification portal LeakedSource, details of around 412-million accounts have made…

Opera: OLX, Letgo tracks you more than Takealot, Gumtree

New research from Opera Software found that over half of the top 60 Android shopping apps collect personal information via trackers. However, South Africa’s…

Update: DDoS attack on Dyn DNS leaves internet crippled

Update #5, 22 October, 12.30am: Dyn has issued its lengthiest update yet, revealing a few more details about the DDoS attack on its DNS…

EFF: 4 big security concerns for WhatsApp

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has been on WhatsApp‘s case this year, taking the platform to task over its new data-sharing policy with Facebook….

Employees download malware every four seconds

A new pair of studies reveals that employees are downloading unknown malware at a staggering rate. The Check Point 2016 Security Report and the…

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