After WhatsApp threat, Indonesia steps up Internet obscenity purge After WhatsApp threat, Indonesia steps up Internet obscenity purge:- Indonesia said on Tuesday it will summon executives of messaging services and search engines, including Google, to demand they remove obscene content, but dropped a threat to block WhatsApp Messenger after “GIF” […]
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When Google Play Protect fails When Google Play Protect fails:- I’ve written a lot about Android security over the years — and more often than not, it’s the same ol’ story time and time again: A company that sells mobile security software finds some theoretical threat — something that (a) […]
7 steps for crafting the perfect password 7 steps for crafting the perfect password:- Your password can ruin your life. I know that sounds dramatic, but it’s true. If someone figures out the password to your email, you’re in trouble. Social media? Even worse. Once hackers access your online bank […]
Google Play Protect scores rock bottom in anti-malware test Google Play Protect scores rock bottom in anti-malware test:- GOOGLE’S new initiative to reduce malware in the Android ecosystem has failed miserably at its first test. The service was launched alongside Android 8.0 Oreo in response to concerns about the rise […]
Security Firms Say Bad Rabbit Attack Carried Out by NotPetya Group Security Firms Say Bad Rabbit Attack Carried Out by NotPetya Group:- Several security firms have come forward today with evidence that shows links connecting the Bad Rabbit ransomware outbreak that happened yesterday with the NotPetya ransomware outbreak that took […]
New ransomware attack hits Russia and spreads around globe New ransomware attack hits Russia and spreads around globe:- The U.S. government has issued a warning about a new ransomware attack that spread through Russia and Ukraine and into other countries around the world. Cybersecurity experts said the ransomware — which […]
Sonic Drive-In hit by security breach Sonic Drive-In hit by security breach:-Hackers may have made off with millions of credit card and debit card accounts used at Sonic Drive-In locations, according to a security blog. In a posting Tuesday, Krebs on Security said Sonic Drive-In, a fast-food chain with 3,600 […]
Opposing Trump, conservative bloc demands reforms to internet spy law An influential conservative bloc of Republican lawmakers on Thursday said it opposed renewal of an internet surveillance law unless major changes were made in how the U.S. government collects and uses American data, reflecting disagreement within the majority party. A […]
Putin praises Trump, says U.S. spies may have faked hacking evidence President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Donald Trump had run a better presidential campaign than Hillary Clinton and that U.S. intelligence agencies could have easily faked what he said was false evidence that Russia had hacked the Democratic […]
Researchers say global cyber attack similar to North Korean hacks Both Symantec and Kaspersky said it was too early to tell whether North Korea was involved in the attacks, based on the evidence that was published on Twitter by Google security researcher Neel Mehta. The attacks, which slowed on Monday, […]
