FTC Introduces its First-Ever Case against Stalkerware Apps
The Federal Trade Commission has made its first-ever move against stalkerware mobile apps, by opening an official investigation…
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Samsung to Fix a Bug that Lets Anyone Unlock the Galaxy S10 with Any Fingerprint
Samsung states it is working to push out a fix for an issue with the Galaxy S10, which lets any fingerprint unlock the devices…
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Facebook Broadens its Data Abuse Reporting Reward Program
Facebook is widening its bug bounty vulnerabilities program, which pays people to report potential problems with the social network…
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Instagram Now Lets Users Better Manage Third-Party App Permissions with Enhanced Security Options
Instagram is introducing more options for managing third-party app permissions, providing more security for its user-base…
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Google will Give the Play Store an Incognito Mode and Step-Up Device Security
Google will make Incognito Mode available on the Google Play Store but will also remind users about potential hazards, according
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Twitter Confesses it Used Two-Factor Authentication to Target Users with Ads
Twitter admits to using the two-factor authentication phone number security measure in order to target users with more ads…
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Instagram Now Publishes Emails for Users to Cross-Check to Avoid Phishing Scams
Instagram now helps users keep away from being victimized by phishing schemes with a new official email cross-check section…
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Google Plans to Block Unsecure Content on HTTPS Pages by Default
Google reveals its plans to automatically block unsecured content on encrypted HTTPS pages by default, in a gradual roll out…
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Google Uncovers a Zero-Day Vulnerability in Android Affecting Pixel, Samsung, and Huawei Phones
Google found an Android zero-day vulnerability which impacted some Pixel, Samsung, and Huawei phone models…
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Google will Build its Popular Password Checker Directly into Chrome
Google had a hit with its Password Checker extension for Chrome and now plans to build it right into its proprietary browser…
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Ex-Yahoo Engineer Admits in Court to Hacking 6,000 Customer Accounts in Search for Users’ Nude Pics
An engineer previously with Yahoo has admitted in a court of law to breaking into approximately 6,000 accounts to find sexual photos and videos…
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Webkit Zero-Day Exploit Hits Mac and iOS with Malvertising Redirects
A webkit zero-say flaw besieges both iOS and Mac devices with malvertising redirects, rendering ad-sandbox protections totally useless…
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Fleeceware in the Google Play Store have Cost Unsuspecting Users $100s for a Basic Calculator and QR Code Scanning Apps
Problems continue to plague the Google Play Store in the form of malware and now, it’s dealing with a new scheme called Fleeceware…
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Google Banishes Two Dozen Malware-Infected Apps from its Play Store that were Downloaded Half a Million Times
Google has taken down two dozen Android apps containing malware from the Play Store, that were downloaded half a million times…
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Facebook’s most Recent Data Breach Compromises Information of Over 419 Million Users
Facebook has suffered another data breach, in which the records of more than 419 million users in different countries being made public…
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