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Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 17:34:53 +0000

While Amazon is poised for its fourth annual Prime Day, the e-commerce giant’s flash sales event for Prime members, shoppers on the hunt for deals may get more than they bargained for—malware. Here’s what you need to keep in mind to stay secure while you shop.

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Tags: amazon fraud amazon prime amazon prime day 2018 amazon scam prime day 2018 secure shopping

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July 15, 2018 admin

A primer: How to stay safe on Amazon’s Prime Day Sale

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 17:34:53 +0000

While Amazon is poised for its fourth year run of Prime Day, the e-commerce giant’s annual flash sales event for Prime members, shoppers on the hunt for bargain deals are ready and revving, too. But before you review your shopping list, let us first review some points we need to keep in mind to stay secure whilst we shop.

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Tags: amazon fraud amazon prime amazon prime day 2018 amazon scam prime day 2018 secure shopping

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July 12, 2018 admin

Block all or nothing to prevent ICO fraud?

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:00:49 +0000

Unfortunately, most ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) turn out to be scams. So we feel compelled to ask our customers: would you like us to protect you from aal of them?

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Tags: ico fraud Initial Coin Offering protection scams

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July 12, 2018 admin

When three isn’t a crowd: Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks explained

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:42:06 +0000

Maybe it’s the quirky way some tech writers abbreviate it, or the surreal way it reminded you of that popular Michael Jackson song. Whatever triggers you to remember the term, for most of us, man-in-the-middle embodies something both familiar yet mysterious. Let’s get to know this threat a little bit better, shall we?

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Tags: catchapp https everywhere man-in-the-browser man-in-the-cloud-man-in-the-iot man-in-the-middle mitm phishing spyeye superfish wi-fi eavesdropping Zeus

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July 11, 2018 admin

We block shady ad blockers

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:15:23 +0000

Some of you have reached out to us concerning Malwarebytes blocking of certain Ad blocking extensions, or an influx in web blocking notifications. First things first, this is not a False Positive.

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Tags: adblock pro adguard adremover for google chrome adremover.org block extension Google Chrome HD for YouTube Malwarebytes services.adremover.org ublock plus web block Webutation

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July 11, 2018 admin

IoT domestic abuse: What can we do to stop it?

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000

A disturbing new use of technology against loved ones has come to light: Internet of Things (IoT) domestic abuse cases are being reported, and security experts are wondering how best to tackle this new problem. What is it? And more importantly, what can we do to fight it?

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Tags: domestic abuse Internet of Things IoT privacy safety security tracking

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July 10, 2018 admin