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Chrome users, here’s how to opt out of the Google FLoC trial

April 15, 2021 admin 0 Comments apple, Brave, DuckDuckGo, duckduckgo browser extension, eff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, federated learning of cohorts, Firefox, floc, google, Google Chrome, google chrome settings, Mozilla, privacy, safari, third party cookies, third party tracking, Vivaldi

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:39:42 +0000

Google’s FLoC trial will change how millions of users are tracked online. Here’s how to find out if you’re part of the trial, and how to opt out.

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Apple Brave DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo browser extension EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation Federated Learning of Cohorts firefox floc Google Google Chrome Google Chrome settings mozilla safari third party tracking third-party cookies third-party tracking Vivaldi

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A week in security (January 25 – January 31)

February 1, 2021 admin a week in security, babku ransomware, babuk, catfishing, coronavirus scams, coronavirus vaccination scam, data privacy day, DuckDuckGo, eff, emotet, federated learning of cohorts, floc, GDPR, Grindr, instagram scam, lock and code, lock and code podcast, Mozilla, netwalker, nhs scam, office 365 phish, phishing, ransomware, SCAM, steam, steam scam, trickbot

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:15:34 +0000

A privacy week special on Malwarebytes Labs with a special episode of our Lock & Code podcast, FLoC, Grindr, Emotet, and more.

Categories: A week in security

Tags: Babku ransomware Babuk catfishing coronavirus scams coronavirus vaccination scam data privacy day DuckDuckGo EFF emotet Federated Learning of Cohorts floc gdpr grindr Instagram scam lock and code lock and code podcast mozilla NetWalker NHS scam Office 365 phish phishing ransomware scam steam steam scam trickbot

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Why Data Privacy Day matters: A Lock and Code special with Mozilla, DuckDuckGo, and EFF

January 28, 2021 admin browser guard, browser plugins, data broker, data brokers, Data Privacy, data privacy day, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, DuckDuckGo, eff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Firefox, malwarebytes browser guard, malwarebytes privacy, Mozilla, online ad tracking, Online privacy, podcast, private browser, Private Browsing, private search, tracker blocker, VPN, VPNs

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:01:00 +0000

For Data Privacy Day, Lock and Code returns with a special episode featuring guests from Mozilla, DuckDuckGo, and EFF

Categories: Podcast

Tags: Browser guard browser plugins data broker data brokers Data privacy data privacy day data privacy law data privacy legislation DuckDuckGo EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation firefox Malwarebytes Browser Guard Malwarebytes Privacy mozilla online ad tracking online privacy private browser private browsing private search tracker blocker vpn VPNs

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Mozilla patches critical security issues in Firefox and Thunderbird

November 10, 2020 admin Buffer Overflow, cve-2020-26950, Exploits and vulnerabilities, Firefox, mcallgetproperty, Mozilla, RCE, thunderbird, Use After Free

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:22:29 +0000

Time to update! Mozilla has patched critical security issues in Firefox and Thunderbird.

Categories:

Exploits and vulnerabilities

Tags: buffer overflow cve-2020-26950 firefox mcallgetproperty mozilla rce thunderbird use-after-free

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The face of tomorrow’s cybercrime: Deepfake ransomware explained

June 26, 2020 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, backup, cybercrime-waiting-to-happen, deepfake ransomware, deepfakes, extortion-based ransomware, Mozilla, paul andre bricman, paul bricman, post-covid19, ransomfake, ransomware, real, registrul educațional alternativ, scam campaigns, sextortion, TikTok, Trend Micro, underground market, video scams

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 17:24:27 +0000

Deepfake ransomware is a mighty combination that several security experts fear would happen soon. But what is it exactly? Is it deepfake with a ransomware twist? Or ransomware with a sprinkling of deepfake tech?

Categories:

Ransomware

Tags: AI artificial intelligence backup cybercrime-waiting-to-happen deepfake ransomware deepfakes extortion-based ransomware mozilla Paul Andre Bricman Paul Bricman post-COVID19 RansomFake ransomware REAL Registrul Educațional Alternativ scam campaigns sextortion tiktok Trend Micro underground market video scams

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Firefox to pile on more native privacy features

July 23, 2019 admin Firefox, Have I been pwned, Mozilla, Organisations, privacy, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:28:43 +0000

Mozilla is integrating its Lockwise password manager directly into the browser and expanding its support for the Have I Been Pwned website.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/q-NknoPxSgU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (May 6 – 12)

May 13, 2019 admin 5G, baltimore, confluence, data breach, dharma, electricfish, financial, Fintech, google, Mozilla, privacy, Security world, seep dot web, Week in security, wolters kluwer

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 15:55:43 +0000

A roundup of security news from May 6–12, including breaches, privacy, financials, takedowns, and new ransomware tactics.

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Tags: 5G baltimore confluence data breach dharma electricfish financial fintech Google mozilla privacy seep dot web wolters kluwer

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A week in security (April 29 – May 5)

May 6, 2019 admin Electrum, Europol, Facebook, fiserv, git, healthcare, jenkins, mirrorthief, Mozilla, NIST, Security world, sextortion, Wall Street Market, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 15:21:13 +0000

A roundup of security news from April 29 – May 5, covering Electrum botnet, Wall Street Market takedown, privacy news, and the state of cryptojacking.

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Tags: Electrum europol facebook fiserv git healthcare jenkins mirrorthief mozilla NIST sextortion Wall Street Market

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