You Need to Update iOS, Android, and Chrome Right Now
Credit to Author: Kate O’Flaherty| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Plus: Microsoft patched some 100 flaws, while Oracle issued more than 500 security fixes.
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Hollywood’s Fight Against VPNs Turns Ugly
Credit to Author: Ax Sharma| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:21:42 +0000
Beyond accusations of rampant user copyright infringement, film companies have begun accusing VPNs of enabling a slew of more serious illegal activity.
Read MoreNorth Koreans Are Jailbreaking Phones to Access Forbidden Media
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000
A new report suggests that a small but vibrant group of smartphones hackers may be challenging the world’s most digitally restrictive regime.
Read MoreRussia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000
From “IT Army” DDoS attacks to custom malware, the country has become a target like never before.
Read MoreElon Musk’s Twitter Buy Exposes a Privacy Minefield
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:54:55 +0000
The social network’s user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world’s richest man. Who’s worried?
Read MoreThe US Saw a Spike in Child Sexual Abuse URLs in 2021
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:08:53 +0000
CSAM hosting in the United States rose 64 percent last year, putting the country second in the world, a new report found.
Read MoreIt Was a Good Month for Fighting Cybercrime—Don’t Get Comfortable
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Even as police and tech companies get better at shutting down illicit operations, cybercrime is worse than ever.
Read MoreA $3 Billion Silk Road Seizure Will Erase Ross Ulbricht’s Debt
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000
In a twist, a massive trove of stolen bitcoins will repay the dark web market creator’s $183 million restitution.
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