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Smart chastity device exposes sensitive user data

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Categories: Personal

Tags: chastity cage

Tags: IoT

Tags: Internet of Things

Tags: romance

Tags: toy

Tags: device

Tags: expose

Tags: user data

We take a look at reports of an IoT chastity cage device which is exposing user data.

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Smart home assistants at risk from “NUIT” ultrasound attack

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Categories: News

Tags: ultrasound

Tags: NUIT

Tags: speakers

Tags: microphone

Tags: device

Tags: IoT

Tags: assistant

Tags: alexa

Tags: siri

Tags: google

Tags: silent

We take a look at research for an IoT attack called NUIT, capable of hijacking voice assistants via ultrasonic attack.

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iPhone calendar spam: What it is, and how to remove it

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Categories: Awareness

Categories: News

Categories: Scams

Tags: iPhone

Tags: calendar

Tags: spam

Tags: iOS

Tags: mobile

Tags: device

Tags: ad

Tags: advert

Tags: popup

Tags: permission

Tags: remove

Tags: notification

Tags: Apple

Is your iPhone claiming that you’ve been hacked, your phone isn’t protected, or that viruses have damaged it? It could be calendar spam.

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Stalkerware-type app developers fined by NY Attorney General

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Categories: News

Tags: stalkerware

Tags: mobile

Tags: device

Tags: NYAG

Tags: monitoring

Tags: New York

Tags: app

Tags: developer

We take a look at news that the NYAG has penalised developers of stalkerware-type apps, and the ramifications for those developers further down the line.

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Maintenance Mode aims to keep phone data private during repairs

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Categories: News

Tags: Samsung

Tags: mobile

Tags: cellphone

Tags: device

Tags: maintenance mode

Tags: privacy

Tags: security

Tags: data

Tags: snooping

Tags: repairs

Tags: fix

We take a look at a new mode developed by Samsung which aims to keep data safe during a repair.

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How to protect yourself and your kids against device theft

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Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:01:00 +0000

We give you some tips as you gear up to return to school or college to ward off theft, and limit the impact should the worst happen.

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Your device, your choice: AdwCleaner now detects preinstalled software

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Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:40:00 +0000

Because you, the user, should be able to decide which software ends up on your devices, Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 7.3.0 now detects preinstalled software.

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