Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:44:00 +0000
The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:39:51 +0000
Google has issued an update for the Chrome browser that includes 11 security fixes, including 5 with a high severity
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Read moreCredit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:10:47 +0000
Scammers go mainstream by hijacking top Google searches and replacing them with malicious ads.
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Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 03:00:00 -0700
When it comes to Android and privacy, we’re accustomed to seeing things move in a certain direction.
It’s simple, really: With each new Android version, it usually gets easier to manage your privacy and understand how your information is being used. And we typically get more front-facing tools and under-the-hood improvements that allow us to handle that stuff intelligently. Obviously, right?
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:55:14 +0000
Running Chrome? Do the “Help-About-Update” dance move right now, just to be sure…
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:46:30 +0000
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:39:11 +0000
Google upped it privacy efforts by deleting location history of visits to abortion clinics.
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:55:14 +0000
Running Chrome? Do the “Help-About-Update” dance move right now, just to be sure…
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:34:00 -0700
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has written to Apple and Google to request that both companies remove the incredibly popular TikTok app from their stores, citing a threat to national security.
Carr warns the app collects huge quantities of data and cited a recent report that claimed the company has accessed sensitive data collected from Americans. He argues that TikTok’s, “pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have to sensitive U.S. data…puts it out of compliance,” with App Store security and privacy policies.
Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:03:54 +0000
A new commercial spyware for governments, called Hermit, has spotted in the wild. It affects iOS and all Android versions.
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