US companies need to gear up for new EU data privacy regulations
Thousands of American companies that do business in Europe directly or online with European customers will need to start reckoning with new EU data privacy regulations that …
1 in 10 people have posed as someone else online
Our need for ease and convenience is putting our digital identities and security at risk. A new BehavioSec report finds that 37% of us have shared our personal security data …
Former Tor developer helped the FBI unmask Tor users
A developer who used to work at Tor Project is the mastermind behind “Torsploit” (aka “Cornhusker”), the malware that was used by the FBI in 2012 to …
Most users limit personal info on social media due to hacking fears
Only 10 percent of internet-using adults in America used at least one social networking site in 2005. More than a decade later that number has grown exponentially, with 84 …
7 million users affected by Minecraft community Lifeboat data breach
Minecraft community fansite “Lifeboat” has admitted that it suffered a data breach in January, after security researcher Troy Hunt added some of the stolen data to …
Facebook vulnerability allowed access to personal and payment information
Bitdefender has discovered a significant vulnerability within Facebook which allowed access to any user account through simple social login manipulation. The attacker was able …
Info on 93 million Mexican voters found on an Amazon cloud server
Sensitive personal information of over 93 million Mexican voters has been found, unprotected and accessible to anyone who knew where to look. Last Friday, researcher Chris …
Opera browser’s VPN is just a proxy, here’s how it works
Yesterday, Opera announced they’ve added a free VPN client with unlimited data usage in the latest developer version of their browser. Sounds great, doesn’t it? …
Increase in credit card leaks with high profile apps and sites
A new report reveals a continued rise in apps and mobile websites leaking credit card data, with several new cases from prominent brands, including the Hong Kong metro system. …
Opera browser now comes with free built-in VPN
Opera added a free VPN client with unlimited data usage in its newest developer version. All other VPNs for the major desktop browsers are extensions, with most of them based …
Five steps to GDPR compliance
For any organisations processing personal data the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is important news. Agreed upon just days ago, after years of negotiations, the …
SIM Swap fraud is gaining momentum
SIM Swap fraud or SIM Splitting, a financially-motivated mobile phone threat, is gaining momentum according to Foursys. Remote banking losses increased significantly last …