Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach
In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted…
September 2023
Why is .US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?
Domain names ending in “.US” — the top-level domain for the United States — are among the most prevalent in…
Russian Malware Developer Behind ‘NLBrute’ Faces Five Years in Prison
A Russian national extradited to the US from the country of Georgia is about to spend five years behind bars…
Three reasons why you shouldn’t ignore a data breach notice
Are you suffering from data breach fatigue and feeling tempted to ignore a data breach notice you receive in your…
California Passes DELETE Act to Help Residents Remove Their Data from Data Brokers
California's legislature has sent SB 362, dubbed the DELETE Act, for Governor Gavin Newsom's approval. The bill's fate remains uncertain…
How scammers exploit LinkedIn, Facebook and ‘X’ to defraud you
Digital miscreants can use social media platforms in many ways to swindle unsuspecting users. Scammers deploy various schemes to steal…
1000$ lost in a few seconds. Paypal scams you should know about and what you can do to prevent falling a victim
Sarah wants to sell a dress on Facebook Marketplace; the buyer says she would send her money over PayPal. A…
Fake ‘Elon Musk’ Crypto Giveaway Scam Campaigns Run Rampant on TikTok
In a concerning turn of events, TikTok has become the latest platform exploited by scammers targeting cryptocurrency enthusiasts. These fraudulent…
TikTok Fined €345 Million over ‘Nudging’ Kids to Opt for Public, Post-Now Settings
Privacy watchdogs in Europe have fined TikTok €345 million ($368 million) after finding that the social platform infringed the GDPR…
Data breach at Caesars Entertainment exposed SSNs and driver’s licenses of loyalty program members
Caesars Entertainment has recently disclosed a security incident that led to the theft of its loyalty program database, making it…