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In its monthly's blog post, Facebook revealed that millions of Instagram passwords were stored in a readable format. Through an internal investigation, Facebook determined that passwords stored were…
Epic Games is bringing extra security measures to user accounts. In an account security update posted by the company, it said that text-based multi-factor authentication will be brought…
T-Mobile and Comcast have formed a partnership to fight robocalls. Both companies will use the STIR/SHAKEN protocol to help customers with call verification.
Disney has been trying hard to keep Avengers: Endgame under wraps as its blockbuster film hits theaters next week. Unfortunately, several minutes of blurry Avengers: Endgame footage leaked…
Shortly after being removed and arrested from Ecuador embassy in London, Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is officially being charged for "conspiracy to commit computer intrusion," and agreeing to…
The Justice Department's Inspector General released a stunning report with details into DEA's bulk surveillance practices. According to the report, the DEA "failed to conduct a comprehensive legal…
In a statement, Nokia phone brand owner HMD Global said that it "mistakenly included" the device activation software for Chinese phones in a "single batch" of Nokia 7…
You would think Facebook has your account security as one of its main priorities, right? Well, you might want to reconsider that because Facebook's "days since last security…
According to a report from Reuters, Democratic presidential candidate, Beto O'Rourke, was a member of influential US-based hacking group called Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC). O'Rourke, the…
At MWC 2019, McAfee announced they are extending their partnership with Samsung. The anti-virus company's McAfee VirusScan will come pre-installed on the Samsung Galaxy S10. This isn't the…
Facebook's complicated privacy settings are something you can complain about. While there are options and settings available to you, that doesn't mean that they will be easy to…
Last March, we learned that Facebook allowed Cambridge Analytica to access personal information of 87 million users, the social media giant has faced a lot of pushback into…
HealthCare.Gov website has experienced a data breach where roughly 75,000 individuals were exposed, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) said on Friday. According to the agency,…
Using a VPN service can help protect you from cybercriminals, spies, and overeager retailers that are interested in your activities. That is, if you let them because it…
As of today, scandal-ridden Cambridge Analytica has shut down. The firm experienced great backlash from consumers and politicians alike, and faces continuous investigations, The Wall Street Journal reports.…
