Category: News
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Two million users had their data stolen after a hacker attack on CeX
Cex Security Breach CeX is one of the biggest online shops for second-hand IT goods where users can purchase everything from computers, monitors and speakers to games, music disks and computer parts. Being an online service/website that is used all over the world, CeX has a big number of customers who have shared some form…
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Posting online in China will require the user’s real name
The Chinese government is widely-known for its strict regulations of the country’s national cyberspace. Cyber security is highly valued in China even if achieving it oftentimes requires certain measures which many might deem as excessive. Two years ago, the government of China introduced a law according to which, online platforms would be required to verify…
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CIA implements bogus Updates to spy on other US agencies
Vault 7 Vault 7 is a Wikileaks series of leaked documents related to the US Central Intelligence Agency that was started back in March, 2017. A recent in update of Vault 7 posted on the 24th of August states that a document has been leaked that suggest that CIA has been using project called ExpressLane…
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Google Chrome tests permanent mute feature
New innovations and improvements are constantly being developed, tested and introduced to popular browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, IE, Opera, etc. and today we will share with you information regarding the latest Google Chrome feature that might soon get officially implemented within the browser. The new option that is currently being tested is a feature…
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Leaked Game of Thrones episodes used for phishing by a Chinese hacker group
Online piracy is nothing new and its popularity has only been growing with the years. Despite ceaseless attempts by developers, authors, artists, musicians or any other form of owners of intellectual property, theft and illegal distribution of said property using the world wide web is still seen as major issue. There are many reasons why…
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Samsung Smart TVs bricked after a new update
Smart technology has certainly been gaining more and more ground the recent years. Currently, smart devices are everywhere – from smartphones and tablets to smart TVs, watches and even smart door locks. This is advancement in the development and usage of smart tech is sure to offer many benefits to the customers, yet there are…
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Bots posing legitimate threat on a global scale!
Third revolution of Warfare We have all seen sci-fi movies and read sci-fi stories about a robot evolution set to wipe-out humanity and while twenty-years ago all of this might have seemed far-fetched, currently such a scenario appears to be more of a reality rather than fiction. A recent example that was all over the…
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Microsoft stops enforcing Windows 10 upgrades in Germany
The issue If you are a Windows PC user and have been one for the past couple of years, you are sure to have noticed some questionable practices coming from the developers of your Operating system. Since the release of Windows 10, Microsoft has faced quite a lot of criticism for a variety of reasons…
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New Google Store security threat on the horizon!
Applications in Google Store that carry malware Mobile malware is becoming increasingly common and hackers are ceaselessly trying to invent new ways of hacking into your smartphone or tablet through different malicious apps. Recently, researchers from both SfyLab and Zscaler have reported the presence of two harmful malware applications that seem to have bypassed Google…
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Tests for Opt-Out data collection setting for Mozilla Firefox
Data collection for Firefox The Firefox browser has been widely known for its respect for user’s privacy. One famous feature of the browser is its Opt-In telemetry setting. This is a setting that enables users to allow Mozilla to gather browser data from its customers. Online data collection is a common practice that a lot…