40,000 Finns Facing Potential Virtual Blackmail
Another successful hack has left the confidential information of thousands exposed to bad actors. This time, the attack affected the medical records of thousands of psychotherapy patients in Finland. The bad actors... Read more
Sharing Is Caring, but if You Share Your Passwords, They Are No Longer Safe
A late 2020 study conducted among citizens of the United Kingdom shows that a disturbing amount of people share their passwords for services such as Netflix. The study was specifically looking at streaming services... Read more
Stop Using Your Mobile Device as a Password Vault
With the variety of ways to secure and lock your phone, including biometrics, a lot of people are starting to treat their mobile phone as a secure vault for all their personal information. This often includes banking... Read more
What Is a Fake Infringement Notice Attack?
Bad actors have recently launched a new campaign, targeting Instagram users with phishing emails. The phishing campaign hinges on one commonly used social engineering trick - scaring the victim into submission. The... Read more
Phishers Are Using a Fake Netflix Website in Arabic to Steal Login Credentials
In October 2020 security researchers found a group of bad actors running a phishing campaign. The campaign is focused on Arabic users and uses a fake Netflix page. The bad actors used convincing imagery to fool... Read more
How to Keep Cloud Storage Safe
Cloud storage is everywhere you look - from the photos you take with your phone, to your personal and work-related documents, to your music. The convenience of being able to access all your files from any device and... Read more
Did Trump Use 'maga2020!' as His Twitter Password?
In late October 2020, Dutch security researcher Victor Gevers claimed he breached President Donald Trump's Twitter account. To achieve this, Gevers says he did not resort to any white-hat hacker magic, he simply... Read more
How to Delete Direct Message History in Discord
Discord is a messaging and voice chat platform used by more than a quarter billion people. Even though those users swap billions of messages on a daily basis, Discord actually never deletes the text messages you send,... Read more
Planning a Video Conference? Here Are Our Top Five Security Tips
Video conference calls have become far more common in the state of Covid-19 global pandemic. A very large number of businesses conduct video calls on a daily basis, both among staff working remotely and between... Read more
How to Secure Your Venmo App the Smart Way
Venmo is a digital wallet and payment service, operated and owned by Paypal. It offers convenient money transfer using mobile. However, like all Internet-connected apps and platforms, there are potential security... Read more
Google Discontinues Nest Secure After Over Three Years of Development
After the 2017 product announcement of the Nest Secure by Google, the supergiant is discontinuing the product. Even though the Nest Secure will no longer be available for purchase, the company will keep offering... Read more
5 Steps to Take Before You Make Your Next Digital Payment
Digital payments are an undeniable convenience and a tool that is being used more than ever in the current Covid-19 global situation. However, there are always pitfalls and potential dangers connected to digital... Read more
