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Chrome Password Manager Bug

Chrome Password Manager Bug

On July 24, 2024, millions of Google Chrome users on Windows suddenly found themselves locked out of their accounts as their saved passwords mysteriously vanished. This incident, while resolved relatively

30 Jul 2024 · 5 min read

incogni-vs-deleteme

Incogni VS Deleteme

Both Incogni and Deleteme promise to scrub your personal information from the internet, but which one truly delivers on that promise? Data brokers have made it incredibly easy for anyone

28 Jul 2024 · 6 min read

Why Torrenting Is Risky: The Safety Concerns You Need to Know

Why Torrenting Is Risky: The Safety Concerns You Need to Know

Torrenting is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing method that uses the BitTorrent protocol. Unlike traditional downloading where files come from a single server, torrenting breaks files into small pieces that can

17 Jul 2024 · 6 min read

Unmasking SubdoMailing - Hijacking Major Brand Subdomains For Spam Campaigns

Cybersecurity researchers at Guardio Labs, have unveiled a new attack dubbed SubdoMailing, which is a massive spam operation that leverages hijacked subdomains of major brands and institutions to bombard users

28 Apr 2024 · 8 min read

How Fraudsters Are Stealing Thousands Using The Caller ID Scam

How Fraudsters Are Stealing Thousands Using The Caller ID Scam

It's a scenario we're all familiar with - your phone rings, displaying an unknown number on the caller ID. Most of us instinctively ignore these calls,

23 Apr 2024 · 7 min read

The Hidden Dangers of Oversharing: How Your Innocent Photos and Videos Can Expose More Than You Think

The Hidden Dangers of Oversharing: How Your Innocent Photos and Videos Can Expose More Than You Think

We share more personal information online than ever before. From posting vacation photos on Instagram to checking in at a restaurant on Facebook, our online activities leave a trail of

22 Apr 2024 · 10 min read

How Hackers Use Malicious Attachments (Infostealers) to Steal Your Data

How Hackers Use Malicious Attachments (Infostealers) to Steal Your Data

The convenience of seamless access to online accounts and services comes at a price – the risk of falling victim to a devious form of malware known as "infostealers."

15 Apr 2024 · 6 min read

Passkey Authentication: The Future of Secure Login

Passkey Authentication: The Future of Secure Login

Passkeys are a type of login credential based on public-key cryptography, which eliminates the need for traditional passwords. Instead of memorizing and entering complex passwords, users can authenticate their identities

13 Apr 2024 · 6 min read

Standard Notes is joining Proton

Standard Notes is joining Proton

Proton, the company behind the popular end-to-end encrypted email service ProtonMail, announced that they will be joining forces with standard notes, a secure and open-source note-taking application. This move represents

10 Apr 2024 · 3 min read

Beware of Telegram's Dangerous Peer-to-Peer SMS Relay: Exposing the Privacy Risks

Beware of Telegram's Dangerous Peer-to-Peer SMS Relay: Exposing the Privacy Risks

Telegram, the popular messaging app known for its focus on privacy and security, which is highly questionable, has recently introduced a new feature that has left many users and security

1 Apr 2024 · 5 min read

PQ3 - Apple's New Post-Quantum iMessage Encryption Analyzed

PQ3 - Apple's New Post-Quantum iMessage Encryption Analyzed

Last month, Apple announced a significant security upgrade to iMessage, likely the biggest since the app's creation. Dubbed PQ3 (post-quantum cryptographic protocol 3), this new encryption protocol will

21 Mar 2024 · 5 min read

Uncovering Typo squatting & Phishing Domains with DNSTwist

Have you ever accidentally mistyped the name of a website in your internet browser's address bar and ended up on the wrong site? You try to go to

21 Mar 2024 · 7 min read

Introducing the New Proton Mail Desktop App

Introducing the New Proton Mail Desktop App

After years of offering email privacy and security through their web and mobile apps, Proton Mail has finally released official desktop clients for Windows, Mac, and Linux users, three months

17 Mar 2024 · 8 min read

Exploring the Forensic Artifacts of the Tor Browser

Exploring the Forensic Artifacts of the Tor Browser

The Tor Browser is one of the most widely used methods for accessing the dark web – a hidden part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines and

15 Mar 2024 · 7 min read

Cloudflare open sources Pingora, its high-performance Rust-based proxy framework

Cloudflare open sources Pingora, its high-performance Rust-based proxy framework

Cloudflare, a major content delivery network and web security company, recently announced the open sourcing of Pingora, its in-house developed Rust-based proxy framework. Pingora has been powering Cloudflare's

2 Mar 2024 · 3 min read

Skiff is shutting Down

Skiff is shutting Down

Privacy-focused email service Skiff announced on Feb. 9, 2024 that it is shutting down after being acquired by work collaboration platform Notion. The news came as a shock to Skiff&

20 Feb 2024 · 5 min read

Should You Use a VPN with Tor?

Should You Use a VPN with Tor?

The use of virtual private networks (VPNs) in conjunction with the Tor anonymity network is a hotly debated topic. While some privacy advocates like Mental Outlaw argue against using a

16 Feb 2024 · 5 min read

Apple's Struggle with the EU's Digital Markets Act: Resistance, Restrictions, and Repercussions

Apple's Struggle with the EU's Digital Markets Act: Resistance, Restrictions, and Repercussions

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) passed by the European Union aims to increase competition and provide more choices for consumers when it comes to digital platforms and devices. This has

28 Jan 2024 · 5 min read

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