News 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 Frankline 30 Jul 2024 · 5 min read
Security 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 Frankline 17 Jul 2024 · 6 min read
Security 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 Frankline 28 Apr 2024 · 8 min read
Security 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, Frankline 23 Apr 2024 · 7 min read
Security 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." Frankline 15 Apr 2024 · 6 min read
News 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 Frankline 1 Apr 2024 · 5 min read
Security 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 Frankline 21 Mar 2024 · 7 min read
Guides Exploring SquareX - A Revolutionary Web Browsing Security Solution The internet has become an indispensable part of our lives. We rely on it for work, entertainment, communication, and more. However, as our online presence grows, so does the risk Frankline 21 Jan 2024 · 7 min read
Security Safing Portmaster - A Comprehensive Privacy Focused and Security Firewall Safing Portmaster is an open-source network firewall and monitoring application that aims to provide users with privacy, security and control over their online activity. Portmaster was created as a simple Frankline 29 Nov 2023 · 9 min read
Guides The Dangers of Storing Passwords in Your Web Browser Storing passwords in your web browser seems like a convenient option but it comes with significant security risks. All major browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge offer Frankline 28 Nov 2023 · 9 min read
Security Securing Your Linux System - A Comprehensive Guide Linux is one of the most widely used operating systems, powering a vast array of servers, supercomputers, embedded systems, IoT devices and increasingly personal computers and mobile devices as well. Frankline 3 Nov 2023 · 8 min read
Security The Rise of Spyware-Laden Messenger Mods - How to Stay Safe Instant messaging apps, Telegram, and Signal have exploded in popularity in recent years due to their convenience, encryption capabilities, and "privacy focus". However, while the official versions of Frankline 9 Sep 2023 · 4 min read
Security 10 Key Steps to Take Immediately After Clicking a Phishing Link Falling for a phishing scam is remarkably easy to do. Whether it's through an enticing email offer, messaging on social media, or a pop-up ad while browsing the Frankline 7 Sep 2023 · 5 min read
Security The Privacy and Security Risks of Shortened URLs Shortened URLs, also known as short links, have become quite popular in recent years as a way to shorten very long web addresses and make them easier to share on Frankline 3 Sep 2023 · 6 min read
Security Lookalike Domains - What They Are and How to Protect Against Them Lookalike domains, also known as cousin domains or doppelganger domains, are domains that closely imitate legitimate domains in order to deceive users. They have become a major threat in recent Frankline 14 Aug 2023 · 5 min read
Security Why You Should Avoid Installing Apps from Unknown Sources While official app stores like Google Play and Apple App Store provide a secure and trusted platform for app installation (though not always), some users are attracted to the idea Frankline 4 Aug 2023 · 7 min read
News Hackers stealing Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake SafeChat app A fake Android chat app called “SafeChat” is being used to steal user data from popular messaging platforms like Signal and WhatsApp. This advanced Android malware, disguised as a secure Frankline 3 Aug 2023 · 2 min read
Privacy The latest iOS still circumvents VPN connections for some services. Security researchers have uncovered a serious vulnerability in the latest stable version of iOS. This flaw allows certain Apple services to bypass virtual private network (VPN) connections, leaving users exposed Frankline 26 Jul 2023 · 3 min read
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