The Pirate Bay seems to have returned to mining cryptocurrency in its visitors’ browsers without asking.
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Are cybercrooks watching you copy and paste? [VIDEO]
The clipboard is an obvious “place of interest” ‘for cybercrooks – it’s where you copy text that’s hard to type, such as passwords!
SIM card in bird’s GPS tracker used to rack up $2,700 phone bill
Researchers assumed the bird was dead when its GPS signal stopped moving. A few weeks later the team received a giant phone bill.
Your smartphone can watch you if it wants to, study finds
Internet users have grown used to the idea that they can be tracked and profiled as they browse the web, but what about the specific risks of smartphones?
Serious Security: How to cut-and-paste your way to Bitcoin riches
Malware that steals cryptocurrency doesn’t need to crack passwords, read wallets, copy private keys, or even have a network connection…
Tor-linked nonprofit raided by police
They were after the authors behind a blog calling for violent protests but didn’t even bother with the authors’ email provider.
7-year-old’s avatar sexually assaulted on “family-friendly” Roblox
Her shocked mother grabbed screenshots that show her daughter’s avatar knocked flat and an unambiguous animation of a penis.
Want to beat facial recognition? Join the Insane Clown Posse
The black and white clown makeup worn by the rap duo and their fans fools facial recognition.
Elderly scam victims are too embarrassed to speak up
Financial talk itself is taboo. Admitting to getting fleeced and losing all your savings? That qualifies as super taboo, a new report says.
Samsung phones sending photos to contacts without permission
At least two Samsung smartphone models have reportedly spontaneously started sending photographs to contacts without being asked to do so.