Version 80 of the Chrome browser is out with some new features designed to save your security and your sanity.
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Android pulls 24 ‘dangerous’ malware-filled apps from Play Store
The malware-infected apps used to harvest data and sign users up to premium services have been downloaded more than 382 million times.
Coronavirus “safety measures” email is a phishing scam
Sadly, cybercrooks love a crisis, because it gives them a believable reason to contact you with a phishing scam. Take care out there!
PayPal SMS scams – don’t fall for them!
Text messages may be old hat – but SMS is still a handy tool for crooks out to find more about you.
Someone else may have your videos, Google tells users
As the well-worn internet saying goes – there is no cloud, it’s just someone else’s computer.
Facebook will let parents see kids’ chat history, peer into inbox
It’s revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy.
Critical Android flaws patched in February bulletin
Google has patched Android bugs that include a couple of critical flaws that could let hackers run their own code on the mobile operating system.
Twitter admits to raid on users’ phone numbers
It relates to Twitter’s contact upload feature, which allows users to find others via contact info such as email or phone number.
NIST tests methods of recovering data from smashed smartphones
Criminals have found to their cost that reducing a device to a pile of rubble means nothing if the internal chips are still in working order.
Twitter gave access to student’s account to his college
Twitter admitted it broke the rules when it handed over control of the student’s account to college administrators.