Google’s doing so grudgingly: it still thinks that showing too much will confuse users trying to assess a site’s security.
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Should governments track your location to fight COVID-19?
Google Maps data could help governments track patients that a newly-diagnosed COVID-19 sufferer has been in contact with.
Google sent ~40K warnings to targets of state-backed attackers in 2019
Google has seen a rising number of attackers impersonating news outlets and journalists to spread fake news among other reporters.
Android apps are snooping on your installed software
Android apps are snooping on other software on your device – and that could tell shady advertising companies more about you than you’d like.
Firefox 76 will have option to enforce HTTPS-only connections
The aim is to block the browser from reaching the small number of sites that cling to HTTP, closing security risks.
Thousands of Dark Web sites deleted in attack on free hosting service
It’s the second time that the popular Daniel’s Hosting platform was attacked in 16 months. This time, 7,600 Dark Web sites were obliterated.
FBI takes down hacker platform Deer.io
It was a top crooks’ market, with over 24,000 shops doing brisk business selling credentials for Netflix, Facebook, Twitter, and more.
S2 Ep32: ZoomBombing, Android malware and the WhatsApp Martinelli hoax – Naked Security Podcast
Join Sophos experts for the latest cybersecurity news and advice.
Watch out! Scummy scammers target home deliveries
Anxiously waiting for a home delivery? Don’t be tricked by a message that says there’s a problem with your address…
Apple Safari now blocks all third-party cookies by default
Starting in 13.1, advertisers and analytics firms can’t track us through browser cookies. Apple says this also kills login fingerprinting.