Cyber attackers exploited the increased popularity of video games during the pandemic to launch various attacks. Kaspersky Lab reports that in April, the daily number of blocked attempts to direct users to dangerous sites that exploit video games increased by 54% compared to January 2020. Other popular video games used …
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Vivaldi is the newest browser available to Android smartphone users and also the newest browser that adds tracker lock features on both desktop and phone. According to release news, Vivaldi is now available on Android 5 or higher and is compatible also with Chromebooks and tablets. Vivaldi for desktop reaches …
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According to Washington Post, unknown activists have posted nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly belonging to the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, the Gates Foundation and other groups working to combat the coronavirus pandemic, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors online extremism and terrorist groups. …
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Zoom users who reuse the same passwords from other accounts can face an ugly unintended consequence. Personal account information including email addresses, passwords and the web addresses for Zoom meetings are both being posted freely and sold for pennies. One dataset for sale on a dark web marketplace, discovered by …
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The EU Agency for Cybersecurity’s Executive Director, Juhan Lepassaar shares his top tips for teleworking in times of Covid-19. One of the key preventative measures for the spread of Covid-19 is social distancing. Luckily, in this increasingly connected world, we can continue our professional and private lives virtually. However, with …
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Several Greek government websites have been attacked with many of the sites going offline in the aftermath. Turkish hackers have claimed responsibility. Websites affected by the cyber-attacks include Greek Parliament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, National Intelligence Services (EYP), Athens Stock Market and several Greek businesses. Media reports …
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In return for the US killing Iran’s Qassem Soleimani on Friday, a group claiming to be related to Iran has hacked the US Federal Depositary Library Program (FDLP) website and defaced it. The hacker group has posted pictures of Trump being punched and vowed to do more in future. Qassem Soleimani, the major …
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The year 2019 will establish a new record, in which the number of cyber threats will reach the threshold of a billion. Bitdefender’s cybersecurity specialists anticipate that in 2020 the attacks will become increasingly sophisticated, with devastating consequences for people and companies. Here are the ten predictions the Bitdefender computer …
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Bitdefender’s cybersecurity specialists estimate that the total number of cyber threats will exceed the threshold of one billion units in 2019, the most aggressive being the booming ransomware. The second-largest increase, almost 50%, records the amount of spam that arrives in users ‘ inboxes. Compared to the similar period last …
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If you are using Chrome browser on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers, you must immediately update it to the latest version. With the launch of Chrome 78.0.3904.87, Google warns billions of users to immediately install an urgent software update to remedy two high-severity vulnerabilities, one of which attackers actively exploit …
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