Collaborate Disseminate
Don’t forget, if you’re a scammer you shouldn’t hesitate to reach out to me on Twitter at @gcluley with your business or marriage proposal.
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Security researchers raised the alarm after discovering that hundreds of millions of Whisper users’ intimate messages, tied to their locations, had been left publicly available since the app’s launch in 2012.
Continue reading Secret-sharing app Whisper failed to keep users’ fetishes and locations private
Launched in 2012, the Whisper app declared itself to be a place where anyone could post their private thoughts and extreme confessions anonymously. In its promotional material it describes itself as “the largest online platform where people share… Continue reading Secret-sharing app Whisper failed to keep users’ fetishes and locations private
If there’s one clear message you can take away from the latest real-world test of Android security products, it’s that relying upon Google to protect your smartphone isn’t really good enough.
Continue reading Android anti-virus products put to the test – which are the best at stopping new malcious apps?
Nearly 200,000 customers in the United States, who thought they were paying Comcast Xfinity to keep their information safely out of the public eye, have had their details exposed on the company’s online directory… putting their safety and p… Continue reading Comcast Xfinity published the contact details of 200,000 customers who paid for them to be kept private
Security researchers have found malicious code hiding behind a website that claimed to show an up-to-date global heatmap of Coronavirus reports.
Continue reading Coronavirus map used to spread malware
One of the UK’s largest internet providers has admitted that it left a database containing the unencrypted details of more than 900,000 UK residents – including existing and potential customers – freely accessible to anybody on the in… Continue reading Virgin Media left 900,000 consumers’ details exposed in unsecured database
More than one billion Android devices are at risk of being hacked or infected by malware, because they are no longer supported by security updates and built-in protection.
That’s the conclusion of an investigation which found that at-risk smartph… Continue reading Over one billion Android devices at risk as they no longer receive security updates
More than one billion Android devices are at risk of being hacked or infected by malware, because they are no longer supported by security updates and built-in protection. That’s the conclusion of an investigation by Which?, which found that at-r… Continue reading Over one billion Android devices at risk as they no longer receive security updates
Hot on the heels of Tesco warning that hackers had attempted to access the accounts of Clubcard users, another UK high street retailer has warned that it has similarly been attacked.
Continue reading Boots suspends loyalty card payments after hackers try to compromise accounts