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Contrasting Views on Chrome Browser Extensions Safety: Google vs. Researchers
Contrasting Views on Chrome Browser Extensions Safety: Google vs. Researchers
In a stark contrast of opinions, two new reports highlight differing perspectives on the safety of Chrome browser extensions. Google claims that less than 1% of all installs include malware, while university researchers suggest th...
VPNArea Website Silently Disappears But Social Media Is Still Active
VPNArea Website Silently Disappears But Social Media Is Still Active
VPNArea is gone. The website fails to load and its social media accounts have gone mostly silent. Nobody is sure why the website mysteriously vanished overnight. The company used to rank as one of the top VPN companies and garn...
Poland Invests $760 Million To Improve Its Cybersecurity Defenses
Poland Invests $760 Million To Improve Its Cybersecurity Defenses
Poland invested $760 million into its national cybersecurity defenses after hackers used the official Polish Press Agency website to disseminate misinformation. "Everything indicates that we are dealing with a cyberattack that...
Taiwanese Election Spurred Increase in Cyberattacks by China
Taiwanese Election Spurred Increase in Cyberattacks by China
A cybersecurity research firm has discovered that Chinese intelligence dramatically increased its cyberattacks against Taiwanese targets in the months before and after the Taiwanese presidential election in January. Insikt Group s...
Outlook and Gmail Users: Prepare for Major Changes That May Block Access
Outlook and Gmail Users: Prepare for Major Changes That May Block Access
Microsoft announced a series of upcoming changes aimed at improving security, and one of them impacts some Gmail users, too. As of June 30, 2024, Outlook.com will no longer allow users to access Gmail accounts. The only users w...
Google Release Another Batch Of Important Security Patches
Google Release Another Batch Of Important Security Patches
Google Chrome version 126 received a minor patch that fixes several dozen high-risk vulnerabilities. Chrome 126 was released last week, boasting an impressive amount of security updates and new features. When it was released...
Proton Goes Nonprofit to Protect Users’ Interests
Proton Goes Nonprofit to Protect Users’ Interests
Proton, the Swiss company known for software products like Proton Mail and Proton VPN, has adopted a nonprofit structure to better protect its founding principles, according to a Proton blog post dated June 17. The Proton Found...
Beware: Hackers Are Hiding Malware Within Software Fixes
Beware: Hackers Are Hiding Malware Within Software Fixes
If you see an error message while using Google that’s asking you to "install root certificate,” avoid clicking on the pop-up. Hackers invented a new type of social engineering scheme that sees them deploy a fake error message o...
Cyberattack Disrupts Car Dealerships Nationwide in US
Cyberattack Disrupts Car Dealerships Nationwide in US
A cyberattack on CDK Global, a software provider for 15,000 car dealerships, caused widespread disruption on Wednesday, leaving many US dealerships unable to finalize sales. While many systems were restored by Wednesday night, the...
Industry Groups Warn Against Discrimination in Proposed EU Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services
Industry Groups Warn Against Discrimination in Proposed EU Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services
A proposed cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) for cloud services must avoid discriminating against major U.S. tech firms such as Amazon (AMZN.O), Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O), and Microsoft (MSFT.O), 26 industry groups acros...