Latest News
![1Password Reveals Update for its iOS App](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Reveals-Update.png)
1Password Reveals Update for its iOS App
A massive update for iOS is being rolled out for the popular password manager, 1Password. It gathered feedback from forums and user reviews, and from its internal team to include all of the improvements in the 1Password 8 update —...
![ITRC: Data Breach Victims Increased by 41.5% in 2022](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ITRC.png)
ITRC: Data Breach Victims Increased by 41.5% in 2022
Over 422 million people were victims of data breaches during 2022, according to a report released by the Identity Theft Research Center (ITRC). While the total was just shy of matching 2021’s record numbers, victims were affected...
![GoTo Confirms Hackers Stole LastPass Customers’ Encrypted Backups in Security Breach](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Hackers.jpg)
GoTo Confirms Hackers Stole LastPass Customers’ Encrypted Backups in Security Breach
GoTo — LastPass’s owner — has released a statement confirming that its customers’ encrypted backups were stolen by hackers during a system breach that took place last year.
On Nov. 30, GoTo CEO Paddy Srinivasan confirmed that an “...
![Deloitte Verifies Surfshark’s No-Logs Policy](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Surfshark.jpg)
Deloitte Verifies Surfshark’s No-Logs Policy
Surfshark announced its no-logs policy has been independently audited and verified by Deloitte, which is one of the Big Four auditing firms. This is the first audit the VPN has conducted of its no-logs policy.
“The test was a succ...
![Riot Games Compromised, Suspends New Content](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Riot-Games.png)
Riot Games Compromised, Suspends New Content
The gaming company, Riot Games, was the victim of a a social engineering attack on Jan. 20, and as a result, suspended new releases and content — including regularly scheduled patches.
Not only was source code for the games League...
![PayPal Data Breach in December Affected 35,000 Customers](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PayPal.png)
PayPal Data Breach in December Affected 35,000 Customers
PayPal suffered a massive breach in December and has alerted the nearly 35,000 potentially affected customers with a notice that explains the situation and what customers must do to keep their account safe. The information that wa...
![T-Mobile Data Hack Affects 37 Million Customers](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Data-Hack.png)
T-Mobile Data Hack Affects 37 Million Customers
Wireless carrier T-Mobile discovered a network breach on Jan. 5 that resulted in data being stolen from over 37 million customers. After their investigation concluded, T-Mobile announced that no passwords, payment card information...
![Surfshark Introduces Dynamic MultiHop for Double VPNs](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Surfshark.png)
Surfshark Introduces Dynamic MultiHop for Double VPNs
The cybersecurity company, Surfshark, recently released a feature called Dynamic MultiHop. It allows users to choose which servers they want to connect to while using a double VPN. The new tool relies on one of Surfshark’s recent...
![Bitwarden Acquires Passwordless.dev to Make Technologies Accessible to Users](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Security.png)
Bitwarden Acquires Passwordless.dev to Make Technologies Accessible to Users
Bitwarden — the open source password manager — announced its acquisition of Passwordless.dev, a startup that specializes in minimizing complexities for developers seeking to integrate passwordless authentication features (such as...
![Avast Releases Free Decrypter for Victims of BianLian Ransomware Attacks](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ransomware-Attacks.png)
Avast Releases Free Decrypter for Victims of BianLian Ransomware Attacks
Victims of the BianLian ransomware attacks can download the free decryption tool recently released by popular cybersecurity company, Avast. It’s completely free and receives updates as more versions of the malware are found.
The G...