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VPN Demand Surges Over 1000% During the World Cup
VPN demand surged on November 20th as millions of people tuned in to watch Qatar vs Ecuador in the first game of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
According to SafetyDetectives researchers’ analysis, VPN demand during the first ga...
Two Michigan Schools Fall Victim to Ransomware Attack
Two schools in Jackson County, Mich. had their system compromised by hackers last week in a ransomware attack, forcing them to shut down in order to contain the damage.
While other industries, like the healthcare industry, seem...
Spanish Police Shut Down Pirated TV Streaming Network with 500,000 Users
Spanish police shut down a network of pirated streaming sites on Wednesday that illegally distributed content from 2,600 TV channels and 23,000 movies and series to around 500,000 users.
This law enforcement action took place i...
DuckDuckGo Lets Android Users Block Third-Party Trackers in App
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo introduced a new “App Protection Feature” for its Android app on Wednesday, which allows users to prevent third-party components in installed apps from tracking their online behavior.
Th...
Google Announces Rollout for Android 13 Privacy Sandbox in 2023
Google announced on Tuesday that it will start rolling out Privacy Sandbox to Android 13 mobile devices beginning in early 2023.
At first, only a small percentage of devices will be able to test out the new technology. This wil...
Hackers Take $400 Million from FTX Crypto Exchange
FTX, the massive crypto exchange that recently went bankrupt, announced that it fell victim to a hack of over $400 million last week.
The crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy last week following questionable practices from its...
Europol and Ukrainian Cyber Police Shut Down Investment Fraud Scheme
Ukraine’s Cyber Police and Europol arrested five people in Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk who were allegedly involved in an investment scheme that defrauded people of more than €200 million (over $206 million) per year.
In this schem...
Kaspersky to Discontinue Its VPN Service in Russia
Kaspersky decided to discontinue the operation and sale of its VPN product, Kaspersky Secure Connection, in Russia. The free version is expected to be suspended as early as next week.
According to the Moscow-based company’s blo...
Hackers Compromise Nearly 15,000 Websites in Black Hat SEO Campaign
Around 15,000 websites were compromised recently in a black hat search engine optimization (SEO) campaign. The threat actors edited thousands of websites to redirect users to fraudulent Q&A discussion forums.
The SEO campai...
Medibank Warns Customers That Ransomware Gang Leaked Their Data
Australian health insurance company Medibank warned customers on Wednesday that the ransomware group behind last month’s breach had leaked data stolen from its systems.
Medibank is one of the largest private health insurers in...