Our digital world ……
“Apple has released an update for iPhones, iPads and Watches to patch a security vulnerability under active attack by hackers. The security update lands as iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2, which also covers a patch to older devices as iOS 12.5.2. watchOS also updates to 7.3.3.”
“Cyber criminals are sending over three billion emails a day as part of phishing attacks designed to look like they come from trusted senders.”
“Google has disclosed that a now-patched vulnerability affecting Android devices that use Qualcomm chipsets is being weaponized by attackers to launch targeted attacks. Tracked as CVE-2020-11261 (CVSS score 8.”
“We at Tom’s Guide have tried to stress over the years that if you want software, you should just buy it. It’s a lot cheaper than having all of your online credentials stolen. This information comes courtesy of Proofpoint, a security firm based in Sunnyvale, California.”
“ProtonMail is a secure email service designed to protect your inbox and identity. So how exactly is ProtonMail different from a “regular” email provider like Gmail? And, more importantly: Is it time to make the switch?”
“Privacy browser Brave created a competitor to Google’s GOOG flagship search engine with its latest acquisition. But the timing could have been better.”
“A while back T-Mobile announced that it’s going to start selling its customer data to third party advertisers. Well, not so much “announced” as “snuck into a modified terms of service and told people they’d have to manually opt out if they didn’t like it.”
“A judge in California ruled Friday that Google has to face a class action lawsuit that claims the search giant secretly collects data from users even when they’re using its private “Incognito” mode, Bloomberg reported.”
“QNAP’s unpatched network-attached-storage (NAS) devices are the latest devices to be targeted in ongoing attacks, which are aimed at taking them over for use as cryptocurrency miners.”
“T-Mobile next month will start a new program that gives customers’ web-browsing and device-usage data to advertisers unless customers opt out of the data sharing.”
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Baskerville 2 by Anders Noren.
