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Cameron Camp • 19 Mar 2021 • 4 min. read
Privacy
Trust your surveillance? Why hacked cameras are very bad
Cybercrime
FBI: Cybercrime losses topped US$4.2 billion in 2020
Mobile Security
Beware of Android trojan posing as Clubhouse app
When a breach captures a part of us that is unchangeable, does it mean that we have allowed technology to pry too deeply into our lives?
Cameron Camp • 19 Mar 2021
The Bureau received over 28,000 reports of COVID-19-themed scams last year
Amer Owaida • 18 Mar 2021
The malware can grab login credentials for more than 450 apps and bypass SMS-based two-factor authentication
Digital Security
Google fixes Chrome zero-day bug exploited in the wild
The latest update patches a total of five vulnerabilities affecting the browser’s desktop versions
Amer Owaida • 16 Mar 2021
Scams, Business Security
PayPal fraud: What merchants should know
From overpayment to shipping scams, what are some of the most common threats that merchants using PayPal should watch out for?
Amer Owaida • 15 Mar 2021
Internet of Things
Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?
ESET researchers investigate what could possibly go wrong when you connect your bedroom to the internet of things
Denise Giusto Bilić and Cecilia Pastorino • 11 Mar 2021
Online health security – when ‘opt out’ isn’t an option
What happens when you try to opt out of e-health to avoid issues in the event of a breach?
Cameron Camp • 10 Mar 2021
Social Media
WhatsApp may soon roll out encrypted chat backups
While chats are end-to-end encrypted, their backups are not – this may change soon
Amer Owaida • 09 Mar 2021
Women in cybersecurity: Gender gap narrows but not enough
The number of women joining the ranks of cybersecurity practitioners is steadily increasing, but a lot still needs to be done to close the gap
Amer Owaida • 08 Mar 2021
