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Amer Owaida • 22 Feb 2021 • 2 min. read
Privacy
Brave browser’s Tor mode exposed users’ dark web activity
Digital Security
TDoS attacks could cost lives, warns FBI
Attacks targeting IT firms stir concern, controversy
A bug in the ad blocking component of Brave’s Tor feature caused the browser to leak users' DNS queries
Amer Owaida • 22 Feb 2021
Both hacktivists and extortionists have used telephony denial-of-service attacks as a way to further their goals
Amer Owaida • 19 Feb 2021
The Exaramel backdoor, discovered by ESET in 2018, resurfaces in a campaign hitting companies that use an outdated version of a popular IT monitoring tool
Tomáš Foltýn • 17 Feb 2021
Scams
Romance scams in 2020: Breaking hearts, wallets – and records
As dating apps experience a boom amid COVID-19, losses to romance scams soar too
Amer Owaida • 16 Feb 2021
COVID-19
Beware of COVID-19 vaccine scams and misinformation
The vaccination push provides a vital shot in the arm for the world’s battle against the pandemic, but it's also a topic ripe for exploitation by fraudsters and purveyors of misinformation
Record-high number of vulnerabilities reported in 2020
High-severity and critical bugs disclosed in 2020 outnumber the sum total of vulnerabilities reported in 2010
Amer Owaida • 15 Feb 2021
How To, Internet of Things
Fifty shades of vulnerable: How to play it safe with your smart sex toy
While you’re living out your fantasies, your internet-enabled sex toy may be setting you up for a privacy nightmare
Denise Giusto Bilić • 12 Feb 2021
Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows kernel flaw
This month’s relatively humble bundle of security updates fixes 56 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug and 11 flaws rated as critical
Amer Owaida • 10 Feb 2021
Cybercrime
Hacker attempts to poison Florida city’s water supply
While the incursion was thwarted in time, cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure are a major cause for concern
Amer Owaida • 09 Feb 2021