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Amer Owaida • 12 Jun 2020 • 2 min. read
Mobile Security
FBI warns about fraudsters targeting banking app users
Cybercrime
Vast hack-for-hire scheme targeted thousands of people, organizations
Digital Security
Microsoft ships hefty patch load this month
Watch out for attacks attempting to take advantage of the lockdown-induced surge in mobile banking use
Amer Owaida • 12 Jun 2020
An obscure Indian company operated a scheme targeting non-profits, banks, politicians and journalists all over the world, a report says
Amer Owaida • 10 Jun 2020
The latest Patch Tuesday knocks out a record-high number of vulnerabilities, including new bugs in the SMB protocol
Tomáš Foltýn • 10 Jun 2020
Apple hopes to bolster password security with open source project
The tech giant wants developers of password managers to collaborate for better user experience and security
Amer Owaida • 08 Jun 2020
How secure is your phone’s lock screen?
From the humble passcode to biometric authentication, there are quite a few options to lock your Android phone. But which of them are more secure than the others?
Amer Owaida • 05 Jun 2020
Mozilla fixes five high-risk Firefox flaws, bug in DoH feature
The browser maker rolls out updates on back-to-back days, including a patch to avoid unintentionally overloading DNS providers
Tomáš Foltýn • 04 Jun 2020
Social Media
Facebook now lets you delete old posts in bulk
Dealing with skeletons lurking in your Facebook closet has never been easier
Tomáš Foltýn • 03 Jun 2020
Internet of Things
Google adds Nest devices to Advanced Protection Program
You can now shore up your smart home security by leveraging Google's top security offering
Amer Owaida • 02 Jun 2020
Bug in ‘Sign in with Apple’ could have allowed account hijacking
The tech giant rewards the bug bounty hunter who found the severe flaw in its login mechanism with US$100,000
Amer Owaida • 01 Jun 2020