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Stephen Cobb • 19 Feb 2019 • 7 min. read
Digital Security
Criminal hacking hits Managed Service Providers: Reasons and responses
Google - "Here’s how we cracked down on bad apps last year"
Cybercrime
Malta’s leading bank resumes operations after cyberheist-induced shutdown
Recent news articles show that MSPs are now being targeted by criminals, and for a variety of nefarious reasons. Why is this happening, and what should MSPs do about it?
Stephen Cobb • 19 Feb 2019
Apps downloaded from Google Play were eight times less likely to compromise a device than apps from other sources
Tomáš Foltýn • 18 Feb 2019
Bank of Valetta, which went dark for a day after the fraudulent transfers of €13 million, is now looking to get the money back
Tomáš Foltýn • 15 Feb 2019
Attack at email provider wipes out almost two decades’ worth of data
Instead of financial gain or other, more usual, goals, the attacker leaves ‘scorched digital earth’ behind
Tomáš Foltýn • 14 Feb 2019
Scams
When love becomes a nightmare: Online dating scams
Roses are red, violets are blue, watch out for these scams or it may happen to you
Juan Manuel Harán • 14 Feb 2019
Why you should choose a pseudonym at Starbucks
Innocently providing your name at your local coffee shop is just an example of how easy it can be for miscreants to cut through the ‘privacy’ of social media accounts
Jake Moore • 13 Feb 2019
Apple to pay teenager who uncovered FaceTime bug
The decision to award the bug has been welcomed but one security researcher has said that they need to do more to compensate those who find bugs
Shane Curtis • 12 Feb 2019
Google rolls out Chrome extension to warn you about compromised logins
The new tool aims to help in an age when billions of login credentials are floating around the internet
Tomáš Foltýn • 06 Feb 2019
Internet of Things
European Commission orders recall of children’s smartwatch over privacy concerns
The watch has been found to expose its wearers to a high level of risk of being contacted and monitored by attackers
Tomáš Foltýn • 05 Feb 2019
