There’s a new toggle switch in Snapchat that, once enabled, limits the use of sensitive personal information. TechCrunch reports that the switch is…
Month: November 2022
TikTok Invisible Challenge “Unfilter” steals credit cards and other info
A TikTok challenge has been jumped on by cybercriminals, who are taking advantage of its popularity to try to trick people…
Mega Facebook data breach sees Meta fined $277m
There’s some bad news for Meta, in the form of a $277 million fine related to a data breach which impacted…
Twitter user data leaks continue to drip from the faucet
Things aren’t going so well for Twitter at the moment. Word has spread of multiple incidents related to user data being…
Sensitive police records stolen and published by ransomware gang
According to Belgian news outlet Het Nieuwsblad, a ransomware gang has stolen information from police computers and published that information. The…
China-made equipment banned by FCC due to national security threat
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that, in order to protect the US’s communications network, it no longer authorizes the importation and sale of equipment…
Fraudster site iSpoof shut down, 142 arrested internationally
iSpoof, a website that lets fraudsters impersonate or spoof trusted companies or contacts with the intent to get sensitive information from…
A week in security (November 21 – 27)
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3 threats to watch out for this Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday is upon us, and no doubt you’ll have been under a sea of Black Friday/Cyber Monday marketing since about…
Twitter may be on fire, but scams are still all systems go
Twitter is currently the place to both be and not be. Verified accounts that aren’t actually verified (or official), and official…