We have recently written about malvertising campaigns that leverage Google paid advertisements to try and trick people into downloading malware instead…
Month: January 2023
40% of online shops tricking users with “dark patterns”
The European Commission has been looking at retail websites to see if they’re misleading consumers with “dark patterns”. Spoiler: Yes, they…
Update your LearnPress plugins now!
It’s time for a reminder to ensure all of your WordPress plugins are fully up to date (or removed, if you…
Riot Games refuses to pay ransom to avoid League of Legends leak
After confirming threat actors were able to steal some of its code, Riot Games has also revealed that it received a ransom email…
New data wipers deployed against Ukraine
As war in Ukraine rages, new destructive malware continues to be discovered. In a recent tweet, the Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team…
Analyzing and remediating a malware infested T95 TV box from Amazon
A couple of weeks ago, security news outlets made their rounds reporting on an Android TV box available on Amazon that…
A private moment, caught by a Roomba, ended up on Facebook. Eileen Guo explains how: Lock and Code S04E03
In 2020, a photo of a woman sitting on a toilet—her shorts pulled half-way down her thighs—was shared on Facebook, and…
A week in security (January 23—29)
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What happened in privacy in 2022
Annual reviews of any year’s developments in privacy rarely lend themselves to pithy wrap-ups, but 2022 was different, providing the clearest…
WhatsApp hijackers take over your account while you sleep
Late last week, Twitter user Zuk (@ihackbanme) tweeted an issue about WhatsApp that has the potential to turn heads. He explains…