When it works, Android's app permissions are awesome. They're straightforward and easy to understand. When you install a new app on your phone, you'll get a popup box that gives you a summary of what permissions the app says it needs. Then, you have the option to either accept or deny it that permission. Sometimes, the app winds up working … [Read more...] about Some Android Apps To Receive Your Data Without Permission
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New Ransomware Targets Network Attached Storage Devices
Yet another new ransomware family has been found in the wild, discovered independently by researchers at two separate security firms, Anomail and Intezer. The new strain has been dubbed "QNPCrypt" by Intezer and eCh0raix" by Anomail and is written in the Go programming language. When it encrypts files, it changes the file extension to ".encrypt" … [Read more...] about New Ransomware Targets Network Attached Storage Devices
New Phishing Scam Targets Your Amazon Account
McAfee researchers have discovered a new version of the 16Shop phishing kit in use by hackers around the world. According to the latest research, there are now more than 200 URLs currently being used by hackers to collect login information from Amazon customers. The methodology the hackers are using is simple. The hackers craft an email that … [Read more...] about New Phishing Scam Targets Your Amazon Account
New Spyware Is Targeting WhatsApp Messages
Recently, Kaspersky Labs has identified a new strain of malware to be concerned about, and it is spreading across the internet. Called FinSpy, it specifically targets WhatsApp on both Android and iOS devices. An analysis of the code reveals that the spyware was created by a German company called Gamma Group and that it is primarily used by state … [Read more...] about New Spyware Is Targeting WhatsApp Messages
Google Home Device Recordings May Not Be Private
Do you own a Google Home? If so, you probably find it to be indispensable. It's a powerful, genuinely helpful piece of technology, but there's a catch. It's so good and so useful because it constantly listens for voice commands from you. Those commands get recorded. Recently, Google acknowledged that it hires third-party contractors to listen to … [Read more...] about Google Home Device Recordings May Not Be Private
Apple Turns Off Mac OS Feature For Security Concerns
Apple is in the news again, but not for anything good. Jonathan Leitschuh, a security researcher, recently unearthed a serious security flaw that allowed a hacker to activate a Mac computer's webcam without alerting the computer's owner. The problem is a program called Zoom. The Zoom software installs a web server on the owner's computer, … [Read more...] about Apple Turns Off Mac OS Feature For Security Concerns
