Category : Security

3 billion 8,600 million user records stolen in data breach - and they are given free

3 billion 8,600 million user records stolen in data breach - and they are given free

A notorious hacker or group of hackers is offering a copy of a database allegedly containing 386 million user records after posting a link to the data...

Scary "boot hole" flaws endanger Windows, Linux Pcs: What to Do

Scary "boot hole" flaws endanger Windows, Linux Pcs: What to Do

UPDATE: UPDATE: patch reported problem causing system to be unbootable.Anyone who has used Linux is familiar with a simple program called Grand Unifie...

VPN Deal: cyberghost offers a 1-year plan for free for 6 months

VPN Deal: cyberghost offers a 1-year plan for free for 6 months

One of the best VPN services on the market, CyberGhost specializes in making streaming and torrenting as easy as possible while offering excellent pri...

Trump TikTok bang: President gives Microsoft 45 days to buy the company

Trump TikTok bang: President gives Microsoft 45 days to buy the company

Microsoft is moving forward with plans to acquire some of the assets of video-sharing app TikTok after President Donald J. Trump agreed to Microsoft's...

Massive Data Breach Hits 130 Million Users - What To Do Now

Massive Data Breach Hits 130 Million Users - What To Do Now

Havenly, an American interior design and home decorating company, has admitted what it has long suspected: user information has been stolen.This was r...

Buying a used smartphone can put you at risk — here's why

Buying a used smartphone can put you at risk — here's why

Many people sell or buy used cell phones as a way to make or save money, but what they may not realize is that this practice creates a major security ...

Watch out for these fake online shopping sites, FBI warns

Watch out for these fake online shopping sites, FBI warns

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning yesterday (August 3) that more people are falling victim to e-commerce fraud.The Burea...

Here is the amount of money that cyber scammers pay for stolen personal data

Here is the amount of money that cyber scammers pay for stolen personal data

A new study offers a glimpse into how much compromised credit cards, bank accounts, and other stolen information are being traded for in online crimin...