Roblox gives predators “powerful tools” to target children, says LA County
Los Angeles County has sued online gaming company Roblox, adding to a series of suits that accuse the virtual worlds platform of misleading parents into…
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Reddit, porn sites fined by UK regulators over children’s safety and privacy
The UK’s online safety and privacy regulators are targeting companies that violate new age verification laws at both ends : Porn sites that did not…
Fake Zoom meeting “update” silently installs surveillance software
A fake Zoom meeting website is silently pushing surveillance software onto Windows machines. Visitors land on a convincing imitation of a Zoom video call. Moments…
Refund scam impersonates Avast to harvest credit card details
A fraudulent website dressed in Avast’s brand is tricking French-speaking users into handing over their full credit card details—card number, expiry date, and three-digit security…
OpenClaw: What is it and can you use it safely?
An AI tool with a funny name has caused quite a commotion as of late—including some allegations of machine consciousness—so here is a breakdown on…
Password managers keep your passwords safe, unless…
I’m a big advocate of password managers. Granted, there are better alternatives for passwords like passkeys, but if a provider offers nothing but password options,…
Fake Huorong security site infects users with ValleyRAT
A convincing lookalike of the popular Huorong Security antivirus has been used to deliver ValleyRAT, a sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT) built on the Winos4.0…
What can’t you say on TikTok?
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… A funny thing happened on TikTok last month, and it has brought allegations of censorship, manipulation, and…
Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed
Three researchers investigating Discord’s age-verification checks say they discovered an exposed frontend belonging to Persona, the identity-verification vendor used by Discord. It revealed a far…
Facebook ads spread fake Windows 11 downloads that steal passwords and crypto wallets
Attackers are running paid Facebook ads that look like official Microsoft promotions, then directing users to near-perfect clones of the Windows 11 download page. Click…
AI-generated passwords are a security risk
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate your passwords is a bad idea. It’s likely to give that password to a criminal who can then use…
Intimate products producer Tenga spilled customer data
Tenga confirmed reports published by several outlets that the company notified customers of a data breach. The Japanese manufacturer of adult products appears to have…