Facial recognition: Where and how you can opt out
Our remote team recently took a trip to our Estonian office. When we arrived from our various destinations, we started chatting about how our travel…
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Many data brokers are failing to register with state consumer protection agencies
Hundreds of data brokers haven’t registered with state consumer protection agencies, according to The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC). There are different…
Sextortion email scammers increase their “Hello pervert” money demands
Every so often the sextortion emails that start with “Hello pervert” get a redesign. You may have received one yourself: The emails claim that the…
Thousands of private camera feeds found online. Make sure yours isn’t one of them
If you have internet-connected cameras in or around your home, be sure to check their settings. Researchers just discovered 40,000 of them serving up images…
Gmail’s multi-factor authentication bypassed by hackers to pull off targeted attacks
Russian hackers have bypassed Google’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) in Gmail to pull off targeted attacks, according to security researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG).…
Mattel’s going to make AI-powered toys, kids’ rights advocates are worried
Toy company Mattel has announced a deal with OpenAI to create AI-powered toys, but digital rights advocates have urged caution. In a press release last…
Billions of logins for Apple, Google, Facebook, Telegram, and more found exposed online
When organizations, good or bad, start hoarding collections of login credentials the numbers quickly add up. Take the 184 million logins for social media accounts…
Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money
Ads on Instagram—including deepfake videos—are impersonating trusted financial institutions like Bank of Montreal (BMO) and EQ Bank (Equitable Bank) in order to scam people, according…
5 riskiest places to get scammed online
Scammers love your smartphone. They can text you fraudulent tracking links for packages you never bought. They can profess their empty love to you across…
Scammers hijack websites of Bank of America, Netflix, Microsoft, and more to insert fake phone number
The examples in this post are actual fraud attempts found by Malwarebytes Senior Director of Research, Jérôme Segura. Cybercriminals frequently use fake search engine listings…
WhatsApp to start targeting you with ads
WhatsApp has announced that it will start to show you targeted ads on the app. The ads, it says, will appear under the Updates tab.…
Reddit’s new AI-powered tools scan your posts to serve you better ads
Reddit has introduced two Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools which will use Reddit comments, posts, and conversations to help sellers make the most of the community.…