Sperm bank breach deposits data into hands of cybercriminals
Sperm donor giant California Cryobank has announced it has suffered a data breach that exposed customers’ personal information. California Cryobank (CCB) is a sperm donation…
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AMOS and Lumma stealers actively spread to Reddit users
We were alerted to Mac and Windows stealers currently distributed via Reddit posts targeting users engaging in cryptocurrency trading. One of the common lures is…
Amazon disables option to store Echo voice recordings on your device
Amazon has announced its Echo devices will no longer have the option to store and process requests on the device itself, meaning your voice recordings…
Warning over free online file converters that actually install malware
The FBI Denver Field Office has warned of an increasing number of scammy websites offering free online file converter services. Instead of converting files, the…
1 in 10 people do nothing to stay secure and private on vacation
This year, Spring Break vacationers are packing more than their flip-flops, bucket hats, and sunglasses—they’re also packing a few cybersecurity anxieties for the trip. According…
Research on iOS apps shows widespread exposure of secrets
Researchers found that most of the apps available on Apple’s App Store leak at least one hard-coded secret. The researchers looked at 156,000 iOS apps…
Don’t let your kids on Roblox if you’re worried, says Roblox CEO
In response to growing worries about the safety of children using Roblox, the CEO of the company has said to parents: “My first message would…
Update your iPhone now: Apple patches vulnerability used in “extremely sophisticated attacks”
Apple has patched a vulnerability in iPhone and iPad that was under active exploitation by cybercriminals. The update is available for: iPhone XS and later,…
The dark side of sports betting: How mirror sites help gambling scams thrive
Sports betting is a multi-billion-dollar industry, but behind the flashing lights and promises of easy money lies a hidden underworld of deception. In recent years,…
Android devices track you before you even sign in
Google is spying on Android users, starting from even before they have logged in to their Google account. That’s what researchers from Dublin’s Trinity College…
How ads weirdly know your screen brightness, headphone jack use, and location, with Tim Shott (Lock and Code S06E05)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Something’s not right in the world of location data. In January, a location data broker named Gravy…
Fake CAPTCHA websites hijack your clipboard to install information stealers
There are more and more sites that use a clipboard hijacker and instruct victims on how to infect their own machine. I realize that may…