Privacy and Security
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Report Finds Mental Health Apps Are Bad for Your Digital Health "The vast majority of mental health and prayer apps are exceptionally creepy," says Jen Caltrider, lead on the analysis. -
Labor Department Has “Grave Concerns” About Bitcoin in 401(k) Accounts Fidelity Investments has made the cryptocurrency available to investors and the Labor Department is concerned about the risk. -
Zoom to Pay Out $85 Million in ‘Zoombombing’ Lawsuit Thanks to the landmark case, compensation payments will now be available to roughly 150 million Zoom users. -
Microsoft Exchange Servers are Being Infected with Ransomware Amid warnings from multiple US government departments, researchers have observed attacks orchestrated by threat group Hive. -
FBI Warning as BlackCat Ransomware Breaches at Least 60 Organizations U.S. organizations appear to be among chief targets in latest large scale ransomware attacks. -
Watch Out for These Scams in the Apple App Store on Mac Researchers found that these apps, all run by the same company, can trap you into paying subscription fees. -
NordVPN Raises $100M at $1.6B Valuation NordVPN's usage skyrocketed during the initial pandemic months, rising globally by 165% in March 2020 alone. -
8.2 Million Cash App Users Notified About Security Breach A former Cash App employee has been blamed for the security lapse which may have compromised user data. -
WhatsApp Phishing Scam Bypasses Spam Filters and Steals Info The phishing campaign - which comes from a Russian email address - has hit tens of thousands of emails accounts. -
Microsoft Account Holders Targeted by Calendar App Scam Calendly, which integrates with Zoom, has become the latest platform to be utilized by scammers and fraudsters. -
Kaspersky is a Threat to National Security, FCC Warns The cybersecurity firm - headquartered in Moscow - has long faced questions about its ties to the Russian government. -
EU Lawmakers Agree on Landmark Rules to Reduce Big Tech Dominance Overreach from tech corporations has been a hot-button topic for years. This new regulation attempts to fix it.