Tag: Security

Fake Apple Store Rewards Email Snags Your Info
You can never tell people to watch what they click enough, and as a general rule it’s safe to assume that anything that seems too good to be true online usually is. Ā The danger, of...
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Malware-Carrying Twitter DMs Push Fake Facebook Links
Twitter users need to be on the lookout for a new round of malware-carrying spam messages that are coming from compromised accounts, possibly even from Twitter profiles they trust....
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Google Makes Chrome For Android More Secure
Chrome for Android just got an update, which Google says makes the browser safer. Google software engineer Jay Civelli explains in...
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Emma Watson Is the Internet’s Riskiest Click
If your internet activities involve searching for Harry Potter star Emma Watson (and let's be honest, they probably do), you might want to be extra careful about which lin...
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Google Buys VirusTotal, Will Keep It Running Independently
Google has acquired malware detection company VirusTotal. VirusTotal announced the acquisition in a blot...
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Apple IDs At The Center Of Major Security Story Again [Updated]
Apple IDs are back in the news, thanks to a big hacking story, courtesy of Anonymous....
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Facebook Goes After Fraudulent Likes
In order to cut down on fraudulent "likes" across the network, Facebook has announced that they have upped their automated efforts to remove likes that have been "gained by means t...
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New Malware Comes Dressed as Facebook Photo Tag Email Notification
If you receive an email that looks like it's from Facebook and says that you've been tagged in a photo, you may want to scour it for abnormalities. That's because the latest malwa...
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Java Gets Hit With A Zero-Day Exploit
Java is in everything. It's in your browser at this very moment. The Java plug-in that is powering a lot of the Web also features one nasty exploit. The latest zero-day exploit sho...
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Dropbox Gets Google-Like Two-Step Verification
Dropbox announced today that it is launching a new two-step verification feature to make the service more secure. It requires two levels of authentication to log in: a password, an...
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iPhone 5 Rumor: Will It Feature Fingerprint-Based Security?
Apple is expected to unveil its new iPhone in less than a month, and the rumors are running more rampant than ever. They're also getting more interesting. Matt Brian at TheNext...
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Friendly Reminder: Watch Out for Geotagged Tweets Mentioning “Home”
People give out a lot of personal information via social media, many would say too much information. Much of it is voluntary, and the user knows they're putting themselves out ther...
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Google Gives Update On Transition From Postini To Google Apps
Google acquired Postini back in 2007, and since then, it has slowly transitioned features from...
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Facebook Wants You To Help Identify Phishing Scams
Anyone who's spent even a little bit of time on Facebook knows that users need to be vigilant. Phishing attacks, although relatively rare, do exist, and Facebook's media-rich logi...
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