You are being tracked—and it can’t be stopped getty Updated on March 4th with Google’s response to the new tracking warning. Google Chrome is about to make a huge tracking change. We await a global prompt to say no to cookies within the world’s most popular browser — albeit we will need to use private…
You are being tracked—and it can’t be stopped getty Google Chrome is about to make a huge tracking change. We await a global prompt to say no to cookies within the world’s most popular browser — albeit we will need to use private browsing for some of the new protections. But while all that’s going…
More malware on Play Store NurPhoto via Getty Images SpyLoan — a family of malicious, malware-laced apps continues to plague Android. And despite the raft of alerts, those apps still find their way onto Play Store. The latest report warns that downloads of the newest member of the SpyLoan family are surging, “increasing from 50,000…
Beware — all these apps are dangerous. Here’s what you need to know and do. getty An alarming new warning for iPhone and Android users has just hit users, with a cybersecurity firm warning that apps in both Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store have been infected with “malicious” code that lets attackers empty…
This phantom attack is back in the news—be careful. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Republished on January 18 with a new warning that banks are unlikely to refund money lost in this attack, with advice on what you need to do to secure your account. It starts with a simple call, a message, a popup…
New government warning for iPhone and Android users getty The latest warning for iPhone and Android users should see millions of apps deleted from phones and millions more not installed in the first place. The nature of this warning isn’t new—but this time it comes directly from the U.S. government. Hopefully this means users will…
New government warning hits Google Messages users getty As the implications of Chinese hacking attacks on America’s telco networks continues to reverberate across the tech sector, there has been user confusion as to what is secure and what is not. Nowhere is that more confusing than with the way Android and iPhone devices connect to…
Stop texting—but these apps need to change as well. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Republished on December 10 with new reports into an encrypted messaging surge after Korea’s introduction of martial law, and its stark warning for U.S. Last week, the FBI warned iPhone and Android users to stop texting and to use an encrypted…
Stop texting—but these apps need to change as well. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Last week, the FBI warned iPhone and Android users to stop texting and to use an encrypted messaging platform instead. The news made global headlines, with cyber experts urging smartphone users to switch to fully secured platforms—WhatsApp, Signal, Facebook Messenger—instead. But…
New Android spyware alert AFP via Getty Images With ironic timing, just as Samsung confirms its latest crackdown on apps installed from outside official app stores, here comes another alarming warning showing just why it’s making those changes. The latest threat has been discovered hiding inside dozens of apps. Installing any of them “enables the…