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…
Apple has been consistent in not allowing pornography into the App Store. But changes in the EU have allowed independent app stores to arrive and these have their own views on what’s permissible. So, the arrival of the first porn app in the AltStore PAL store has caused a commotion—and Apple has taken the rare…
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…
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…
Threat to iPhone security is unprecedented Getty Images Apple’s tricky dance with Putin’s henchmen continues. Less than a month after reports it had “silently removed VPN Apps from Russia’s App Store,” the iPhone maker “informed RFE/RL that it has removed Current Time’s app from the Russian version of its App Store at the request of…