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Reddit Confirms Phishing Hacking Incident – But Users Probably Need Not Worry!
Phishing is, unfortunately, something all online users should be aware of. – For those of you unfamiliar with the term, this is typically when you receive an email (or some other message) which appears to be from a legitimate source, but is actually some (usually malicious) third-party attempting to fool…
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Phishing Cyber Attacks Rose by Over 30% in Q4 2022!
Phishing undoubtedly represents one of the most prevalent risks in regard to online security. For those of you unaware of the term, the premise of it is rather simple. You’ll get an (unsolicited) email, or some kind of message possibly through your phone, attempting to suggest that they are a…
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PayPal is Sending Out Data Breach Notifications to Thousands of Users!
Data breaches are, somewhat unfortunately, a relatively common thing now in the online world. When it comes to something like PayPal, however, this clearly raises alarm bells as it not only involves people’s money but also what is arguably one of the most convenient payment methods around. If you are,…
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Facebook Users Warned to Be Aware of New Rise in Phishing Scams
Phishing scams are about one of the most common means of third parties attempting to get your personal data. – For those of you unaware, the general premise of these scams is rather basic in that they often pretend to be a legitimate company and attempt to trick you into…
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Survey Finds Nearly 80% of Internet Users Freely Admit That They Take Security Risks
While the internet can be a truly remarkable and fun place, sadly, for most of us at least, our innocence has been mostly shattered by the reality that it’s also equally (if not more so) filled with people and programs dedicated to either stealing our money or personal data. With…
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Users Warned to Watch for New (And Convincing) PayPal Scam
I think it would be fair to say that a pretty solid number of people now are familiar with the usual variety of scams. (PayPal, Amazon, banking, etc.) – A scam email, for example, is usually pretty easy to identify if not for the horrifically poor grammar generally used throughout…
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The UK’s Worst Passwords Revealed!
Choosing an online password can be an exceptionally frustrating experience. One that often leads us into making some very poor choices simply out of either the ease to remember, or quite frankly, just pure laziness. – Despite many websites now requiring more and more cryptic inputs, however, it seems that…
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Austria’s Foreign Ministry Confirms ‘Serious Cyber-Attack’
It’s pretty well known that there are various organizations (and even countries) that are dedicated to hacking sensitive information from various governments around the work. It seems, however, that Austria may be the latest high-profile victim. In a report via the BBC, Austria’s foreign ministry has confirmed that it has…
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Jimmy Kimmel Gets Peoples Passwords Just by Asking!
Given our modern world is ever concerned about hacking, data privacy and more, this new video from the Jimmy Kimmel show blows my mind. Keeping your password safe is important and while you often need more than just a password to hack someone’s account, you still shouldn’t give out those…
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‘Let’s Encrypt’ Proposes Easy Web Encryption For All
HTTPS is the security standard of the internet. A glance at that tells the user that their data should be secure. But what if that web address prefix is absent? Only 24 percent of 151,000 implement the HTTPS protocol. Enter Let’s Encrypt, created by non-profit Internet Security Research Group and…
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Real Life Emoji’s Are Just Plain Scary
Non-profit group Innocence en Danger has created a campaign to highlight the dangers of children talking to strangers online by creating emoji’s using real human faces. The emjoi has long been used as a series of cartoony like images to show off emotions in text messages, instant messaging and skype.…
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