The PC-Therapists
© Provided by: pestaola.gr Google’s calculations speak for 1.9 billion usernames that are in the black market for malicious use. Google has collaborated with the University of Berkeley to estimate the number of usernames that are traded on the black market, and it is estimated that 25% of these usernames Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© www.cnn.gr Tech A victim of hacking was John MacAfee, the cyber-security guru and founder of the famous homonymous company operating in the field. As he admitted, his Twitter account was hacked and used to promote crypt coins, which are not widely known. Of course, MacAfee took care to deny Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© Provided by: capital.gr Google announced in June its effort to boost Chrome to such an extent that it can automatically block annoying ads. This announcement was made after the big development of ad blocking programs in the form of extensions, and now the company itself has decided to take Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© Provided by: pestaola.gr Facebook announced yesterday that it would start using face recognition technology to inform users of the service when other users “upload” their photos. According to the company’s announcement the use of this feature will be optional while it is done to protect the privacy of the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© Provided by: capital.gr. By Thomas Fox-Brewster Facebook has paid a fee to thank some well-meaning hackers who have modified a 19-year security gap that could potentially be exploited to intercept user accounts. Although the social network is now secure, many top websites remain vulnerable to this security gap, researchers Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© Provided by: pestaola.gr ESET researchers, in collaboration with Microsoft, have shaken down an important botnet business known as “Gamarue” that infects computers since 2011. The Gamarue Tracking Business (identified as Win32 / TrojanDownloader.Wauchos) also involved law enforcement agencies, in particular the FBI, Interpol, Europol and other agencies. Coordinated abusive Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© protothema.gr How they can monitor mobile phones Edward Snowden, who revealed the massive surveillance of security authorities inside and outside the United States, has repeatedly warned that: “No smartphone is safe”. Indeed, there are few times when a variety of monitoring methods for large groups of people have seen Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© Provided by: PROTO THEMA S.A. Three-quarters of Android apps monitoring you – Tinder, Spotify and Uber among them Do you use Tinder, Spotify, Snapchat and Uber on a smartphone? Then you have to know that you are being monitored. According to a survey by Yale University’s personal data lab Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© www.cnn.gr Tech Hundreds of websites, even of well-known companies, use dedicated logging software to track exactly what the user is typing on his keyboard when he visits their web pages. This practice -which is questionable by its legitimacy according to experts, since it is not done with the knowledge Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© www.cnn.gr Tech In five years at most hackers of a hostile country or malicious terrorists will be able to massively control most cars on the streets of a city, causing unavoidable millions of deaths. The nightmarish scenario -which may soon be no longer a scenario- presented to the British Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© Provided by: Capital.gr First -European-wide- the Greeks in online gaming. Almost last in their knowledge of the internet 70% of Greeks are connected to the internet “on the go” via a portable device. The overwhelming majority (9 out of 10) are young, aged 16-27 90% of young people aged Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Using tools available for free on the Internet, anyone can see the online activity of people connected to public Wi-Fi hotspots. Including their private correspondence, file transfers, financial data, and more. And the tough reality is that one in four Wi-Fi hotspots are not safe. There are three possible solutions: Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
It is very alarming news that wireless connections for residential and business Wi-Fi networks around the world are exposed to attacks by hackers because of a security gap, called Krack. © Shutterstock What you need to do to protect your internet connections In short, internet connections over Wi-Fi are no longer Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© Shutterstock Attention – New virus is released on Facebook A new virus is being released in recent days on Facebook and makes difficult… the life of social network users. If your online friend is tagging (add your tagged name) you to private videos, do not make the mistake of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© naftemporiki.gr According to the BBC, this ransomware, which has been given the name “Bad Rabbit”, has affected major Russian websites, an airport in Ukraine and the metro in Kiev. An epidemic of a new “ransomware” (malware that prevents the user from accessing his computer files) occurred in Russia, Ukraine Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
© www.cnn.gr Tech Google announced new protection features to help users stay safe online. Personalized tips from the new Security Checkup Google launches a renewed Security Checkup, which now provides personalized guidance. Instead of the passive control list for everyone, Security Checkup is a personalized guide to protect your data. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …