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Microsoft has announced that all users of Windows and other products can now remove all passwords from their Microsoft accounts and, instead, use a special mobile authentication application, or other solution. The US company in March allowed only its business users to use password-free accounts, a system that will now Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Instagram will start requiring users to confirm their dates of birth as part of an effort to push for new security measures for young people, the popular social media app said on Monday. Instagram has explored the possibility of creating a version of its app for children under 13, provoking reactions from the political arena, because Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Tinder has announced that it is going to introduce ID verification into its app for users around the world. In the first phase, according to the Techgear.gr, it will have to work out which forms of identity are acceptable and while it will start as a test feature –-except in the countries where it is required-– Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Messenger is one of the most popular ‘online’ communication platforms. It is estimated that around 20 billion text messages are exchanged every month through the Facebook-owned application. The company protects text messages with encryption technology but does not do the same with voice messages or video calls made through the service and their number Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
It is much better to compose passwords for online accounts consisting of three random words than to create complex combinations of letters, numbers and symbols, according to UK government experts. In a related blogpost, the “National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)” stated a three-word system creates passwords that are easy to remember. In addition, it creates unusual Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Digital security is in the spotlight, as approximately 2.8 billion people worldwide used messaging applications in 2020 and are expected to exceed 3 billion by 2022. In this context, “Viber” experts share with the public the best tips for digital security. As they say, it all starts with using a secure application and checking Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Angus King, a member of the US Senate intelligence committee, received interesting advice to protect his phone at a staff briefing he attended this year. The first key step is to turn off the phone and the next step is to turn it on. According to him, the tactic of restarting phones makes it difficult for hackers to maintain their access Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
“”Pegasus” is spyware for “iOS” and “Android”. In 2016, an “iOS” version of “Pegasus” was discovered. Later, a version was also found for “Android”, which is slightly different from that for “iOS” devices. One of the main infection schemes is this: The victim receives an “SMS” with a “link” and if he “clicks” on it, his device becomes infected with Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The imagination and skills of those who want to obtain illegal financial or other benefits through cyberspace are truly inexhaustible. A new wide-scale scam has been uncovered with victims the players of popular videogames such as “Grand Theft Auto V”, “NBA 2K19” and “Pro Evolution Soccer 2018″. Normally, in order to play one of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
One of the reasons someone buys an “iPhone” is for the security it provides, from malware. At a time when “hackers” are making millions, collecting “data” from businesses and personal information of those who use “smartphones” and “apps”, it is understood that Apple could not be spared the ‘experience’. The colossus has found the solution to Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The issue of maintaining location privacy on users’ devices has always been an unresolved question. There are undoubtedly many features that allow you to disable the display of your location, however, if Google wants to constantly “see” your location, can it do so? Or is it already doing it? According to BusinessInsider, which Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The tests of a satellite telecommunication system that will allow the secure and high-quality connection to the Internet inside the planes are in the final phase. For various reasons, airline passengers cannot use their mobile phones; and at the same time, the Internet connection is not easy and widely available. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The ability for Facebook users to determine whether their emails, or phone numbers were in the social network’s recent major data leak, is given by the website “Have I Been Pwned” (https://haveibeenpwned.com/). As part of this leak, data from more than 530 million people was leaked to an online database; to a large extent this data consisted Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
In “Android” there is an application named ‘System Update’. But it’s not what it looks like. That is, a system upgrade. As researchers at mobile phone security firm “Zimperium” discovered, it’s a malicious app that says it will update, but if you download it, it will steal all the data you have on the phone; and Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A group of hackers allegedly linked to China “looted” “inboxes” of email accounts using vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s “mail server” software, the company and outside investigators reported on Tuesday. In a related “blogpost” Microsoft states that this cyber espionage company used four vulnerabilities in different versions of the software and was the work of a group it calls “HAFNIUM”. According Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
In 2020, every second fraudulent transaction in the financial industry was an account breach, as a “Kaspersky Fraud Prevention” research reveals. According to statistics from anonymous sources on events identified by “Kaspersky Fraud Prevention” from January to December 2020, the proportion of these incidents increased from 34% in 2019 to 54% in 2020. Two tricks for accessing Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …