Twitter: Blocked thousands of users; Whom and Why

Τwitter has announced that it has deleted about 6,000 accounts involved in a manipulation and disinformation operation, orchestrated by Saudi Arabia.‎ Most of these profiles were written in Arabic and posted “messages in favor of the Saudi authorities”. Some were in English and targeted to western audiences. Twitter took over Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎How can older people protect themselves from online scams‎

The US elderly lose more than $ 3 trillion a year as a result of online fraud. People in this age group are considered ‎‎more vulnerable to online fraud‎‎, as ‎‎cybercriminals‎‎ can ‎‎exploit their trust‎‎ and, in some cases, the ‎‎deterioration of cognitive functions caused by ageing.‎ At the same Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The predictions for the digital threats of 2020

Their predictions of APT (Advanced Persistent Threats) threats in 2020 are shared by Kaspersky researchers, pointing out how the landscape of targeted attacks will change in the coming months. The ‎‎general trend‎‎ shows that ‎‎threats will be developed more accurately‎‎, will be ‎‎more targeted ‎‎and ‎‎differentiated under the influence of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Everything is changing on instagram from 2020; See what happens (pics)

If the information is verified then we will be talking about a big change…‎ ‎New rules on Instagram‎‎ in a few days from today and specifically ‎‎from the beginning of 2020 prepares the company that manages this network.‎ According to technology media outlets, the changes will affect both the age Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Twitter is preparing to massively delete inactive users from December

Twitter‎‎ will start ‎‎deleting user accounts that have been inactive for more than six months, unless used before the December 11 deadline‎‎. ‎ ‎The deletion will ‎‎include those who died‎‎, unless a ‎‎relative or other person can access the deceased’s account.‎ ‎It is the ‎‎first time that Twitter proceeds to Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎How to stop your smartphone from recording‎ you

Are you absolutely sure your cell phone doesn’t ‎‎listen‎‎ to you all the time? No, this is not some strange conspiracy theory but a reality of the technological era in which we live, with ‎‎smartphones evolving‎‎ into the rather ‎‎more necessary objects of our everyday life.‎‎ Just this year, ‎‎Apple Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎Alexa and Google Assistant monitor their users‎

New information that sees the spotlight reveal that ‎‎devices preinstalled with Google Assistant, as well as Alexa, can be exploited by hackers.‎ This is not the first time it is known that ‎‎Google’s and Amazon’s digital assistants can be used for malicious purposes by third parties‎‎ in order to monitor Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Stalkerware: So easily someone can “trap” our smartphone

Large increase‎‎ show attempts to install ‎‎ ‎‎”Stalkerware”‎‎, ie software through which someone ‎‎monitors‎‎ ‎‎messages‎‎, ‎‎photos‎‎, ‎‎social media‎‎, ‎‎GPS‎‎, ‎‎recordings‎‎ or ‎‎cameras‎‎ on the victim’s smartphone, in some cases even in real time.‎ ‎Over 37,000 such attempts were recorded from January to august 2019‎‎, a figure corresponding to ‎‎an increase Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Your attention; your boss can read your emails

If you work ‎‎in a company that uses the paid version of Google’s G Suite and the products it provides‎‎, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, etc., you should be very careful.‎ ‎This is because ‎‎the company has full access to everything you do on these platforms‎‎, including ‎‎even your Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎Attention! New scam on WhatsApp: If you see this message erase it immediately! (pics‎)

At risk users of the popular application.‎ ‎At risk are the users of the application ‎‎”WhatsApp”‎‎ ‎since -according to what the ‎‎British “Sun” reports– ‎‎hackers have found a way to ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎”invade”‎‎ ‎‎the application‎‎ and, by extension, mobile phones stealing personal data.‎ ‎In order to prevent this from happening‎‎, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Google now allows incognito browsing on Maps

New features to facilitate users’ privacy and security, Google announced, including expanding both its “incognito” use of its applications and the option of automatically deleting location history, searches and other user activity. “Incognito mode” appeared in the Chrome Web Browser in 2018, earlier this year it was added to YouTube Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎Used hard disks on the market still have old data…‎

Technology market data shows that those who sell their old hard disks forget to remove their data from there. An overwhelming percentage of hard disks sold on services like eBay seem to carry the data of their previous owners, which is surprising, since here we are dealing with photos, documents Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Mozilla wants to launch a new version of Firefox every month

Starting next year, Firefox, one of the most popular browsers globally, is expected to get a new version every four weeks. This is the design announced by Mozilla for the upgrade packages that Firefox will receive, while making it clear that with this method ‎‎there will be a completely new Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Increasing phishing attacks targeting Apple operating systems

The number of phishing attacks targeting Mac users, iOS laptops and the related web service ecosystem reached 1,600,000 in the first half of 2019. This figure is 9% higher than the attacks in 2018 overall. The growing number of users of popular digital devices is clearly attracting more and more Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Malicious software in school and student textbooks

Over 53,500 malicious or potentially unwanted files disguised as ready-to-use textbooks and books for schools and universities have been found by Kaspersky experts. From August 2018 to July 2019, 356,662 attacks were used on 104,819 users; a decrease of 21% compared to the previous year. These are among the main Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …