The popular in-browser cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive has announced that it will shut down on March 8, 2019. The service made the headlines across the years because it was used by crooks to abuse computational resources of the victims that...
Google on Wednesday revealed that it forgot to inform users that its Nest Secure home alarm system includes a microphone. Google announced this week that it forgot to inform users that its Nest Secure home alarm system includes a microphone. "The...
Security expert discovered an exposed MongoDB that reveals facial recognition abuse for tracking the Uyghur Muslim minority in China.Exposed MongoDB revealed facial recognition abuse for tracking the Uyghur Muslim minority in China. We have debated...
Symantec discovered eight potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) into the Microsoft Store that were dropping cryptojacking Coinhive miners. Security experts at Symantec have discovered eight potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) into the Microsoft...
Security researcher Lukas Stefanko from ESET discovered the first Android cryptocurrency clipboard hijacker impersonating MetaMask on the official Google Play store. The rogue MetaMask app is a Clipboard Hikacker that monitors a device's clipboard...
A critical counterfeiting vulnerability in Zcash cryptocurrency could have allowed coining an infinite number of Zcash (ZEC) cryptocurrency. Reading some news, investors could believe that cryptocurrencies are not a good investment. A few days ago,...
QuadrigaCX Bitcoin exchange announced to have lost USD 145 million worth of cryptocurrency because the only person with access to its cold storage has died. QuadrigaCX, the major Bitcoin exchange in Canada announced to have lost CAD 190 million (USD...
Facebook is paying teens $20 a month to use its VPN app, called Facebook Research, that monitors their activity via their mobile devices.Facebook is paying teens $20 a month to use its VPN app, called Facebook Research, that monitors their activity via the mobile...
A major vulnerability in the Apple FaceTime lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling … before they pick up the call. iPhone, iPad, or Mac users might disable FaceTime to avoid being spied through their devices. Experts warn that...
The French data protection watchdog CNIL announced a fine of 50 million euros ($57 million) for US search giant Google under GDPR.The French data protection watchdog CNIL announced a fine of 50 million euros ($57 million) for US search giant Google under...