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Facebook patches a Messenger bug that allowed others to snoop on your calls
We often joke around that hackers or government agencies are listening to our calls. Facebook just patched a bug that would've allowed anyone to snoop on your calls on Messenger. The bug was found by Google Project Zero researcher Natalie Silvanovich last month, and it affected ...
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Pardon the Intrusion #31: Stop using "123456" as your password
The list of worst passwords for 2020 is here, and it's every bit awful as you would expect: "123456," "123456789," "picture1," ...
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Apple apps on Big Sur bypass firewalls and VPNs — this is terrible
Security researchers have found that Apple apps on Big Sur bypass firewalls and VPNs — this is a huge security and privacy ...
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Pardon the Intrusion #30: Your data is up for sale
India's COVID-19 contact tracing app comes under scrutiny again over its conception, including details of private sector ...
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Pardon the Intrusion #29: Ransomware gang turns Robin Hood
Airtel kicks up a storm after its privacy policy allowed it to collect users' sexual orientation, genetic information, political ...
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Zoom is getting end-to-end encryption next week — but you’ll have to turn it on manually
In June, after relentless pressure from privacy advocates, Zoom said that it'll extend end-to-end encryption to free users of its video conferencing service, beyond its previous limit to only paying customers. Now, the company is set to roll it out starting next week, but just as ...
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Norway blames Russian hackers for parliament email breach
Norway is the latest country to accuse Russia of infiltrating its systems, following an email hack which took place back ...
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Inside FIDO Alliance's vision of a future free of passwords
Most services you use on your phone or laptop, from email providers to food delivery providers, require you to have a password. With so many services and websites, it’s hard to come up with unique passwords and remember all of them. So, a lot of people end up using the same password ...
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Facebook now has a loyalty program for its bug bounty hunters on its platform
Facebook launched its bug bounty program in 2011. Now, the company is bringing an intriguing update to it with a loyalty ...
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Pardon the Intrusion #28: Your 2FA phone got stolen. Now what?
Losing your 2FA phone can be a frustrating experience. But it doesn't have to be. Here's what you can do to quickly recover ...
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Google Assistant’s new Guest Mode is 'incognito mode' for your voice commands
Google announced today that it's introducing a new Guest Mode in the Google Assistant to pause recording your conversations. ...
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Google beefs up your account security with new in-app alerts
If Google detects suspicious activity in your account, it sends you an email or an Android alert about it. The problem is ...