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There's a WhatsApp phishing scam doing the rounds here in the UK based on free gift vouchers from big supermarket retailers. It's doing well because (a) people are receiving the links from friends and (b) they're disguising the false links with foreign letters. Here's two that I received in the last few days. Check the subtle dot over the
In the past couple of weeks I've received three notifications from haveibeenpwnd informing me that a couple of organisations didn't do a good enough job keeping my info secure. While it's always going to be a good idea to change your login and password, any sites that use 2FA significantly reduce the value of stolen credentials (as long as you've
Perhaps I'm just old and suspicious, but I'm increasingly concerned about the personal information that I give away to companies like Google and Facebook for their services. I've had enough of being the product. As for the information gathered surreptitiously by third parties, such as ISPs and government agencies, I've had enough of snooping and I don't accept that if I've
US multinational Macate are coming to the UK with the intention of launching their secure smartphone here later in the year. Setting up in Kensington, London, the Genio smartphone is a mid-range Android device with an emphasis on security. The bare specs are a 5" HD screen driven by a 1.3 GHz quad core processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB
With the arrival of the Internet of Things, installing antivirus software on a PC isn't going address malware lurking on a smart home control unit. A different approach is needed and Bitdefender's BOX might be the solution. Dan talks to Todd about what Box offers over traditional security products. The Bitdefender Box is a small hardware device which is connected into
Dear Yahoo, I'm sorry but I'm breaking up with you, and I'm afraid that it's you, not me. We've been together for over ten years, from the early days of Flickr and Yahoo Groups, but you've hurt my feelings twice now and I think you've been cheating on me. It's been fun but it's not going to work out. There's no
Smart locks have been gradually appearing on the US market over the past few years, with the Kevo Kwikset being one of the more popular. Over on the European side of the pond, it's taken a little longer for smart locks to appear but they're beginning to come onto the market from both established vendors and start-ups. Locks in UK