Has a poorly secured cloud database personal information exposed to more than 235 million TikTok, Instagram and YouTube accounts. The Hong Kong-based company Social Data was unaware store the data in a database without proper password protection, which means anyone can pop in and view it. Ugh. Cybersecurity firm Comparitech …
Read More »How to manually upload your Garmin training data
Photo: Lukmanazis (Shutterstock) Did your Garmin watch suddenly stop working on Thursday? You’re not alone. The company suffered an alleged ransomware attack that disabled all of their online services. While Garmin has not officially confirmed any details, many employees made statements on social media indicating the cuts were caused by …
Read More »Should you be concerned about Instacart data leakage?
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) If you are an Instacart buyer, hackers may be selling your data online. According to a recent Buzzfeed report, 278,531 Instacart accounts are for sale in at least two hacker communities for just $ 2 per pop. Each account includes full names, the last four digits …
Read More »Avoid these ‘unregistered’ VPN services that leaked data from millions of users
Screenshot: Brendan Hesse I wish we didn’t need VPN, but they can be a necessary part of a balanced data security breakfast. ISP, governments, advertisers and even individuals interested in what you do online you can find ways to Easily track your browsing data. VPNs do it more difficult (but …
Read More »Remove these 25 Android apps that steal Facebook logins
Google has rexcited 25 malicious apps from the Google Play Store after the French cybersecurity firm Evina they discovered that they contained malware to hack Facebook. That means it’s time once again to check your Android device to make sure you didn’t foolishly (or accidentally) install a crap application The …
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