Tag Archives: safely

9 apps to enhance the security and privacy of your phone

Of course, you will need more than one device here – one to record the video and another to view the feed from wherever you are – but Alfred offers all the features you need, including motion detection, two-way audio, and a built-in siren. Alfred Home Security Camera for Android …

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ATM hackers have picked up some clever new tricks

In the decade Since hacker Barnaby Jack famously spray-painted an ATM on the stage at the 2010 Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, so-called jackpotting has become a popular criminal era, with heists netting tens of millions of dollars around the world. And over time, attackers have become increasingly …

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Delete your digital assistant’s voice history regularly

Bugs found in Alexa’s web services could allow hackers to gain access to voice recordings and personal data stored on Amazon’s servers. Some of the vulnerabilities allowed hackers to even install Alexa Skills remotely on someone else’s device without them knowing. Despite the seriousness of these flaws, you are safe …

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TikTok tracked your MAC address: what then?

Well, it could get worse. TikTok may suffer from some gigantic data breaches exposing your account credentials and private video broadcasts to the world. But the alternative is not much better, privacy wise: a recent Wall Street Journal report found that the popular social network tracked its MAC addresses of …

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