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Evade spammers, take control of your notifications, and protect your Discord account from hijacking.
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Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 182
Jeff and Dave discuss the cybersecurity fallout of the US Capitol attack, Parler, and more.
insidersAn employee, fired
Hell hath no fury. A former medical device supplier sabotages deliveries to customers.
How to tell if a website is taking your (browser) fingerprints
Researchers have created an extension to learn about the information websites collect to “fingerprint” browsers.
Delivery payment fraud
People are receiving phishing e-mail messages with requests for payments for a package delivery, with links to a fake postal service website for making the payment.
Gone in a Flash
No one should be using the dead technology, and any websites that still use it need an update.
Gamers
How to respond to bullying in online games
Anyone can experience in-game bullying. What to do if aggressive gamers target you.
Malware wrapped in Cyberpunk 2077
Cybercriminals are disguising ransomware as a beta version of Cyberpunk 2077 for Android.
Building bridges and breaking stereotypes with gaming parents
The world’s first show for gaming moms is on YouTube. Its purpose: breaking stereotypes about video games (and about parents).
Cyberpunk 2077 free download hoax
Ahead of its release, scammers are offering free Cyberpunk 2077 downloads, but they’re really after your data.
Swindle royale: Fortnite scammers get busy
The online battle royale shooter attracts not only virtuoso gamers, but also crooks of every stripe. How can you avoid becoming a victim?
Malware in Minecraft mods
More than 20 apps on Google Play that promised cool Minecraft mods turned out to be malicious.
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Hard-coded account in ZyXel equipment
“Zyfwp,” an admin-level account with a hard-coded password, discovered in several networking devices made by ZyXel.
Ethernet, now broadcasting
Can you transmit wireless data over a wired network? Evidence shows it can be done.
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Computers don’t necessarily need a Wi-Fi module to transmit information over Wi-Fi, Israeli researchers have found.
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Federated learning in the fight against e-mail threats
Our method for training models to filter out spam lets you maintain privacy without losing efficiency.
I firmly believe that the concept of cybersecurity will soon become obsolete, and cyberimmunity will take its place.
Eugene Kaspersky
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