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data breachDéjà vu change your Spotify password… Again
Spotify users’ account data once again found its way onto Pastebin. Change your password.
RansomwareHow to unlock a .crypt file
CryptXXX ransomware encrypts files, steals data and bitcoins. Sounds serious, but we have a solution!
Transition to chip-and-pin cards increasing fraud in U.S.
The big hunt begins: hackers are eager to make their buck before every merchant in US moves to chip-and-pin cards
face recognitionHow trolls use Findface against porn actresses and why it’s bad for you and me
Aggressive moral crusaders search for porn actresses accounts on VK.com and cyberbully them along with their friends and families.
You can’t replace your face, says face recognition
The Kaspersky Daily team checks if FindFace can really find users on a social media site with one image taken on the street and if it is possible to hide from it. Some interesting peculiarities detected!
breakWhat happens when criminals hack a radio station?
Hackers took control over several USA FM stations’ equipment and released a provocative podcast on the air.
Microsoft’s new Blue Screen of Death might be even worse news than before
Windows is in the process of rolling out new changes to the fabled BSOD (‘Blue Screen Of Death’) which could have security implications.
Google’s reCAPTCHA defeated by security researchers
A group of security researchers have discovered major flaws in Google’s reCAPTCHA technology.
Human trafficking: big data turned you and me into goods for sales
How everyone and his dog online make the big data tyranny raise.
The Threat Landscape
Ryan Naraine and Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade discuss the threat landscape and what is being done to prevent major attacks.
What you need to know before switching to VPN
VPN’s features and pitfalls from legal and technical standpoint
Reminder: Google to discontinue Chrome support for older OS X versions this Month
Google has begun phasing out Chrome support on legacy OS X platforms.
Would you fall for Facebook 18+ video scam?
Check this out to know if you want to fall for one of the latest Facebook scams
How big data and a bit of paranoia made Panama papers live
Journalists and their whistle-blowers managed to keep the biggest data leak in secret. How did they do it?
Patya RansomwareRansomware bug leads to Petya decryptor
A bug in Petya ransomware has led to a decryptor that can help those impacted.
Privacy wars flood Facebook
They say Facebook severely violates users’ privacy. Is it true and why European authorities claim that?
Encryption the rage, email missing in conversation
Aleks Gostev of Kaspersky Lab’s GReAT discusses the WhatApp move towards encryption and how email needs to be next in adopting end-to-end encryption
USA and Canada release joint advisory against ransomware
USA and Canada governments are fed up with the tyranny of ransomware. Experts from both countries analyzed the latest incidents and released an advisory for their citizens.
Chat appWhatsApp switches to secure end-to-end encryption
WhatsApp has just adopted the end-to-end encryption based on Signal Protocol. Kaspersky Daily explains, why it’s the good news and what are the real benefits for all of us.
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