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Fight the TPP with a VPN
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an international trade agreement five years in the making. Although the details around the agreement are secret, certain chapters, namely those around intellectu...
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Someone left the fridge open to hackers – #WTFWednesday
First we brought you breaking news about how your car can be hacked. Then we exposed the nasty truth about wireless pacemakers. Now we’re here to blow the door off all the “smart” refrigerators ...
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The 3 best browser extensions to protect your privacy (updated for 2019)
When it comes to your privacy, there’s no such thing as being “too prepared.” That’s why ExpressVPN compiled a list of our favorite extensions for boosting your browser’s privacy and securit...
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US corporations that skimp on cybersecurity now subject to FTC regulation
NOTE: This post was originally published on September 17, 2015 A US appeals court has recently ruled that the Federal Trade Commission now has the authority to regulate corporations’ cybersecurity....
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Pixels in images can hack your computer - #WTFWednesday
What’s so dangerous about looking at a picture file in your web browser? In the past, nothing. You loaded the image. It displayed on your screen. You closed it, or went to a different page. There wa...
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New strain of malware steals credit card info from local businesses
The latest strain of malicious software targets everything from pet stores and movie theaters to restaurants and credit unions. Called GamaPOS, the malware already affects 13 US states and Vancouver, ...
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Viral outbreak inspires MERS-themed malware
A human virus is a lot like a piece of malware, “downloading” itself into your system and draining your vital resources for its own ends. So it’s ironic that Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (ME...
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How hackers can use your fingerprints to frame you
This post was originally published on June 17, 2015. It’s the one thing that was supposed to be truly personal to you. As unique as the special snowflake that, deep down, you believe yourself to be....
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Pot, meet kettle: Spyware maker compromised, denies everything
This post was originally published on June 1, 2015. Sometimes the irony is just too much. First reported by Krebs on Security, spyware-as-service provider mSpy was hacked two weeks ago but denied ever...
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Protecting your digital rights: Who is Access?
Digital freedoms are under attack worldwide. In countries like France and Turkey, governments are pushing for greater access to citizens' data without their consent, ostensibly to improve “security�...
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