Trends: Cyber-attacks Spiked by 34% globally in June compared to March and April At the start of 2020, very few people would have predicted the events that unfolded. The COVID-19 global pandemic caused unprecedented changes to all of our lives, and has reshaped our entire working culture. From the accelerated pace of digital transformation and …
User data of seven Hong Kong based VPN providers leaked online It seems VPN services aren’t as secure as you may imagine. Well, at least some of them. It turns out that the user data of seven Hong Kong based VPN providers has been leaked online. The VPN services include UFO VPN, FAST VPN, Free …
Twitter Hacked, now is a good time to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) In case you haven’t heard, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Apple, and other public figures and companies were victims of a major hack by scammers asking for bitcoin. This would be the perfect opportunity to remind you to turn …
Alphabet’s Loon division, which uses floating balloons to provide internet, has today in partnership with Telkom launched its first commercial service in Kenya. In a blog post announcing the news, Loon’s CEO Alastair Westgarth said that the 4G LTE service will be provided to Telkom Kenya subscribers via a fleet of around 35 balloons, covering …
According to researchers from Kaspersky, hackers have devised a new technique for stealing users’ payment information on online shopping websites – a type of attack known as web skimming. Web skimming is a popular practice used by attackers to steal users’ credit card details from the payment pages of online stores, whereby attackers inject pieces …
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has approved the 2020 Finance Bill, proposing amendments to multiple statutes including the Income Tax Act, the Value Added Tax Act of 2013, the Excise Duty Act of 2015 and the Tax Procedures Act of 2015. The most notable aspect of the approval of this new bill is the foundation of …
A whistleblower who exposed that Apple was hoovering up people’s Siri recordings has gone public in decrying the company. Last year, The Guardian broke a shocking story that Apple was employing contractors to listen to and ‘grade’ Siri recordings. This was done without users knowledge and contractors “regularly” heard confidential information from iPhone and iPad …
The cybercrime attacks of large enterprises has grown in recent months driven by the new work conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The threat has increased in many areas including servers that are directly accessible from the internet, domain names, websites, web forms, certificates, third-party applications and components or mobile apps. While some of those …
Whether you’re browsing different sites or buying something online, you likely rely on an autofill system to enter your usernames, passwords, addresses, and payment details so you don’t have to manually type that data every time. Google already offers this in Chrome, but the interface is changing and adopting a more modern look that’s anchored …
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, technologists everywhere have been rushing to build apps, services, and systems for contact tracing: identifying and notifying all those who come in contact with a carrier. Some are lightweight and temporary, while others are pervasive and invasive: China’s system, for example, sucks up data including citizens’ identity, location, and even …