“Google has disclosed that a now-patched vulnerability affecting Android devices that use Qualcomm chipsets is being weaponized by attackers to launch targeted attacks. Tracked as CVE-2020-11261 (CVSS score 8.”
Nasty malware stealing Amazon, Facebook and Google passwords — protect yourself now
“We at Tom’s Guide have tried to stress over the years that if you want software, you should just buy it. It’s a lot cheaper than having all of your online credentials stolen. This information comes courtesy of Proofpoint, a security firm based in Sunnyvale, California.”
What Is ProtonMail, and Why Is It More Private Than Gmail?
“ProtonMail is a secure email service designed to protect your inbox and identity. So how exactly is ProtonMail different from a “regular” email provider like Gmail? And, more importantly: Is it time to make the switch?”
Brave Battles Google Amid Growing Demand For Privacy
“Privacy browser Brave created a competitor to Google’s GOOG flagship search engine with its latest acquisition. But the timing could have been better.”
How to stop T-Mobile and Metro from selling your info to advertisers
“A while back T-Mobile announced that it’s going to start selling its customer data to third party advertisers. Well, not so much “announced” as “snuck into a modified terms of service and told people they’d have to manually opt out if they didn’t like it.”
Judge rules Google has to face lawsuit that claims it tracks users even in Incognito mode
“A judge in California ruled Friday that Google has to face a class action lawsuit that claims the search giant secretly collects data from users even when they’re using its private “Incognito” mode, Bloomberg reported.”
QNAP NAS Devices Can Be Hacked for Cryptomining—Update Yours Now
“QNAP’s unpatched network-attached-storage (NAS) devices are the latest devices to be targeted in ongoing attacks, which are aimed at taking them over for use as cryptocurrency miners.”
T-Mobile will sell your web-usage data to advertisers unless you opt out
“T-Mobile next month will start a new program that gives customers’ web-browsing and device-usage data to advertisers unless customers opt out of the data sharing.”
Google Chrome update cycles are about to get even shorter
“Google is moving Chrome to a more frequent release schedule. The company announced on Thursday it will push future milestone releases that add new features every four weeks. Those updates come about every six weeks at the moment.”
Nearly 40,000 Macs infected by mysterious malware, researchers say
“Mysterious malware — that has not yet engaged in malicious activity — has infected nearly 40,000 Mac devices, according to the cybersecurity firm Red Canary, which first detected the threat.”
