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Merry Phishmas? How to avoid scams this holiday season
By Olivia Powell published
The top scams to look out for this holiday season – and how to avoid getting caught out
Nearly 6 million people exposed by massive healthcare breach — including credit cards, SSNs and more
By Amber Bouman published
A ransomware attack of Ascension hospital systems exposed the data of 5.6 million people.
Hackers are using the Amazon Appstore to spread malware — delete this malicious app now
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
Hackers have turned to the Amazon Appstore as a way to distribute their malicious apps after the Google Play Store has tightened its security.
Google Gmail warning issued for billions of users — watch out for these holiday scams
By Amber Bouman published
Google released a warning about the most common scams it is seeing this year and you should be prepared.
Nord Security brings VPN-style security to the world of eSIMs
By George Phillips published
Holiday travellers take note, Nord has introduced new features to Saily. The VPN-style features allow you to stay protected while using an eSIM abroad.
5 million Americans just had their credit card details leaked online — what to do now
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
Terabytes of sensitive personal and financial data was left unprotected without a password online and anyone including hackers could have accessed this information.
Millions stolen from LastPass users in massive attack — what you need to know
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
The popular password manager LastPass is in hot water once again after hackers used previously stolen data to drain users’ crypto wallets.
New Google Calendar notification attack could be hiding in your inbox — here's how to protect yourself
By Amber Bouman published
This new attack method is using Google Calendar to try to bypass security measures and phish victims.
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