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Billons of Chrome users at risk from hacker attacks — severe flaw exploited
By Scott Younker published
Google has fixed a high-severity Chrome flaw that has been actively exploited in the wild by hackers.
Use Word, Excel or other Microsoft Office apps on macOS? Hackers can exploit these new flaws to spy on your Mac
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
Security researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s office software for macOS that can be abused by hackers to spy on you through your Mac.
These House of Representatives members are at the highest risk of being exposed online
By Olivia Powell published
75% of House representatives have had their personal data exposed online
Urgent Microsoft Windows security warning for millions — 10 critical zero-days found
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
Microsoft has released a number of fixes as part of its latest round of Patch Tuesday updates to address these Windows security flaws.
Chrome and Edge users infected with malicious browser extensions that steal your personal data — what to do now
By Anthony Spadafora published
Security researchers have discovered a new malware campaign that uses malicious extensions distributed via fake sites impersonating popular software and services.
Chrome, Safari and other browsers vulnerable to 0.0.0.0 Day vulnerability — what you need to know
By Anthony Spadafora published
Security researchers have discovered a new zero-day vulnerability that can be used by malicious sites to bypass browser security tools.
ADT suffers data breach — full names, addresses and phone numbers exposed
By Dave LeClair published
ADT has confirmed that hackers accessed its servers and that some customer information was leaked online.
ESET Mobile Security review: Excellent malware protection with an ultrafast scanner
By Brian Nadel published
ESET Mobile Security combines excellent malware scanning with enough extra features to keep your Android devices safe from phishing attacks, scams and more.
Kaspersky Antivirus for Android review: Great protection and plenty of extras but at a steep price
By Brian Nadel published
Kaspersky Antivirus for Android provides excellent malware protection and loads of extras but scans take a serious hit on system performance.
2.9 billion hit in one of the largest data breaches ever — full names, addresses and SSNs exposed
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
Class action lawsuit in Florida has revealed that hackers stole a database full of sensitive information on 2.9 billion people before they tried selling it on the dark web.
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