It is gratifying to see one’s passion result in a positive change that could benefit many people. Today the Federal Trade Commission issued a press release saying ASUS Settles FTC Charges That Insecure Home Routers and “Cloud” Services Put Consumers’ Privacy At Risk. In the settlement, ASUS agreed to some terms, including one that I […]
These days, the vast majority of tech support scams are delivered via malvertising attacks pushing fake error notifications and preventing users from normally closing their browsers. Because those warnings are very convincing and often accompanied by audio cues, many people will get desperate and panic when they realize they cannot close those pages. Unfortunately, most browsers are […]
Three-quarters of the 21.5 million victims of the hack on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) still have not been notified, six months after the breach was detected. About 5 million notifications have been sent out so far, an agency representative told Reuters on Tuesday. The OPM began mailing notification letters in partnership with the Defense […]
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