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by Tomáš Foltýn on March 20, 2019 at 15:00

The third penalty that Europe has levied on the tech giant in less than two years brings the total to €8.25 billion The post Google hit with €1.49 billion antitrust fine by EU appeared first on WeLiveSecurity […]

by Paul Ducklin on March 20, 2019 at 14:30

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast - listen now! […]

by John E Dunn on March 20, 2019 at 12:30

Microsoft will patch a new Windows security bug discovered by Google Project Zero - despite finding no evidence that it poses a threat. […]

by Danny Bradbury on March 20, 2019 at 12:23

No sooner has Netflix made an interactive TV show than people are already pulling apart its privacy implications. […]

by Lisa Vaas on March 20, 2019 at 12:10

Add this latest public warning system sabotage to a growing list of fear-and-panic-spreading hacking incidents. […]

by John E Dunn on March 20, 2019 at 12:00

From Firefox 66 for desktop and Android, due in March, media autoplay of video or audio will be blocked by default. […]

by Lisa Vaas on March 20, 2019 at 11:40

The science publisher is blaming a misconfigured server that exposed a constant stream of its users’ credentials. […]

by Romain Dumont on March 20, 2019 at 10:28

ESET researchers detail the latest tricks and techniques OceanLotus uses to deliver its backdoor while staying under the radar The post Fake or Fake: Keeping up with OceanLotus decoys appeared first on WeLiveSecurity […]

by Gary Davis on March 20, 2019 at 10:00

Sports fans everywhere look forward to mid-March for the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament. However, it’s not just college basketball fans that look forward to this time of year. Cybercriminals use March to launch malicious campaigns in the hopes of gaining access to personal information from unsuspecting fans. Let’s take a look at the most […] The post How Online Scams Drive College Basketball Fans Mad appeared first on McAfee Blogs. […]

by Paul Ducklin on March 19, 2019 at 18:06

This scam is both intimidating and disturbing - the crooks are presenting themselves as corrupt CIA officials who will take a bribe. […]

by Tomáš Foltýn on March 19, 2019 at 15:38

It’s prudent to get a security solution for your device, but a test by AV-Comparatives shows why you need to choose judiciously The post You should pick your Android security app wisely, test shows appeared first on WeLiveSecurity […]

by Danny Bradbury on March 19, 2019 at 14:52

A security researcher has found a way to tinker with Windows’ core settings while persuading users to accept the changes. […]

by John E Dunn on March 19, 2019 at 14:40

Another 26m records stolen from another six online companies brings this hacker's total number of records to 863m from 38 websites. […]

by Cybermum India on March 19, 2019 at 14:22

The Cambridge Dictionary describes a troll as “an imaginary, either very large or very small creature in traditional Scandinavian stories, that has magical powers and lives in mountains or caves.” If you have read your fairy tales, you would know that trolls are generally grotesque creatures that stay away from human habitation. They take pleasure […] The post Ghosts May Not Be Real but Trolls Are – Look Out for Social Media appeared first on McAfee Blogs. […]

by Lisa Vaas on March 19, 2019 at 11:50

The leaks point to a plot, a Calif. court said, ordering pikini app maker Six4Three to hand over its lawyers' chats with the ICO. […]