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Brave browser catches Google tracking users with hidden web pages

Sep04
by on September 4, 2019 at 3:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Brave, the budding privacy-focused browser with its own native cryptocurrency, has alleged that Google is using hidden web pages to feed personal data of its users to advertisers, reports Financial Times. The evidence, now in the hands of the Irish data regulator, reportedly accuses the Big G of allowing users (and their browsing habits) to be profiled, resulting in targeted advertisements. It’s claimed that these actions circumvent EU privacy regulations that demand user consent, as well as transparency from tech giants like Google. Remember: Google is Brave’s number one competitor According to Financial Times, Brave‘s chief policy officer Johnny Ryan discovered Google‘s…

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Nasty Glupteba malware uses Bitcoin blockchain to keep itself alive

Sep04
by on September 4, 2019 at 2:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new strain of the nefarious Glupteba malware that uses the Bitcoin blockchain to ensure it remains dangerous. TrendMicro’s latest blog details the previously undocumented variant, capable of invading systems to mine Monero cryptocurrency and steal sensitive browser data like passwords and cookies. Analysts confirmed this version of Glupteba also exploits an already-discovered security vulnerability in MicroTik routers to transform the target machine into a SOCKS proxy to initiate widespread spam attacks that could threaten Instagram users. Attackers transfer Bitcoin with Electrum to keep Glupteba online Infection typically works like this: a target machine is first…

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Nasty Glupteba malware uses Bitcoin blockchain to keep itself alive

Sep04
by on September 4, 2019 at 2:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new strain of the nefarious Glupteba malware that uses the Bitcoin blockchain to ensure it remains dangerous. TrendMicro’s latest blog details the previously undocumented variant, capable of invading systems to mine Monero cryptocurrency and steal sensitive browser data like passwords and cookies. Analysts confirmed this version of Glupteba also exploits an already-discovered security vulnerability in MicroTik routers to transform the target machine into a SOCKS proxy to initiate widespread spam attacks that could threaten Instagram users. Attackers transfer Bitcoin with Electrum to keep Glupteba online Infection typically works like this: a target machine is first…

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Hackers are now attacking Android users with advanced SMS phishing techniques

Sep04
by on September 4, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Researchers have uncovered a new kind of “advanced” phishing attack targeting Android phones that can trick users into installing malicious settings on their devices that are disguised as innocuous network configuration updates. The attack, disclosed by cybersecurity firm Check Point Research today, has been found to be successful on most modern Android phones, including the Huawei P10, LG G6, Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and Samsung Galaxy S9. But any phone running Android can be targeted this way. Given that Samsung, Huawei, LG, and Sony account for more than 50 percent of all Android phones, the scope of the attack is understandably far broader…

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CHEAP: Anoint yourself noise monarch with 72% off Harman Kardon wireless speakers

Sep04
by on September 4, 2019 at 12:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I always appreciate having a good speaker in my living room. It always helps when I can listen to podcasts or music while lounging. Or I can show off my playlist-making skills to my friends. If that sounds like you, the Harman Kardon Omni 10 Plus is the probably the best option for you. The wireless speaker is on sale for just $69.95, down from $249.95. That’s some massive savings right there. Harman Kardon says the Omni 10 Plus can produce room-filling sound with…

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