Here Are 150 Fake Android Apps to Delete From Your Phone
The apps had been been advertised on sites like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to lure in more victims.
Adam is a writer at Tech.co and has worked as a tech writer, blogger and copy editor for more than a decade. He was a Forbes Contributor on the publishing industry, for which he was named a Digital Book World 2018 award finalist. His work has appeared in publications including Popular Mechanics and IDG Connect, and his art history book on 1970s sci-fi, 'Worlds Beyond Time,' was a 2024 Locus Awards finalist. When not working on his next art collection, he's tracking the latest news on VPNs, POS systems, and the future of tech.
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Focusing on Engagement Above All Else Is Killing the Internet
The internet doesn't have a tech problem. It's just ruled by those who value profits over policy.
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Facebook Rebrands as ‘Meta’ Amid Its Biggest Crisis Ever
Facebook is now Meta, but won't change the core features that make the platform so harmful to its userbase of billions.
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How Retailers Can Prepare for a Rough Holiday Season
How can small businesses keep selling this holiday season in the middle of a pandemic supply chain squeeze?
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The Most Common Cybercrimes in the US May Surprise You
Social engineering was a huge threat in 2020 and likely remains one today. Here's what that means for you.
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New Luna POS Offer Biometrics to Let Shoppers Pay With Their Face
The tech works by scanning a customer's face, just like some smartphones can unlock with facial biometrics.
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Google Uncovers 1.6M Phishing Emails and a Cryptocurrency Scam
Google also displayed around 62K 'Safe Browsing' phishing page warnings, so here's your reminder to pay attention to those.
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SolarWinds Hackers Are After the Global IT Supply Chain Again
The hackers' main techniques this time include phishing emails and brute-forcing password logins.
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Game Platform Roblox Is Cracking Down on VPN Use
Can you use Roblox with a VPN if you play it safe? Roblox's new guidelines leave some wiggle room.
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Google Will Not Launch Mobile-First Bank Account Service ‘Plex’
A Google executive who championed the Plex bank account project left the company in April.
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Turns Out Zoom Is Not Acquiring Five9 After All
It would have been an all-stock deal valued at around $14.7 billion, but that valuation has dropped.
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Microsoft Teams Update Lets Users Hide Their Own Face
The new update will let users hide their own video feeds from themselves, but not other participants.
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Study: 91.5% of All Malware Arrives Over HTTPS-Encrypted Connections
Across Q2 2021, malware passed through encryption nine out of ten times. It's a dramatic increase over the previous quarter.
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iOS Features Offer ‘False Sense of Privacy,’ Says Former Apple Engineer
A new study shows that Apple's App Tracking Transparency features won't stop apps from tracking your activity.
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Bots Are Impersonating Twitter Users for PayPal and Venmo Scams
Internet scam bots are cloning Twitter accounts to steal small donations at scale. Here's how to spot the scam.
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Cloudflare Launches Two New Email Security Tools
The tools are free and will work with top email providers like Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo.
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California Law Makes Amazon Disclose Worker Productivity Algorithms
The law goes into effect starting January 1st, and aims to protect workers from poor safety practices.
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Top Tech Giants Pledge Billions Towards Cybersecurity
Here's what Microsoft, Google and others are promising, to help fix US vulnerabilities in the wake of a White House summit.
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An Email Scammer Stole 620K Photos From iCloud Accounts
The phishing attackers stole more than 620,000 photos and 9,000 videos, all while avoiding Apple's security measures.
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PayPal’s Cryptocurrency Service Is Expanding Into the UK
It's the first international expansion of Paypal's cryptocurrency feature, which debuted in the US last year.
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Judge Rules Gig Worker Law Proposition 22 Is Unconstitutional
The measure improperly limits the state's ability to protect its workers.