This Free VPN Leaked Millions of User Records
Bean VPN, a free VPN service, stored 18GB of user data in an unprotected database of 25 million user records.
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Google Will Shut Down Hangouts to Further Consolidate Platform
Google's communication apps have been too plentiful for years, and it looks like the company is finally getting rid of a few.
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India Postpones New Data Privacy Law That Drove VPN Providers Away
The policy, which would require VPNs to store information for at least five years, saw major providers leaving the country.
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Google Says Threat Actors and ISPs Teamed Up to Spread Spyware
iOS and Android users in Kazakhstan and Italy are among the initial victims of the spyware - which can record device audio.
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India Data Collection Law Enforced Today; PureVPN Shuts Down Servers
It's a dark day for internet freedom in India, with PureVPN as the latest VPN company to remove its tech from the country.
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Horizon Hack Sees $100m Stolen From Crypto Bridge
The heist is the latest in a string of hacks on crypto bridges, combined losses of which now total over $1 billion.
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Shopify Merchants Can Now Advertise Products on Twitter
Users clicking on products advertised on sellers' Twitter accounts will be redirected to their ecommerce sites.
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Mark Zuckerberg Wants One Billion People Inside the Metaverse
The Meta CEO expects people to be spending "hundreds of dollars" inside digital spaces in the very near future.
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Tech Companies Are Hiring Staff… Then Rescinding the Offers
Along with mass layoffs and halting hiring, some companies are taking the extreme measure of cancelling job offers.
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Ransomware Cost US Schools & Colleges 3.5 Billion in 2021
Nearly one million students could have been impacted by the attacks, some of which demanded ransoms of $40 million.
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58% of Americans Can Now Work From Home
Close to 9/10 Americans will take advantage of flexible working arrangements if their workplace offers it.
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Report: Ransomware-as-a-Service Is a ‘Self-Sustaining Industry’
New research has illustrated the complexities of the ransomware ecosystem and suggests we may be focusing on the wrong parts.
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Report: Cyberattacks Could Lead to ‘Catastrophic Financial Loss’ for Businesses
A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that cyberattacks and their cost are seriously on the rise.
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How to Create a Shortcut to the Google Password Manager on Android
Want to access Google's Password Manager on Android? Follow these simple steps to get a shortcut set up on your home screen.
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Shopify Announces More Than 100 New Features Including NFTs
New features include shopping on Twitter, advanced engagement tools, improved POS functionality, and NFTs.
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Google Meet Introduces New Multitasking Tools
The PiP feature allows users to pin multiple video feeds, and join meetings directly through apps like Google Docs or Sheets.
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Study: Working in the Metaverse Can Increase Anxiety and Make You Physically Ill
In a recent study, metaverse participants struggled with sickness and vision issues, as well as low productivity.
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Windows 11: How to See Which Apps Are Spying on You
Microsoft is testing a new feature in Windows 11 that would allow users to see which apps had sensitive device access.
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You Can Now Create Your Own Private Network with NordVPN
The new feature — dubbed Meshnet — is now available on the NordVPN app for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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Microsoft 365 Is Down, Affecting Teams and Exchange Online Usage
The outage has been impacting login attempts, preventing users from access accounts for the majority of Tuesday morning.
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Leaked Audio Suggests China Had Access to US TikTok Data
In order to reassure users, the social media app has transferred all sensitive data to US-based Oracle servers.
