Tag: Computer Hacker
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1 In 2 Canadians Always Accept Browser Cookies
Digital privacy expert explains why often accepting cookies poses cyber risks According to new research commissioned by internet security company NordVPN, only 3.5% of Canadians never accept cookies. To make matters worse, a whopping 43% say they always accept cookies. While most HTTP cookies are safe, some can be used to track people without their consent. Even more,…
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Wear USB Condoms- Hackers Are Poised To Attack Tourists This Travel Season
As the 2022 school year comes to an end, the surge of summer travel plans begins. With an estimated 60% of Canadians and Americans planning at least one trip over the next 3 months, hackers have roughly 200,000,000 projected tourists to prey on. Lookout’s Cyber Security Expert, Hank Schless, shares how these cyber-attacks usually capitalize…
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top brands impersonated most in phishing attacks
Criminals continue to impersonate well-known brands to trick people into giving up their personal information. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, Crédit Agricole, a French financial group, was by far the most used brand in phishing attacks in H1 2021. The brand was linked with 17,755 unique phishing URLs, followed by social…
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World Agencies Are Eradicating Car Hacking
With Cars becoming more like smartphones nowadays, we thought we’d take a look at the growing concern of Car hacking, a phenomenon that’s sending chill up motorists’ and manufacturers’ spines across the globe, more efficiently than any air-conditioning unit could ever do. However, perhaps even more importantly, we’ll tell you what the world’s governing agencies…