A fake ad blocking software lets attackers take over the power of computers in order to mine cryptocurrency. Analysts called this ransomining, which also encrypts data on the corrupted machines. Thus, attackers can then ask for a ransom.
Ad blocking – a pretext…
You should stop pop-ups, as this kind of ads are extremely annoying. They cover the content you might be interested in. But they may also be extremely dangerous.
This should convince you stop pop-ups
Some of us consider pop-ups ads an annoying way of advertising.
The online tracking system might become history after Google’s game changing move. The company announced that it would not use tracking technologies anymore. These helped the the giant follow users with its ads and make billions of dollars.
Does online tracking…
Firefox brings better privacy protection, as it announced Total Cookie Protection. The new feature prevents third-parties from tracking users.
A new level for privacy protection
The new feature is built into Enhanced Tracking Protection, for desktop. Thus, the…
There are lots of rogue websites that send unwanted pop-up ads to the users’ browsers. In order to achieve this, they try to lure users into accepting for browser notifications.
The dangers behind pop-up ads
Pop-ups are first of all disturbing for any user.
Users in Australia could not read or share news on the platform, Facebook announced. The company announced that this is a reaction to the new Media Bargain law.
Facebook bets on the cost for users
According to a blog post, it “will restrict publishers and…
According to the Threat Analysys Group for Q1, Google took out almost 3000 YouTube channels and accounts. The decision came as YouTube considered that those were linked to influence operations from China and Russia.
YouTube channels, used for political influence…
The Valentine’s Day romance scams are a serious issue this year, according to UK Finance. In fact, there was a raise of 20% of romance frauds between January and November 2020, compared to 2019.
A real Valentine’s Day “gift” for criminals: £18.5…
Although
it hurried to launch News Showcase in Australia, Google lost its
battle to completely avoid the news media code. Thus, the Sydney
Morning Herald and the Aged refused to negotiate until the code comes
into effect. Still, it managed to reach a deal with seven…
Bing could be the new search engine that Aussies will use if Google leaves the country, as it threatened. Microsoft’s representatives mentioned their support for Australia’s plans about the so called News Media Bargaining Code. This comes after Google mentioned…
