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COVID-19 DDoS attacker, arrested in the Netherlands

The Dutch police arrested a COVID-19 DDoS attacker who put down two government’s websites. The 19 year old man was caught on April 10th on suspicion of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against MijnOverheid.nl. This website provides a personalized portal…
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Dark patterns to become illegal in the EU countries

A key European Parliament committee agreed to a ban on dark patterns that trick web users. Also, they would like to ban advertisements targeting minors. The tougher regulation could spell trouble for tech giants in negotiations with any EU country. Dark patterns…
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Phishing scams: Chinese malware gang targets India

According to Blackberry’s Research and Intelligence Team, there are three phishing scams targeting Indian nationals. They are apparently coming from a Chinese state-sponsored malware gang. Phishing scams from old attackers Blackberry identified an Advanced…
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Learn how to block malicious websites on your computer

In this article, we’ll walk you through how to block malicious websites on your computer. You can do it with just a few simple steps. Keep on reading to learn how you can add an extra layer of protection for your computer. Moreover, it will help keep spam and phishing…
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EU antitrust rules question Facebook's acquisition

The EU antitrust regulators are opening an investigation into Facebook’s purchase of U.S. customer service startup, Kustomer. So, the EU worries that the acquisition may hurt competition and boost Facebook’s dominance in online advertising. EU antitrust…
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Privacy protection: Firefox's attack against cookies

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…
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Google has a fresh $46bn obvious reason to show ads

Google’s reasons to show ads all the time when we are online seems to be stronger than ever. Alphabet, Google parent company announced record revenues for the second quarter since the pandemic started. The amount is as large as $56.9bn, out of which $46bn came from its…