Ireland’s health authority has had to shut down its computer systems today after being targeted by malicious hackers. The attack comes just one week after a fuel network in the US had to shut down its systems until a $5million ransom was reportedly paid. The Irish attack was blamed on international criminals and was said … Read more
Apple rejected or removed more than 1 million malicious apps from its App Store and stopped more than $1.5 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2020. The US tech giant said its combination of ‘sophisticated technology and human expertise’ kept customers on its online store safe for the year. Apple also deactivated 244 million customer … Read more
As hard as Google is trying to weed out malicious apps from the Play Store, hackers seem to be one step ahead. One modus operandi used successfully in the past to come clean in the Play Store scrutiny is to initially put up a clean copy of the applications, and then in consequent updates push … Read more
The unofficial app store for Android platform, APKPure that allows users to download and use Android apps not available on Google Play, has been marred with malicious adware. According to a recent report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, the most recent app version, 3.17.18 contains malicious code that can install dangerous Trojans on victim devices. If … Read more
Google Play has been making efforts to weed out the malicious apps from its platform, but hackers seem one step ahead at all times. A recent example is that of an app called FlixOnline which disguised itself as a way to access Netflix for free, but in reality, has other motives. The app’s malicious behavior … Read more
Secondary school is evacuated and children sent home after staff receive ‘malicious communication’ Pupils at Radyr Comprehensive in Cardiff told to go home amid police incident The incident is said to be ongoing and ‘relating to a malicious communication’ Headteacher said parents should email school if children can’t access homes By Faith Ridler For Mailonline … Read more
Samsung Internet received a pretty massive upgrade when the stable version 13.0 rolled out a few weeks ago. But of course an app is only as good as the updates that follow. Now they’re bringing Samsung Internet 13.2 Beta and along with it we get things like redirect protection, URL quick access, OS settings integration, … Read more
Channel Nine star Lauren Phillips’ ex-husband has claimed an eyebrow-raising online attack against his former wife was ‘nothing malicious’, after posting a string of shocking remarks about their relationship over the weekend. Former TV producer Lachlan Spark unleashed on the Weekend Today presenter, 39, in a scathing Instagram post on Sunday – accusing Lauren of … Read more
Google has had huge success with Android platform that now makes up for the majority of the operating system environment of mobile devices worldwide. The OS has its share of vulnerabilities and bugs which Google should have attended to long ago, but finally, they are now committed to making apps more secure on the platform. … Read more
Melania Trump lashed out at ‘delusional & malicious gossip’ on Thursday after her former best friend revealed the first lady’s bitter rivalry with Ivanka Trump and a secret email account. Trump’s criticism of the stories surrounding her tenure in the White House comes as she prepares to host an event at the White House on drug … Read more