Humble joins the gaming industry’s efforts to aid coronavirus relief, in this case by offering a massive bundle of games for $30, all of which will go to charities providing COVID-19 relief. It’s a frighteningly small price to pay considering you get so many great games in return. The charities benefiting from the Humble Conquer…
Zoom has been there for nine years, but the immediate requirement of an easy-to-use video conferencing app during the coronavirus pandemic made it overnight a favorite tool for millions of people. Though Zoom is an efficient online video meeting solution, it’s still not the best choice in terms of privacy and security. According to the…
I like GIFs — perhaps to a fault. I know it’s a dying medium, but I’m still a sucker for a moving image. There’s something awfully satisfying about staring at a GIF that a JPEG can never match. The one thing I despise about GIFs, though, is how much of a hassle it is to make…
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a sustained malicious campaign dating back to May 2018 that targets Windows machines running MS-SQL servers to deploy backdoors and other kinds of malware, including multi-functional remote access tools (RATs) and cryptominers. Named “Vollgar” after the Vollar cryptocurrency it mines and its offensive “vulgar” modus operandi, researchers at Guardicore Labs said…
It’s a brand new day with a brand new privacy issue for popular video calling app Zoom. Last night, The Intercept published a report highlighting that Zoom‘s claim of having end-to-end encryption for its meetings is not true. The video conferencing company boasts about end-to-end encryption on its website, and in a separate security-related white paper.…
The New York Attorney General has inquired about Zoom’s data security strategy, as the conferencing platform comes under heavy scrutiny for its privacy policies.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Facebook has now rolled out its site-wide redesign to everyone, meaning we can all now enjoy its spiffy dark mode. The new design is very clean and aesthetically pleasing —…
About 10 compromised websites employ a multi-stage, targeted effort to fingerprint and compromise victims.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Facebook revealed Monday it intends to commit $100 million to help rebuild media and new organizations that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. These emergency funds are intended to help bolster local news outlets, but some news media reps say they would appreciate help that’s a little more consistent. The company revealed it’ll be…
International hotel chain Marriott today disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 5.2 million hotel guests, making it the second security incident to hit the company in recent years. “At the end of February 2020, we identified that an unexpected amount of guest information may have been accessed using the login credentials of two employees at…
