Patient Dies After Hospital Ransomware Attack

A patient has died after a ransomware attack took down a hospital in Germany. The Authorities are now treating this case as negligent manslaughter.

Maintaining Cyber Hygiene Whilst Online Schooling

With COVID keeping many of us at home, online schooling is very prevalent. If you are having to learn from home, here is how to maintain good cyber hygiene.

The Rise of Dark Patterns and How They Impact Your Privacy

One of the most prevalent techniques being used to get more data out of users is known as a “Dark Pattern”. A collection of tricks used to manipulate users.

Checking Your Devices for Stalkerware

Stalkerware is growing in popularity, especially as a means of stalking partners in their digital life. Learn how you can find and remove stalkerware.

25% of the Top 10k Websites Are Fingerprinting Your Browser

In a paper published last month, it was found that around a quarter of the top ten thousand websites were using fingerprinting techniques.

India Banning Chinese-Linked Apps Including TikTok and PUBG

India has cracked down further on Chinese-linked apps, banning over 100 more apps from the App Store and Play Store. Including the likes of PUBG Mobile.

Seven Years Later Court Finally Rules NSA Phone Snooping Illegal

A court has ruled, seven years later, that the NSA’s phone metadata snooping in the wake of 9/11 was in fact illegal. And possibly even unconstitutional.

Billboards That Track You Coming to Europe

Billboards that track you are coming to Europe in September. The billboards use ‘Radar’ tech that allows for tracking people as they pass them.

Intel Suffers 20GB Data Leak

Intel has confirmed that they have suffered a data leak of around 20GB. Files have been leaked that were marked as “Confidential” and “Restricted Secret”

‘Have I Been Pwned’ Open Sources Its Code Base

The creator of Have I Been Pwned has announced that he will be releasing its codebase. This is so the service can continue to be available and evolve.

China Now Blocking HTTPS Traffic Using TLS 1.3 and ESNI

China is upping the Great Firewall’s ability to censor Chinese citizens. The latest update sees the Great Firewall blocking HTTPS traffic using TLS 1.3.

Is a Tiktok Ban Going to Happen? Here’s What We Know

TikTok has taken the internet by storm but recently finds itself at the centre of a controversy involving their Chinese roots. Should TikTok be banned?

Apple and Their Stranglehold on the App Store

Apple currently has a stranglehold on the App Store, managing to anger both developers and users. What can be done to ease this vice like grip?