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uTorrent Being Flagged By Windows Defender, Other Anti-Virus Apps As “Potentially Unwanted Software”

Oliver Haslam·April 13, 2018

Multiple uTorrent and Windows Defender users have reported that Windows has begun to flag uTorrent as "Potentially Unwanted Software," something that developer BitTorrent Inc says is nothing more than a false positive.

PUBG Ransomware Locks And Encrypts Your PC, Asks You To Play The Game To Get Back The Access

Oliver Haslam·April 11, 2018

PUBG Ransomware locks and encrypts all data on your PC, that is till you play the game or enter an unlock code displayed on the screen.

New Web Standard Will Soon Allow Fingerprint And Facial Recognition Tech For Website Logins

Paul Morris·April 11, 2018

No Privacy For The Dead: Police Reportedly Using Dead People’s Fingerprints To Access iPhones

Oliver Haslam·March 27, 2018

Questions surrounding the use of a deceased person's finger to unlock a smartphone have been asked a lot of late, and now, a new report has taken a more in-depth look at just what goes on when someone wants to get into a device while its owner is no longer in a position to argue.

Android Head Of Security Claims The Platform Is “Now As Safe As The Competition”

Oliver Haslam·March 18, 2018

Google's 2017 Android Security report is out, and alongside it, the company's head of Android security David Kleidermacher has claimed that Android is now "as safe as the competition" despite high profile security issues that have dogged the platform for years, including the past 12 months.

Apple IDs Are The Most Valuable Non-Financial Credentials On The Dark Web

Oliver Haslam·March 8, 2018

Two-Year-Old Locks His Mother Out Of Her iPhone For 47 Years

Oliver Haslam·March 7, 2018

According to a report out of China, a mother gave her toddler her iPhone to watch some videos on. Unfortunately, she then came to her iPhone herself and was informed that it had been locked for a total of 25 million minutes or roughly 47 years.

Galaxy S9 Intelligent Scan Is A No Match For iPhone X Face ID, According To Security Researchers

Oliver Haslam·March 2, 2018

Security researchers say Galaxy S9 Intelligent Scan Vs iPhone X Face ID is a no competition, with Apple's system far more secure than Samsung's.

Apple Takes Top Spot In Smartphone Security Update Availability, Samsung Far Below In Ranking

Oliver Haslam·March 2, 2018

uTorrent Vulnerability Allow Attackers To Inject Malware, Fetch Download History, Here’s How To Fix The Problem

Sameed Khan·February 23, 2018

New uTorrent vulnerability 2018 allow attackers to inject malware in PCs and fetch their download history. Here’s how you can fix the problem.

Hackers Breach Microsoft’s DRM Protection For Windows 10 UWP Apps, Games

Oliver Haslam·February 17, 2018

There is bad news for Microsoft in the world of Windows 10 - hackers appear to have been able to breach the DRM protections Microsoft put in place to protect UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps and games.