Security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar - key members of vpnMentor’s research team - discovered the breach, which exposed up to 200,000 users’ PII, preferences, and (sometimes explicit) private conversations within the JCrush app. JCrush is part of the Crush Mobile family of dating apps (1.5 millions users), which was acquired in 2018 by Northsight Capital, Inc. (OTCQB: NCAP). Our team discovered 18.454 GB of unencrypted records on the Mongo database....

London-based VEED gives users the tools to upload videos and optimize them for sharing on social media. With over 50,000 worldwide users, their customer base includes creatives, influencers, corporate businesses, and regular social media users. The breached database compromised the privacy of every VEED user, exposing all content uploaded to the platform in its raw, unedited form. This included private videos of a very sensitive nature. Timeline of Discovery and Owner Reaction Sometimes, the extent of a data breach and the owner of the database are obvious, and the issue quickly resolved....

The SAP Product Security Response Team emphasized a single, critical risk, potential remote code execution software vulnerability that affects a kernel component in the widely used high-level programming language ABAP. In the past, CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) has confirmed that the SAP platform is a magnet for malicious cyber threats. About SAP And ABAP SAP SE (System Analysis Program Development), a German blue-chip company employing over 100,000 personnel, is one of the leading software vendors in the business process management sector....

What is a VPN? You may say to yourself: that sounds really nice, but what is a VPN exactly? Well, a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is software that encrypts all your online traffic and guides it through a secure internet connection. This way, no third party can see what you do online. You connect to an external VPN server and take on the IP address of that server. This makes it seem like you are located in the same country as the VPN server....

Popular Free Password Manager LastPass is a popular free password manager. The app has been downloaded over 10 million times from Google’s Play Store alone. It has also received multiple awards from renowned IT magazines and security experts. With its unique set of features, like secure notes, great multifactor authentication methods, credit monitoring and a digital wallet, it’s a big player in the field of password managers. Moreover, many users consider the free version “almost as good as premium”....

Who is Shopify? Shopify is a Canadian multinational company headquartered in Ottowa, Ontario, which runs an ecommerce platform of the same name. Shopify provides small online retailers (aka merchants) with a platform from which to run their online stores. The platform provides a suite of services such as payments, marketing, shipping and customer engagement tools. In 2018, its total gross merchandise volume exceeded USD41.1 billion, making it the most valuable Canadian company on public markets....

What is Pwn2Own? Pwn2Own is a computer hacking competition that was first held in Vancouver, Canada, in 2007. It forms part of the annual CanSecWest security conference and is run over 3 days. In the competition contestants attempt to hack widely used software and mobile devices with previously unknown vulnerabilities. Any contestant who can achieve a Tier 1 hack on a device, receives that device as a prize along with cash....

Our top picks for the best free VPN for Fortnite: You’ll find more detailed coverage of each of our top picks by continuing with the article. For the absolute best option, we recommend premium provider NordVPN. Although it does come with a monthly cost, it will give you the very best online protection and internet speeds for all your Fortnite adventures. That doesn’t mean that there are no decent free VPNs around, though....

But is it safe to share photos of your kids on Instagram or Facebook? Unfortunately, no. Not only are social media accounts less private than you might think, sharenting also makes kids vulnerable to identity theft and sexual exploitation. On top of that, a child’s digital identity can follow them for the rest of their lives. In this guide for parents, we discuss best practices for sharenting, such as:...

Twitter Joins Facebook, BBC, Others with Mirror Site Launch Muffett participated in the development of the mirror site and called the announcement “possibly his most important and long-awaited tweet” he’d ever written. He already had experience with this, having led the team that set up the Facebook Onion service in 2014. Twitter itself has added Tor to its list of supported browsers. However, the platform has not made an official announcement....

Cybercriminals Steal Funds from US Covid-19 Aid Programs According to the US Department of Labor’s Inspector General (IG), cybercriminals from around the world have defrauded the US of approximately $8 billion since the pandemic began. These stolen unemployment funds were supposed to be used to help people forced out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cybercriminals have been using huge databases of stolen personal information available on the dark web to make fake unemployment claims....

App Maker Strongly Denies Hack The rumors rapidly started to spread on Monday when three British tabloids – The Sun, The Express and Mirror Online – reported a possible hack. Apparently, a large number of users claimed that some of their other accounts were compromised shortly after they downloaded and installed Houseparty. Several people reported that their Instagram, Spotify and Snapchat apps had been taken over. Others noticed irregularities on their Paypal, eBay and even bank accounts, and openly accused Houseparty of knowingly stealing and/or sharing account information....

While we hoped to find zero leaks, we regretfully found that all of them leak sensitive data. On the positive side, after we contacted the VPN vendors, we saw that two were fast to respond and release a patch within days. Here’s a is a summary of our findings Hotspot Shield, PureVPN, and Zenmate VPN all suffer from IP leaks. The leaks allow governments, hostile organizations, or individuals to identify the actual IP address of a user, even with the use of the VPNs....

If you want to watch the Catalan MotoGP, there are various broadcasters worldwide that will broadcast the motor racing event. Some are free and some are paid, but if you use a VPN, you can watch free streams, no matter where you are in the world! How to Watch The MotoGP of Catalonia For Free If you want to watch MotoGP races for free, you’ll need a VPN to change your IP address and a website where you can stream it for free....

What Is Keylogging? A keylogger, or keystroke logger, is a program that runs continuously on your computer and records every keystroke you make. Some parents or employers use them to monitor their children’s or employees’ online activities, but cybercriminals use them to steal people’s data. In other cases, hackers use keyloggers to spy on businesses and governments and access their data. As the keylogger tracks your keystrokes, the information is sent to a hacker database online....

Officials from 37 countries, the European Union (EU), and over a dozen international companies will participate in the discussions. The first edition of the summit took place virtually last year. This year’s summit sees seven new countries added to the ranks. The participants are expected to release a joint statement at the end of the meeting on Tuesday, November 1. U.S. President Joe Biden will not be present at the summit....

Collecting Private Data Last Friday, cybersecurity researcher Gabi Cirlig told Forbes that he had discovered that his smartphone had collected a lot of his data, even when he was using the incognito mode. Xiaomi then sent this data to servers hosted by Chinese tech giant Alibaba. The browser recorded which websites he had visited, what he had entered into search engines like Google and DuckDuckGo, which news items he had viewed, and which folders he had opened....

Cyberattacks are a “daily problem” for organizations in Belgium, and many companies have already succumbed to this threat, she explained. Ragheno made the comment while speaking to Bel-RTL during an interview on Monday, highlighting the “worrying” nature of a recent ransomware attack that forced authorities in Antwerp to shut down several city services. “We must realize that a municipal administration holds an incredible amount of data on citizens. Your whole life, your identity card, information on your building permit…It’s huge information....

Unfortunately, many people have found that their Kindle Fire has geo-restrictions that limit both functionality and the number of apps they can download. Thankfully, if you’re affected by this geo-restriction or you’d just like your Kindle Fire to be protected in the best way possible, then read on to find out how you can use a VPN to solve these problems. In the meantime, here’s a quick list of VPNs that are fully compatible and work wonderfully with the Kindle Fire....

My team and I tested 80+ VPNs and found the best ones to protect your online privacy with robust security features. Additionally, these VPNs have fast servers worldwide so that you can unblock your international accounts without compromising speed. Most VPNs on my list can also offer you a Cambodian IP address to access local websites when abroad. ExpressVPN is the best for Cambodia with its military-grade encryption, kill switch, and no-logs policy keeping you safe online....