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Netflix has warned fans against participating in a potentially dangerous online challenge that’s inspired by its recent original horror film Bird Box. The challenge takes the core concept of Bird Box — wearing a blindfold at all times…

A few days ago, Google removed popular Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech apps from its Play Store following a BuzzFeed investigation, which discovered the apps were engaging in ad fraud. Today, as a result of Google’s ongoing investigation into…

A report by England’s children’s commissioner has raised concerns about how kids’ data is being collected and shared across the board, in both the private and public sectors. In the report, entitled Who knows what about me?, Anne Longfield…

A year ago, KrebsOnSecurity warned that “Informed Delivery,” a new offering from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that lets residents view scanned images of all incoming mail, was likely to be abused by identity thieves and other fraudsters…

Bill Hinton The US government wants us to buckle up for another hack attack. A Beijing-linked hacking group known as cloudhopper is after client data through technology service providers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has…

Facebook’s most recent security breach could have consequences that extend far beyond the platform itself.  In a recent conference call, company representatives warned that other apps and services, which allow users to log in via their…

The U.S. Secret Service is warning financial institutions about a recent uptick in a form of ATM skimming that involves cutting cupcake-sized holes in a cash machine and then using a combination of magnets and medical devices to siphon…

Facebook has a problem: an infestation of undercover cops. Despite the social platform’s explicit rules that the use of fake profiles by anyone—police included—is a violation of terms of service, the issue proliferates. While the scope is…

Microsoft’s position on Windows 10 revealed a facet that many were unaware of. If, on the one hand, the tech giant Microsoft tried to force all its users the upgrade to this new version, on the other hand, the tech giant Microsoft has been…

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a fierce Kremlin critic, has urged Russians to protest on September 9 when several Russian regions and Moscow elect regional and local officials Russia on Tuesday said it has officially warned US…