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09/07/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Yahoo email caught secretly scanning user emails to build psych profiles to sell to advertisers

We all know that tech companies collect our data and use it to make money through advertising. In fact, it’s gotten to the point where we pretty much expect the things we search for and the sites we visit to be used for these purposes. However, if you use Yahoo Mail or AOL Mail, even […]

07/22/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Health apps are BAD for your privacy: 80% or more share your data, research reveals

A European study revealed that mobile health apps were sending health-related data to third-party companies, harming the privacy of its users. This study was conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Pireus in Greece and Rovira I Virgili University in Spain. The research team analyzed 20 well-known, free mobile health apps that […]

05/29/2018 / By Jayson Veley

Amazon devices RECORD your private conversations and surreptitiously send them to others

In yet another example of how technology can at times work against our best interests, a family in Portland felt compelled to contact Amazon recently after a private conversation was recorded by the voice-controlled smart speaker “Alexa” and subsequently sent out to a random person living in Seattle. “My husband and I would joke and […]

05/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Smart devices straight off the shelf have horrible security

Every smart device you buy straight from the shelves and add to your local internet of things (IoT) is an additional opening for hackers to compromise your home and your safety, according to an article on ScienceDaily. Cyber researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have been investigating devices and networks in the smart home and IoT […]

04/13/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Google Chrome browser scans all the files on your computer, including private photos, documents and spreadsheets

Google has come under fire for many questionable actions as of late — and the startling revelation that their widely used web browser, Google Chrome, is scanning personal computers around the world is nothing short of infuriating for its users. Big Brother is here — and countless numbers of people have invited this authoritarian presence […]

10/20/2017 / By Janine Acero

Were you one of the millions affected by the Equifax hack? If not, you may now be; CEO testifies that the number affected is now over 145M

Credit report company Equifax announced last month that their systems had been exposed to a massive data breach from mid-May through July of this year, with millions of confidential information becoming vulnerable to theft. The agency confirmed that the number of impacted U.S. consumers had increased by 2.5 million, bringing the total to 145.5 million financial identities […]

09/13/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

After allowing 143 million credit profiles to be stolen by hackers, Equifax now trying to TRICK people into waiving class action lawsuit rights

Equifax seems to be backpedaling on asking consumers to give up their legal rights to sue in court either individually or as part of a group over the massive data breach of consumer personal information such as names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers, as well as drivers’ license numbers and credit card account number in […]

09/12/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

How to check if your credit information was stolen by hackers who broke into Equifax (143 million Americans affected)

Even if you’ve never used Equifax before, there is a decent possibility that your credit information could have been stolen by hackers in their recent high-profile cybersecurity breach. According to Equifax, the personal information of up to 143 million Americans – nearly half the country – was accessed by cyber criminals. As one of the […]

01/14/2016 / By Julie Hill

IRS admits taxpayer account hack far more serious than initially reported

Another day, another lie/fib/untruth exposed in government. As WSJ reports, after initially admitting that a major security breach had gained unauthorized access to 100,000 US households tax returns, The IRS has now admitted that in fact more than 600,000 breaches (blamed on Russians) were attempted and an additional 390,000 taxpayers were potentially affected. (Article republished […]

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