Google has recently announced that it is planning on making its 2SV (two-step verification), also known as 2FA (two-factor authentication), mandatory for all account holders. What Is 2FA/2SV 2FA, or 2SV as Google calls it, is used to make online accounts more secure by adding […]
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In 2017, KrebsOnSecurity showed how easy it is for identity thieves to undo a consumer’s request to freeze their credit file at Experian, one of the big three consumer credit bureaus in the United States. Last week, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a reader who had his
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Nineteen of the vulnerabilities fixed this month earned Microsoft’s most-dire “Critical” label, meaning they could be used by malware or malcontents to seize remote control over vulnerable Windows systems without any help from users. Microsoft released updates to fix four more flaws in Exchange Server
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Personal details of over 533 million Facebook users have been leaked to the web and made freely available for hackers to exploit. News of the breach was first reported by Business Insider on 3rd March 2021 who asserted that the leaked data includes: phone numbers,
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Tech giant Google has long been recognized as one of the greatest collectors of user data, if not the greatest. Now, in what can only be described as a remarkable turnaround, Google has recently announced that it is set to move away from its traditional
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Nothing is certain except death and taxes – Benjamin Franklin, 1789. This morning I received an email from the YouTube team informing me that Google will be required to deduct US taxes from payments to creators outside the US and that I will need to supply
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It is nearing the end of a remarkable year. I think many of us are happy it is almost over; it hasn’t been a particularly happy time. There has been one good thing, though, that benefits not only our readers but DCT, as well. Our
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For the uninitiated, TikTok is a relatively new Chinese-based video sharing service that has proven extremely popular in the social media arena. Following its launch in China back in September 2016, TikTok, which allows users to create 15-second video clips, has amassed over 800 million
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Windows 10’s built-in Windows Defender is failing to fully complete virus scans with a notification alert saying: ”Items skipped during scan – The Windows Defender Antivirus scan skipped an item due to exclusion or network scanning settings”. This notification alert, affecting Windows 10 only, is
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The coronavirus outbreak is causing electronics manufacturers major pain and delays, as suppliers based in China are struggling to keep factories running at full speed The coronavirus pandemic is causing worldwide havoc in every conceivable way, from stock markets plummeting to industries and economies suffering.
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*Applies to new Chromium Edge only As you may be aware, the new Edge is very similar to Google’s Chrome browser in that both are built on the Chromium platform with Blink as the default rendering engine. This change has improved Edge no end and
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Windows 10 1909 Update breaks File Explorer… Buggy Windows updates have long been a source of frustration for users. Prior to Windows 10, Microsoft employed a team of trained technicians to test and verify updates prior to release, including major feature updates. However, due to
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The EU: Spreading Bureaucracy Like A Virus Is it any wonder that UK citizens voted to leave the EU when you discover what EU Articles 11 and 13 wish to impose on member states? In April 2019, EU ministers voted to approve EU Directive 2019/790
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In July 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story identifying a Toronto man as the author of the Orcus RAT, a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. This week, Canadian authorities criminally charged him
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