Security
Cryptocurrency scams are always on the rise and are getting more sophisticated each year. 2022 wasn’t an exception to this.
In this study, we looked into cryptocurrency scams in 2022.
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News
The pro-Russian hacker group Phoenix, claims to have successfully breached Romania’s National Agency of Public Employees (ANFP), allegedly gaining access to very sensitive information on […]
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News
The hacker group BlackBasta has claimed responsibility for an alleged cyber attack on Advance America, a large lender. The group has released a sample of […]
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Unblocking
ExpressVPN is widely known as the best VPN for unblocking Netflix libraries. However, you might get the Netflix proxy error or pardon the interruption message […]
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Unblocking
Yes, you can use your Netflix account in a different country. The streaming service is available in over 190 countries, but what you can stream […]
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VPN
NordVPN is a must-have VPN app on your Android device. This VPN is user-friendly, reliable, and provides impeccable security and privacy. Its fully-fledged VPN features […]
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VPN
A VPN is one of the methods you can use for protecting your online connections and activities over the internet. Nonetheless, like any service that […]
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"Privacy is not an option, and it shouldn't be the price we accept for just getting on the Internet."
Gary Kovacs
List of all known GDPR fines and detailed statistics based on countries.
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An updated (2021) research on the dark web prices of various personally identifiable information (PII) sold on the dark web.
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We studied data from a range of reputable sources to find out just how bad the situation is for healthcare data privacy in the USA.
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Voter records of more than 107 million Americans is illegally sold on dark web markets for the low price of just $10.
Read MoreCompanies such as Facebook and Google track you to sell highly personalized advertising space to the highest bidder. They know who your friends are, what you’re interested in, how likely you are to watch a certain video, your political leanings, and even which websites you visit.
Governments watch your every move by passing laws to force ISPs to provide information on every character you type into a search engine and every webpage you visit. They know your location at any time through triangulation of your mobile phone and can follow you using huge networks of CCTV cameras.
They even constantly try to undermine the safety that protects us from having our data wide visible to anyone who looks – strong encryption.
Hackers and cybercriminals are constantly looking for vulnerable systems companies use to store users’ data and use sophisticated social engineering attacks to trick people into handing their data over willingly.
Major data breaches happen at an alarming rate and continue to increase in frequency. A US computer is targeted in a hacking attempt every 25 seconds, and the cost of cybercrime on the global economy is set to reach $6 Trillion in 2021.
The consequences can be profound when your data falls into the wrong hands. This happens, ranging from changing your passwords, having your emails published, and your website memberships becoming public knowledge to being denied credit in the future because someone has used your name to take out a loan.
Privacy Affairs is an information provider and content creator dedicated to helping you understand how to protect your private data and ensure you don’t find yourself on the wrong side of a data breach or cyber attack.
We report important news, research vulnerable consumer and professional technologies, and provide information on how to keep your info safe from rogue companies, prying governments, cybercriminals, and anyone else who would do you harm by stealing or otherwise intercepting your data.