security
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Hey Google Users, It’s Time to Switch From Bad Passwords to 2SV
Google is coming through with its promise to turn on two-step verification (2SV) by default, rolling most of its users over to the the new security feature before the year is out. That means, using ‘Password1’ – or any of these other trash passwords for that matter – will no longer cut it. Google announced…
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Twitch Confirms the Breach Exposing Its Entire Operation Is Real
It’s been a bad week for the internet. It seems every morning for the past few days, Australians have been waking up to the news of an outage, or just some really, really bad content from the platforms we use every day. Well today is no better. Overnight it was revealed that Twitch became the…
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Reminder That Health Apps Face Hefty Fines If They Breach Users’ Data
The United States Federal Trade Commission has given a friendly reminder to health apps that they have to tell users when their data has been breached. You can speculate that a ‘friendly reminder’ means someone didn’t do the thing they were meant to, but let’s hope they’re just refreshing some guidance. In making the announcement,…
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How To Protect Yourself From The Dodgy SMS Scam Going Around
The FluBot malware that hit Europe earlier this year has landed in Australia and here’s everything you need to know about it.