Does swiping right cost more than $200 million to the USA? Protection when using dating apps no longer means you have to pop by the pharmacy before you go out on an internet date. UK’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) recently reported online dating fraud in the UK cost victims a heart-breaking £27 million […]

http://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/src/uploads/2017/02/facebook-two-step-verification-300×225.jpg We’ve all been there. You get a new smartphone or computer, and you have to slog through all of your first-time logins by manually typing out usernames, passwords, etc. Sometimes it happens that one of your accounts has a particularly difficult password that you barely even remember creating and – yep, you get locked […]

http://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/src/uploads/2017/02/pandasecurity-MC-whatsapp-status-300×225.jpg WhatsApp –the Facebook-owned giant that really needs no introduction– is seemingly on a mission for world domination, this time, taking on Snapchat. The instant messaging company’s new WhatsApp Status feature will allow users to privately share edited photos, videos and GIFs, with their contacts, that will disappear after 24 hours. It’s not the first […]

A researcher who was able to control his so-called ‘smart’ car three years after he sold it raises concerns about secondhand IoT devices Source: Sophos

Google’s move is the latest in a round of spats with Microsoft over its Project Zero initiative to nudge vendors into fixing flaws Source: Sophos

http://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/src/uploads/2017/02/google-home-3-100×100.jpg “OK, Google.” With this simple voice command, the Google Home smart speaker sprung to life in a recent Super Bowl ad for Mountain View’s virtual assistant. To the surprise of many viewers, so did the Google Home in their own living room. OK, indeed. Just one more reminder that virtual assistants, capable of turning […]

For some time now, a large majority of buildings have made use of smart meters to record their electrical consumption. Besides the potential impact on the electric bill, which some consumer groups have already denounced, the widespread adoption of this apparatus carries along with it some lesser known security risks. As researcher Netanel Rubin explained […]

With the constant advancement of technology, we are already witnessing the phenomenon of smarter cities. According to Anthony Mullen, research director at Gartner, the next couple of years will be crucial for smart cities and open data as people will continue to “increasingly use personal technology and social networks to organize their lives, and governments […]