Apple released today its long-awaited iOS 14.5 update, and it’s a game-changer for users’ privacy. This is the update that introduces the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature, something that has attracted a significant amount of backlash from the advertisement industry and companies like Facebook. For regular users, however, this feature gives more control over their own data.
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“I have got two not really pleasant news for you” email is a typical sextortion scam that tries to blackmail users into paying thousands of dollars to not have a supposed explicit video of them released. It’s a very common scam that’s usually referred to as sextortion due to the blackmail material being a supposed sex video of the victim.…
Suadeh.club is a fairly typical scam website pushing a social engineering scam that tries to trick users into subscribing to advertisements that would appear on the desktop. The site will show a browser alert saying “Suadeh.club wants to show notifications”. If you press “Allow” on the alert, you will start seeing advertisements on your desktop.
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Topnewsfresh.xyz is a very typical scam website that tries to trick users into allowing it to show notifications (aka ads) on the desktop. The site essentially misuses a legitimate browser feature to expose users to as much advertisement content as possible. Some of Topnewsfresh.xyz displayed ads could result in a serious malware infection.
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The notorious REvil ransomware gang is currently trying to extort tech giant Apple over stolen product blueprints. Apple has been given until May 1 to pay $50 million, otherwise, the cybercriminals will leak the data on their platform.
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Beastclick.biz is a very typical scam website that mainly tries to trick users into subscribing to advertisements that would appear on the desktop. When you get redirected to the site, you will see a browser notification saying “Beastclick.biz wants to show notifications”. If you agree to this, the site will be able to spam you with advertisements, some of which…
Bersifther.fun is a scam website that misuses a legitimate browser feature in order to spam users with advertisements on their desktop. It will display an alert saying “Bersifther.fun wants to show notifications”, and pressing “Allow” will allow the site to show you ads.
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Ngthatwe.fun is a very typical scam website that aims to trick users into subscribing to advertisements. If you get redirected to it, a browser alert will appear saying “Ngthatwe.fun wants to show notifications”. This is a legitimate browser feature but if you agree to see these notifications, you will be spammed with ads on your desktop.
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