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The must-have app for your summer holiday costs less than you think

NordVPN’s tasty new deal comes with an Amazon gift card – and means you can take your favorite content on vacation for even less.

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Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry

The spyware maker was banned from the surveillance industry in 2021, but was caught flouting the ban less than a year later.

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Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day

The tech giants have evidence that Chinese hackers are exploiting the new bug, but warned “multiple actors” are also hacking into affected SharePoint systems.

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Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack

Exclusive: Allianz Life said the “majority” of its customers and employees had data stolen in the July cyberattack.

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Over 340,000 Brits want to repeal the UK Online Safety Act – here’s how to get your say

The petition to scrap new age verification rules under the UK Online Safety Act has garnered over 340,000 signatures so far.

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Telecom giant Orange warns of disruption amid ongoing cyberattack

The telecom giant, one of the largest in the world with customers in Europe and Africa, said customers are experiencing ongoing disruption to its services due…

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Sex toy maker Lovense threatens legal action after fixing security flaws that exposed users’ data

The internet-connected sex toy maker said it fixed the vulnerabilities that exposed users’ private email addresses and accounts to takeovers, but said it was…

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The 10 biggest sites you didn’t realise are impacted by age verification – and how each will verify your age

Millions of Brits must prove their age before accessing certain sites as age verification rules are enforced in the UK.

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“A privacy tradeoff” – privacy experts slam new UK age verification checks

Brits now need to prove they’re over 18 to access adult-only or harmful content online, and a potential privacy and security nightmare may be only one of the…

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After researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer, a new operation has emerged in its wake

Security researchers are now sounding the alarm on a new SMS text message fraud operation, which is surging in popularity — and its ability to steal people’s credit cards — since the demise of its predecessor.

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Security flaws in a carmaker’s web portal let one hacker remotely unlock cars from anywhere

Security researcher Eaton Zveare told TechCrunch that the flaws he discovered in the carmaker’s centralized dealer portal exposed vast access to customer and vehicle data.

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This is it – you have only one day left to grab TechRadar’s exclusive NordVPN deal

NordVPN’s best deal since Black Friday 2023 expires on August 12.

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Russian government hackers said to be behind US federal court filing system hack: Report

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Case dismissed – Wikipedia loses UK Online Safety Act legal challenge, but it may still be safe from age checks

The Wikimedia Foundation has lost its legal challenge against the Online Safety Act, but it may still be on the right track to resist new rules.

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How your solar rooftop became a national security issue

Texas solar company EG4 became the poster child for home energy cybersecurity risks this week after federal officials published an advisory detailing how…

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Mullvad is set to remove support for OpenVPN in six months – here’s why

The WireGuard protocol takes center stage as Mullvad phases out OpenVPN from January 15, 2026.

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Developer gets prison time for sabotaging former employer’s network with a ‘kill switch’

The ex-developer was convicted of planting malicious code designed to crash its servers in the event that he was fired.