[ad_1] (Credit: Andrew Brookes via Getty) Editors’ Note: In January 2020, we learned about a problem with sharing of user data between Avast and its subsidiary Jumpshot. Based on this privacy slip, we knocked this product’s rating down one-half star and removed its Editors’ Choice designation. Avast resolved the problem and terminated Jumpshot shortly thereafter. We’ve seen no sign […]
[ad_1] Be careful around shady browser extensions. They might be collecting and leaking your most private data. Eight browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox were recently shut down after a security researcher uncovered how they were secretly sending users’ private data to a marketing intelligence firm. The data collected is pretty disturbing. The extensions were […]
[ad_1] Hackers have been abusing not one, but two flaws, in the Firefox browser to secretly deliver macOS malware to employee computers at the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Two days ago, Mozilla issued a patch to fix the first vulnerability, which grabbed headlines for how hackers were actively exploiting it to take over computers. Now more […]