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Pregnancy and period tracking apps corrupt women’s privacy, study reveals

Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right for women to get an abortion, allowing each state to decide on abortion laws. The decision destroyed 50 years of progress in women’s rights to privacy and the ability to choose for themselves.

RESEARCH | 2 min read

Blockchain.com, Luno, and Cardano are the top-most phished crypto projects

Even with the crypto market experiencing a crash, crypto scams are still going strong. Phishing scams, in particular, are favored among cybercriminals.

RESEARCH | 3 min read

Study: Almost 70% of email scammers leave the 'subject' line empty

Cybercriminals frequently target businesses and individuals via emails that appear to come from a legitimate bank, government agency, or organization. In phishing attacks, scammers will employ social engineering techniques to get you to click on their email.

RESEARCH | 2 min read

Study: Apple pays 5x more per exposed vulnerability than Samsung

A bug bounty program is a reward offered for discovering and reporting a bug in a software product. Many tech companies provide bug bounties to encourage product enhancement and increase connection with end-users or clients.

RESEARCH | 2 min read

Over 70% of organizations suffered two or more ransomware attacks in the past 12 months

Ransomware has become a popular means for cybercriminals to cash in on their activities. They use ransomware to encrypt companies' essential data and ask to pay a ransom in return. If companies have not backed up their information, they must dig into their pockets to get it back.

RESEARCH | 2 min read

Amazon Web Services is the most exploited cloud platform in 2022

As more and more consumers are shifting to cloud technologies, so are cybercriminals, and their eyes are aimed at the biggest market players.

RESEARCH | 2 min read

Americans lost a record $68 million to job & business opportunities scams in 2022 Q1

Data analyzed by Atlas VPN shows that US citizens lost over $68.3 million to various job and business offer scams in the first quarter of 2022.

RESEARCH | 2 min read

Online fraud complaints in the US could reach a record high of 1 million in 2022

According to the data compiled by Atlas VPN, online fraud complaints in the United States are expected to reach a record 1.11 million in 2022, driven by various factors such as an increase in cyber threats.

RESEARCH | 3 min read

Apple’s Safari browser now has more than 1 billion users

Browsers can connect you to any place on the internet. It retrieves and renders data to show it nicely on your screen. Nowadays, you can choose from an extensive range of programs. However, some browsers can be better for your privacy and security.

RESEARCH | 3 min read

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