Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs on hacker forum

Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs on hacker forum

Information scraped from LinkedIn user profiles includes full names, gender, email addresses and phone numbers For the second time this year, data scraped from the accounts of hundreds of millions of LinkedIn users has been posted for sale on a hacking forum. This haul seems to be even bigger than the one that involved data…
Common Facebook scams and how to avoid them

Common Facebook scams and how to avoid them

Are you on Facebook? So are scammers. Here are some of the most common con jobs on Facebook you should watch out for and how you can tell if you’re being scammed. While various social media platforms have popped up over the years, Facebook remains one of the most popular of them all. Case in…
Brave launches its own, privacy‑focused search engine

Brave launches its own, privacy‑focused search engine

Brave’s search engine takes on Google, promising to let users surf the web without leaving a trace Brave, the company known for its eponymous web browser, has announced the launch of its own search engine dubbed Brave Search. The product, which is currently in beta and is built on an entirely independent search index, promises…