LastPass is updating its Security Dashboard with a feature that provides an overview of all your accounts, highlighting any passwords that could pose a security risk. The password manager is also introducing dark web monitoring, although it will require you to be a paid LastPass subscriber. Engadget reports: If you already use LastPass and the Security Dashboard sounds familiar, it’s because…
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Cloudflare Launches a DNS-Based Parental Control Service
Cloudflare introduced today ‘1.1.1.1 for Families,’ a privacy-focused DNS resolver designed to help parents in their efforts to safeguard their children’s online security and privacyââââââ by automatically filtering out bad sites. From a report: This new tool makes it simple for parents to add protection from malware and adult content to the entire home network, allowing them to focus on working…
Facebook’s Twitter Account Gets Breached
The Saudi-based group OurMine took over Facebook’s Twitter account on Friday, then pointed Facebook’s 13.4 million followers to their own web site, reports NBC News: “Well even Facebook is hackable but at least their security is better than Twitter,” the hackers tweeted just before 7 p.m. They said businesses interested in improving online security should visit OurMine’s website. The tweet was…
Mozilla Removes Avast and AVG Extensions From Add-on Portal Over Snooping Claims
Mozilla today removed four Firefox extensions made by Avast and its subsidiary AVG after receiving credible reports that the extensions were harvesting user data and browsing histories. From a report: The four extensions are Avast Online Security, AVG Online Security, Avast SafePrice, and AVG SafePrice. The first two are extensions that show warnings when navigating to known malicious or suspicious sites,…