Emily Olague

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Glitch in the system: BlackBerry admits Cars, Medical Devices at risk of being Hacked

Another day, another cyber threat ruining the day. This time the threat looms over BlackBerry users! Earlier this year in March, Microsoft Section 52 security members found a huge vulnerability that affected an alarming number of Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Now it’s revealed that the devices running BlackBerry’s QNX are […]

• Emily Olague
• August 20, 2021

Website Error exposes Ford Customer Data and a lot more

Security Alert! Your information might be at risk on Ford’s website!   Ford, a popular car manufacturing company, has a bug on its official website that allows security researchers access to confidential information, including the company’s employee records, internal tickets, consumer databases, and much more. Security researchers Roberts Wills and break3r were the first ones […]

• Emily Olague
• August 17, 2021

Netflix blocks “Residential” IP Addresses during latest clampdown on VPN services

The war of access and privacy between users and content providers doesn’t seem to resolve anytime soon! Netflix is taking stern measures against known VPN and proxy services to uphold its geofencing – a wall that separates content from one country to another. VPN and proxy servers provide users with access to geo-restricted content that […]

• Emily Olague
• August 13, 2021

Cybersecurity firms NortonLifeLock and Avast merge in $8 Billion deal!

Behold! Two cybersecurity giants are set to join forces against cybercriminals! NortonLifeLock and Avast, two companies famous for their security software and antivirus, are merging in a deal worth more than $8 billion. As part of the deal, Norton will acquire all the shares of Avast and build a massive cybersecurity empire. “This transaction is […]

• Emily Olague
• August 12, 2021

Google One VPN expands to the UK, Canada, Mexico and four other countries!

Last fall, Google launched its Google One service with an added perk of Virtual Private Network, designed to secure your privacy on the internet territories. Now, the search engine giant plans to expand the feature across borders, including in Canada.   Google One VPN stretches out to seven new countries, including UK and Canada Google […]

• Emily Olague
• August 11, 2021

Gigabyte Ransomware Attack: Hackers Threaten to release confidential Intel, AMD Files

Gigabyte Technology, a Taiwanese computer hardware company, has suffered a major security breach, reportedly carried out by a hacker organization RansomEXX. The culprits are said to be in possession of the company’s valuable data and threatening to release over 100 GB of sensitive data if it fails to pay the ransom. The compromised data include […]

• Emily Olague
• August 10, 2021

Friends Reunion 2021- It’s Back with a Bang!

Hey Canadians! Eager to watch your favorite cast back on screen as the six iconic F.R.I.E.N.D.S make a come-back? Because we at CanadaVPNs surely are! The long-awaited Friends Reunion has finally made its debut and is on air across the UK and the USA this Thursday 27th May 2021. Warner Bros. has announced that the […]

• Emily Olague
• June 09, 2021