More than a quarter of the most-viewed English-language COVID-19 videos on YouTube ‘contain fake or misleading information’, a study has revealed. Experts warned that fake news about COVID-19 is reaching far more people than in any previous pandemic — with the potential to cause serious harm. Good quality, accurate information put out by government bodies … Read more
Researcher detects malware designed to steal credit card information on more than 1,200 online stores The malware was detected on more than 1,200 online stores Magecart allows scammers to skim credit card information from online forms The infections were found in general online shops and some adult websites By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:08 … Read more
FDA’s new nutritional labels require food packaging to say how many calories, fats, sugars and carbs are in a ‘serving’ AND the whole container The new food labels will have dual columns, one will nutritional information for one serving and another for the whole packages Manufacturers will also be required to include added sugars on the … Read more
Security breach in a traffic camera database exposes information about 8.6 MILLION car trips tied to individual license plates Cybersecurity researchers discovered a major flaw in a traffic camera database They were able to access the records of every car that passed through traffic cameras in Sheffield, England by entering an IP address into a … Read more
YouTube adds fact-check ‘information panels’ to search results in the US in an effort to prevent the spread of misinformation amid coronavirus pandemic The panels will contain articles from third-party fact checkers They will show up in video searches to help debunk misinformation Among the topics affected will be COVID-19 related videos YouTube will slowly … Read more
Hackers found selling private information of 267 million Facebook users on the Dark Web for just $600 Researchers say the stolen information contains data from 267 million users Data includes emails, names, Facebook ID’s and more The experts were able to download and verify the data Facebook users can check if they’re affected by visiting … Read more