We’re only in the third decade of the 21st century and we’ve already witnessed a raft of technological advancements that not even the most forward-thinking science-fiction writers could have predicted (though I’m still holding out hope for flying cars and jetpacks that actually work). 

In mid-2021, Apple and Meta, Facebook’s parent company, gave customer data to hackers pretending to be law enforcement officials. Snap Inc. also received a fraudulent request for information, but it isn’t known whether they provided the requested data. Messaging app Discord is also believed to have been targeted by the same hacking group.

It has been revealed that hackers breached the email marketing platform Mailchimp in order to target cryptocurrency service users. Cryptocurrency hardware wallet company Trezor announced the breach on Twitter on April 3, 2022, stating that Mailchimp had confirmed a breach targeting cryptocurrency companies. 

Twitter has recently launched a Tor-friendly version of their site specifically designed to work on the Tor browser and Tor onion network. 

A plethora of international companies have limited their service in Russia since the country began its illegal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine to pressure its leaders economically. Some companies have entirely halted sales in the country, while others have scaled back services significantly. 

Read on to find out what companies are limiting sales and services in Russia and why economic boycotts such as this one matter and can be an effective tool in ending war. 

If you use Chrome to browse the web, tracking Cookies are about to become obsolete. Google has come up with (what they say is) a less invasive way for advertisers to target users. The system is called Topics, and Google describes it as interest-based advertising that gives users more control over what data is shared about them and how it is shared. 

Read on to learn more about Topics and how it will work. First, let’s take a closer look at the ins and outs of tracking cookies for comparison.

A few days ago, Certificate Authority Let’s Encrypt announced it would need to revoke nearly two million SSL certificates due to improper issuance.