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Facebook confirms massive data breach that could have affected more than 500 million accounts, means of checking whether you were hacked now available

It kind of happened again. Over the weekend, it was revealed that a huge data breach occurred at Facebook, the leak compromising various email addresses, phone numbers, full names, and dates of birth for more than 500 million accounts. Per security firm, Hudson Rock, the breach occurred in January 2020, as noted here: In early […]

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Gmail app can now be chosen as the default email app in iOS 14, iPadOS 14

If you’re a fan of the Gmail app on iOS or iPadOS, you’re going to like this. Google has announced that iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 allows users to choose the Gmail app as their default email app. To set this, either follow the in-app prompt or navigate to Settings > Gmail to set Gmail […]

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Apple encourages iPhone 5 users to update to iOS 10.3.4 prior to November 3rd

We all have that friend that refuses to update their version of iOS on their older iPhone. It’s time for them to update. Back in July, Apple released rare bug-fix updates for older versions of its operating system: iOS 10.3.4 and iOS 9.3.6. This was necessary to help keep older iPhones and iPads maintain accurate […]

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Apple Music Student trial period doubled from three to six months

If you’re heading to college, this could be helpful. Apple has doubled its Apple Music student trial to six months, adding three more months for students to decide whether or not to subscribe to the service. To qualify for the Apple Music student trial you’ll need access to your college email address. You also have […]

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New Facebook security breach find millions of user records left on unencrypted Amazon servers

Adding to Facebook’s being unable to catch a break, security researchers have uncovered multiple instances of the company’s user data being exposed publicly on Amazon’s cloud servers. It’s currently unknown as to which company is at fault, but in one example, one Mexican business, Cultura Colectiva, was found to be openly storing 540 million Facebook […]