Almost 235 Million YouTube, TikTok and Instagram Profiles Exposed Online by Unsecured Database

Almost 235 Million YouTube, TikTok and Instagram Profiles Exposed Online by Unsecured Database

A security researcher has found a database with almost 235 social media profiles scraped from the Internet, likely belonging to Social Data. Public user data is precious, and many companies want to ...
85% of all YouTube Channels Removed in Q1 Flagged Over Malicious or Fraudulent Content

85% of all YouTube Channels Removed in Q1 Flagged Over Malicious or Fraudulent Content

YouTube removed nearly 2 million channels in the first quarter of 2020, 85% of which were terminated due to the promotion of scams, misinformation, and, in some cases, for spreading malware. A ...

Visual Learner? Look no further!

Secure Ideas has been in the business for 10 years and over the last ten years we have found that everyone learns differently. There is no set way for someone to understand ...
Bitcoin

Bill Gates’ YouTube Bitcoin Giveaway (Of Course Not)

More than 30 popular YouTube channels livecasting Bill Gates asking for a small Bitcoin payment and promising you'll double your money ...
Security Boulevard

Building Blocks: Professionally Evil Fundamentals Series

We at Secure Ideas love security education. What we enjoy even more is affordable security education. So we decided to start a Professionally Evil Fundamentals Video series. These are short definition videos ...
Phishing attacks exploit YouTube redirects to catch the unwary

Phishing attacks exploit YouTube redirects to catch the unwary

Attackers are increasingly exploiting the fact that email gateways turn a blind eye to links to popular sites such as YouTube, in order to phish passwords from unsuspecting computer users. Researcher Ashley ...
YouTube Takes New Measures to Combat Disinformation Ahead of US Elections

YouTube Takes New Measures to Combat Disinformation Ahead of US Elections

YouTube says it is making changes to its platform in advance of the 2020 United States elections in an effort to curb the spread of false information about candidates or the election ...
Backdoored Phishing Kits are still popular

Backdoored Phishing Kits are still popular

What did you do for the holidays? If you're a cybercrime geek you probably took advantage of some of the extra time on your hands to investigate some new phishing sites, right?Jone ...
Protect Yourself from Social Media  Scams

Protect Yourself from Social Media  Scams

Social media has become a huge attack vector. Learn why social media scams such as quizzes, romance scams, and social phishing are becoming more popular and what you can do you protect ...
Firewalla Review, 15 Most Dangerous Apps for Kids, Rise of the Deepfake

Firewalla Review, 15 Most Dangerous Apps for Kids, Rise of the Deepfake

In episode 93 of our monthly show we review the Firewalla home network device, talk about the 15 most dangerous (or scary) apps for kids that parents need to be aware of, ...