We round up the week\u2019s most important cybersecurity headlines.<\/p>\n
At the WWDC-2021<\/a> Apple introduced a suite of updates, including iCloud Private Relay. The media dubbed it an Apple VPN, and Private Relay is meant to surpass similar services, reports Fast Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n Craig Federighi, Apple\u2019s Senior Vice President of Software Development, in an interview with the publication noted that most Internet users cannot assess the reliability of any given VPN service.<\/p>\n The key problem with many (especially free) VPN services is that while they do not allow the provider to see a user\u2019s online activity, and sites do not know the user\u2019s IP address, the operators of the services themselves hold this information.<\/p>\n Private Relay uses two intermediary servers. The first is owned by Apple and anonymises the IP address, the second is a partner company that connects the user to the site. The name of the latter was not disclosed.<\/p>\n \u00abBecause of this architecture neither Apple nor the relay know who you are and which sites you visit. Apple knows who you are, but not which pages you view. The partner knows what you view, but not who you are\u00bb,<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The option is available with an iCloud+ paid subscription, but for now it only works with the Safari browser on Mac, iPhone and iPad.<\/p>\n Private Relay will not be available to residents of China, Belarus, Colombia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Uganda and the Philippines due to local authorities’ restrictions, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n In addition to Private Relay, Apple also added a feature for creating disposable email addresses that can be linked to the main account.<\/p>\n NordLocker researchers uncovered a 1.2 TB cache of data stolen by malware.<\/p>\n Hackers are not after governments. They\u2019re after everyone. <\/p>\n Here\u2019s how one piece of malware infected 3 million computers and stole their files, passwords, and cookies. <\/p>\n Check it out: https:\/\/t.co\/4geKHDN1vI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AZ05c3ctDO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NordLocker (@NordLocker) June 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n
Data gathered by malware from over 3 million computers found online<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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