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Google Fights Back Against Hackers Targeting User Data In Apps
The Empire is officially striking back, and hacking is about to get at least a little bit harder. Recently, there have been several high-profile attacks that relied on Google’s user data, the most...
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HP Keylogger Malware Gets Patch Fix
Sometimes, legitimate companies accidentally create malware. That’s certainly the case in this latest example. It was an innocent mistake, but some debugging code was inadvertently left in the code of...
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MP3 To Lose License – What Does That Mean For Music?
If you’re a music fan, you’ve probably got several hundred (or more) MP3 files on your computer. It burst onto the scene while the internet was still in its formative stages and has been the defacto...
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New Google App May Help Thwart Malware On Android Devices
As good as Google is about reviewing the apps that find their way into the halls of the Google Play Store, malicious code still manages to find its way inside. Granted, not nearly at the same rate you...
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Popular Food Site Zomato Breached – 17 Million Users Affected
India’s largest online restaurant guide, Zomato, boasts some 120 million users. If you live there, or have employees in India, they may have been impacted, as the company has just reported that some 17...
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Ransomware Hits Medical Devices; Security Becomes Even More Important
As much attention as the recent, worldwide “Wannacry” ransomware attack got for bringing the UK’s health system to its knees and idling factories around the globe, it had another, less noticed, but no...
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Samsung Iris Scanner Not So Foolproof
It seems that every time a company works hard to provide greater device security, it’s not long before an enterprising hacker comes along to find a way around the new and supposedly fool proof system....
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There’s A Good Chance You’re On This Hacked Passwords List
Security researchers have stumbled across a vast treasure trove of hacked user accounts residing in a completely unprotected database online. The database contains more than 560 million user names,...
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Time To Upgrade – Majority Of Wannacry Victims Were Running Windows 7
The recent “Wannacry” hacking attack was global in its scale, impacting companies in more than 150 nations before it was stopped by a security expert with a good eye. It was such a dangerous,...
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A Website Image Could Crash Your Windows PC
This has been a tough month for people who are using older Windows Operating Systems, especially Windows 7 users. The global Wannacry ransomware attack centered mostly on Windows 7 users, and now, a...
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Chipotle Hit With Malware That Stole Credit Cards
Last month, the fast food chain Chipotle announced that they had been the victim of a large-scale data breach, but initially, the company was unable to provide any specific information regarding the...
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Heart Pacemaker Devices Found To Have Major Technology Security Risks
Security professionals have been talking for months about the dangers of smart devices, most of which are almost comically (and tragically) lacking in even the most basic security protocols. More...
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Chrome Discovery Gives More Reason To Cover Your Laptop Camera
An AOL developer named Ran Bar-Zik has unearthed a disturbing flaw in Chrome that may make you rethink using Google’s web browser. The issue revolves around a website’s ability to activate your camera...
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Update Issued To Address Microsoft Malware Engine Issue
Microsoft has issued an emergency, out-of-band patch to shore up some critical weaknesses in Window’s Malware Protection Engine. This is an unseen part of the OS that actively scans and prevents...
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Hackers Can Easily Access Some WiMax Routers
If you use a router built on old WiMAX technology, be advised that you’re very likely at risk. The severe security flaws were discovered by the security firm SEC Consult, and take two forms. Firstly,...
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If You Visited This Site, You May Have Been Infected
Do you visit the GodLike Productions forum? If you’re not sure what that is, then you don’t have anything to worry about, but if you’re a member of that forum, you may have been infected by a...
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New Malware Called Fireball Infecting PCs, Macs At Alarming Rate
If you haven’t heard of a company called Rafotech, you’re not alone. But the simple truth is that they control an enormous network of infected computers, numbering more than 250 million devices. That...
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PowerPoint File Can Install Malware On Your System
The fact that Microsoft Office Products (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) can be used to install malware onto an unsuspecting user’s computer has been common knowledge for years. But recently, security...
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Apple Is Having A Big Problem With Fake In-App Purchases
It’s been long-held conventional wisdom that the safest place you can purchase apps is either the Google Play Store if you have an Android device, or the Apple Store if you’ve got a device built around...
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Are Hackers Testing The Waters For A Power Grid Attack?
Ever since the discovery of the dreaded Stuxnet worm in the wild, security experts have been concerned that a devastating cyberattack could be launched against critical infrastructure, causing signal...
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