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Chrome Extension Copyfish Gets Hacked
The third-party Chrome extension Copyfish recently got hacked. As a result, the hackers were able to inject malicious JavaScript code into the code base and use it to display ads on all the pages users...
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Microsoft Plans To Bring Broadband To Many Rural Communities
Several tech giants have plans in the works to expand the number of people who have access to broadband. Google’s plan would use a series of low-orbit satellites to beam wireless signal all over the...
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New USB Standard Will Double The Speed
Despite getting off to a somewhat rocky start, USB Type-C cables have been a boon to computer users everywhere by providing bidirectional transfer capabilities, which essentially gives Type-C cables...
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Some Low-End Android Phones Included Trojan Software
A few low-end Android phones have been found to be infected with the Triada Trojan, according to the Russian Cybersecurity firm, Dr. Web, which discovered a variant of the malware lurking inside the...
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Virgin America Airline Login Data May Have Been Breached
Recently, employees and contractors working for Virgin America Airline (now owned by Alaskan Airlines) received notification from the company that hackers may have gained access to their login and...
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Disney Apps May Have Collected, Tracked Kids’ Information
It’s not often that you read the words “Disney” and “trouble,” in the same sentence, but the company’s reputation is taking a big hit, thanks to a class-action lawsuit recently filed in California. The...
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Be Careful Of Tax Software Update Emails, Warns IRS
The IRS is being proactive. With tax season fast approaching, they’re warning filers to beware of email scams designed by hackers to steal your information. In fact, they’re ramping up a 10-week “Don’t...
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Governments Looking At Fining Companies For Not Protecting Data
The British Government has had enough. The past several years have seen a large and growing number of high-profile data breaches with every year breaking the last year’s records in total number of...
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Study Shows High Percentage Of People Would Disclose Info For Savings
Smart device manufacturers are learning a lesson that most internet-based service companies know very well. At least half of the consumer market is willing to trade their personal information, and...
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New Bill May Help Secure Internet-Connected Devices
“Sometimes the wheel turns slowly, but it turns.” That quote, made famous by Lorne Michaels, certainly applies in the case of the government’s involvement in securing internet-connected devices. By...
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Update Windows With Latest Patch To Fix Windows Search Bug
Microsoft just released its August 2017 security patch, as is customary on Patch Tuesday, which, by itself, is not news. The importance of this particular security update, however, is extremely...
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Attack Finds Employee Personal Account Use, Password Security To Blame
Even cybersecurity companies struggle with data security. Case in point: FireEye, a well-known and well-respected player in the industry, has had this struggle. Recently, they fell victim to a...
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Attacks On Networks Continue Rise At Alarming Rate In 2017
This year is on track to win the dubious honor of seeing more hacking attacks than any year since statistics have been kept, and should handily beat out 2016’s total, which currently holds the record,...
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Majority Of Windows Users Allowing Full Collection In Privacy Settings
Microsoft’s increased transparency in recent years is winning it high marks and added trust among the company’s massive user base, at least according to the recent report offered by Marisa Rogers....
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Company Data Breach Costs Nationwide $5.5 Million In Settlement
Nationwide may be “on your side,” as their ads claim, but they’re not immune to data breaches, and in 2012, they suffered a serious one that impacted more than 1.2 million of their customers. A post...
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Even After Wannacry, Many Companies Are Still Ignoring Network Security
Remember the global Wannacry ransomware attack? Remember the even more recent Petya attacks? You would think after either of these, IT professionals around the world would have stepped up and...
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Locky Ransomware Just Won’t Go Away
For a time, Locky ransomware was the scourge of the internet and was considered by many security experts to be the most widely distributed form of malware on the internet. Things change, however, and...
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Mac Adware Infection Requires Complete Reload For Removal
Mac users have a new strain of malware to be concerned about. It is dubbed “Mughthesec,” which seems to be a new, improved, and more robust design, based on an older piece of malware known as the...
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Are LED Lights Going To Be The Next Wi-Fi?
Would modern life even be possible without Wi-Fi? There are many who don’t think so, and you may be one of them. One of the biggest problems with it, though, is that the range of the signal is quite...
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Hackers Can Now Change Email Content With Exploit
Security researchers from firms around the web are warning of a new email exploit that hackers can use to modify the contents of an email, even after it has been sent and delivered. Originally...
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