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Popular Weather App May Be Sending Your Information To Advertisers
Do you rely on the AccuWeather App to keep tabs on local weather conditions? If so, you’ll want to read this. According to an independent security researcher named Will Strafach, the AccuWeather app...
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New Network Attacks Happening On Weekends, And With Old Vulnerabilities
It’s no secret that 2017 is on track to beat 2016 handily in terms of the total number of network breaches, and sadly, 2016 was itself a record-breaking year. What is less well known is the fact that...
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Privacy Concern: Did That New Android App Take Photos, Recordings?
Google is struggling to keep malware out of the Play Store these days. Recently, literally thousands of malicious apps were discovered, and Google has been busy banning them. This represents a...
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Ransomware On Android Devices More Than Doubles This Year
You may have heard the statistic from Google that less than 0.05 percent of Android devices downloaded malware in 2016. It’s a great statistic, and one that the company should be proud of. Here’s a...
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Hackers Changing Point Of Sale Systems’ Prices In Latest Attack
Point of Sale (POS) systems are notoriously easy to hack. Hardly a month goes by that we don’t hear of some vendor or another having had their POS system breached, exposing customer credit card and...
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App On Android, iOS Uploads Your Contacts Without Permission
If you spend any time at all on social media, you may have heard a lot of recent buzz about an app for both Android and iOS devices called “Sarahah,” which was developed by a Saudi developer. In...
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Caution: New Virus Found In Facebook Messenger
There’s a particularly nasty new malware campaign being orchestrated via Facebook, and all users are advised to steer clear of clicking on links in Facebook’s messenger service, even if you know the...
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Equifax Gets Breached – Almost 150 Million People Could Be Affected
You’re probably familiar with Equifax. As one of the three major US credit bureaus, the company exerts an outsized influence on millions of lives, because their record of your credit score plays a big...
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Microsoft May Stop Forcing Windows Updates In Upcoming Windows 10 Release
Microsoft has been under fire for forcing its legion of Windows 10 users to automatically receive security updates for the OS. The level of outcry against it has been loud and constant, and finally, it...
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Extensions In Popular Web Browsers Found To Have Vulnerabilities
Security researchers in Europe have discovered a pair of flaws that relate to modern web browsers’ extension system. Exploiting these flaws would allow a patient and determined hacker to determine with...
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New Android App Allows Anyone To Create Ransomware
There’s a new Android app to be aware of. This one allows anyone, even without any technical skills, to create ransomware, in a matter of minutes. It’s a menu-driven system that automates every aspect...
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Hackers May Have Gained Instagram Users’ Info Through Mobile Bug
A group of hackers recently bragged about having obtained the personal details of some six million Instagram users, including a number of A-list celebrities that include the likes of Adele, David...
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Google Has Found A Way To Increase Internet Speed
Google has taken up the task of making the internet faster, not by installing thousands of miles of fiber optic cable, but rather, with math. The big brains in Google’s engineering department have come...
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HIPAA Compliance, Enforcement Top Priority For New Agency Head
Roger Severino is a man on a mission. If you’re not familiar with the name, and your company has to comply with HIPAA regulations, then you’ll probably be hearing a lot about (and from) him in the...
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Newly Discovered Vulnerabilities In Bluetooth Could Affect Your Devices
If you haven’t heard of the “BlueBorne” attack vector yet, you probably will in the months ahead It’s perhaps one of the most invasive, pervasive attack vectors in the history of the internet, and...
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Massive Pacemaker Recall Over Hacking Threat
The FDA recently issued a recall order on nearly half a million pacemakers that have serious security flaws. They could allow hackers to take control of them, run their batteries dry or even modify a...
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Recent CCleaner Hack Could Have Spread Malware To Millions
You’ve probably heard of the popular app, “CCleaner.” Owned by Avast, this handy utility boasts more than two billion downloads and currently has more than two million active users. As the name...
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Latin Social Network Taringa Breach Could Affect 28 Million Users
A highly popular Latin social media company called “Taringa” recently suffered a massive data breach that impacted some 28 million users, which is essentially its entire user base. The breach revealed...
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New MicroSD Card Can Hold Up To 400GB Of Data
Technophiles rejoice! SanDisk has just announced a new 400GB microSD card, which is good news for just about everyone. Let’s face it, even if you’re not a technophile, you probably hate the idea of...
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Bashware Is A Major Concern For Windows 10 PCs
If you haven’t heard the term “Bashware,” you’re not alone, but in the weeks and months ahead, you can bet you’ll be hearing more about it. The reason? Recently, Microsoft rolled out a new feature for...
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