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Microsoft Is Keeping Paint Program For Now
Back in July 2017, Microsoft created a bit of an uproar when they released a build of Windows 10 that promoted their new Paint 3D app. Paired with the new arrival was an announcement that the classic...
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Windows Update May Fail With External Storage Devices
Microsoft recently issued an important support document that your IT staff needs to be aware of. In part, their notice reads as follows: "Inappropriate drive reassignment can occur on eligible...
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Password Policies Getting Update From Microsoft
Industry experts have been predicting the death of the humble password for decades. To date, those predictions have amounted to nothing. Passwords are still with us, and still serve as the cornerstone...
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Popular Fitness Site Endures A Customer Information Breach
Do you frequent the website bodybuilding.com? If so, be advised that the site has been breached. According to a recent statement by the company behind the site, the breach occurred in February, 2019...
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Android Wifi Hotspot App Leaks Network Passwords And Information
Do you use an Android App called 'WiFi Finder'? If so, be advised that your network password has likely been exposed, based on research conducted by Sanyam Jain, of the GDI Foundation. Jain discovered...
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Email Providers Found To Have Signature Vulnerabilities
A team of security researchers have uncovered a serious flaw in several major email clients you need to be aware of. The flaw allows hackers to fake verified signatures, which gives their phishing and...
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Scammers Now Use Google Ads To Steal Information
There's a new scam afoot that involves using Google Ads. We're frankly surprised that it's working, but apparently, it's drawing some unsuspecting customers in. It appears to be an organized campaign....
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Google Giving More Flexibility To Private Data Removal
Tech giant Google recently unveiled the next step in its plan to put more power in the hands of users when it comes to their own data. The most recent change involves the introduction of a new...
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Stolen Personal And Medical Information Was Found Online
Jeremiah Fowler, a researcher with Security Discovery recently found an unprotected Elasticsearch databased owned by a company called SkyMed on the internet. According to his findings the database was...
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Security Is Now A Concern For Open Source Software
This year's Open Source Security and Risk Analysis Report analyzed the anonymized data of more than 1,200 commercial codebases from 2018. According to the report, managing open source risk continues to...
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Some Dell Systems Are At Risk Of New Hacks
Do you use Dell equipment at home or in your office? If so, then the recent discovery made by independent security researcher Bill Demirkapi should give you pause. Recently, Mr. Demrikapi discovered a...
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Chrome Will Offer More Ways To Control Web Tracking
Google announced a pair of important security features of upcoming versions of its Chrome browser at this year's I/O Developer Conference. Both changes are designed with the same goal in mind: To give...
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Amazon Sellers Dealing With Increased Hacking And Fraud
Amazon has a problem. If you're an Amazon shopper, that means you have a problem. The company recently revealed that more than a hundred sellers using the company's platform were victims of what the...
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Samsung Will Soon Offer Smartphones With 64MP Image Sensor
Samsung is upping the ante in the smartphone world. The company recently announced that they will be introducing 48-mp and 64-mp image sensors for smartphones launching in the fall of 2019. Both...
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This Ransomware Was Inspired By The Matrix Movie
There's a new threat in the world of ransomware to be aware of, known as MegaCortex. Based on its design, it seems clear that the malware's authors drew inspiration from the movie, 'The Matrix.' It...
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New Ransomware Looks Like An Anti-Virus Installation
Dharma is a highly successful ransomware strain. It recently has been made even more successful by a change in the way the hackers controlling it are deploying it. The first part of their latest...
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Microsoft Seeks To Replace Text Passwords With Biometrics
For almost as long as computers have existed, various companies have promised that passwords would eventually be a thing of the past. Over the years, a variety of different technologies have been...
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Adobe Removing Older Software And Products Is Upsetting Users
Adobe is facing harsh criticism after they began sending letters out to portions of their user base. The letters inform users of Creative Cloud that older versions of the products they're using have...
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Hackers Using WhatsApp To Install Malware On Phones
If you're among the masses of people using WhatsApp, for either Android or iOS, be advised that the Israeli hacking consortium known as the NSO Group may have installed spyware on the device you use...
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New Security Vulnerabilities Found In Intel Processors
Remember the Spectre and Meltdown CPU vulnerabilities discovered early last year? Well, hold onto your hat, because they've got company. Recently, researchers discovered a new class of side-channel...
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