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Major Security Issues Found With Popular Android App
Do you use the app "ShareIt?" It's one of the most popular apps in the ecosystem, boasting more than a billion downloads from Google's Play Store and nearly 2 billion downloads overall (including the...
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New Microsoft Office Coming To Windows And Mac In 2021
Microsoft recently announced a significant addition to their ubiquitous office suite. Two new versions are on deck for 2021: A consumer Office 2021 version and Office LTSC (Long-Term Service Channel)...
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Microsoft Edge Browser Releasing Kids Mode For Safety And Security
If you have children, you probably know all about setting up parental controls. It's annoying. It can be time consuming, and not to mention more than a little frustrating. Fortunately, Microsoft has an...
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Trusted Google Domain Helped Hackers Get Past Security
Hackers have found a new tool in their never-ending quest to cause trouble. They've begun abusing the Apps Script business application developed by Google in a bid to steal credit card and personally...
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Google To Add Password Breach Prevention Feature To Android
If you're a Google Chrome user, then you've probably already used or at least seen the Password Checkup feature in action. It's the little popup box you see when you type in a password to a website...
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Large Supermarket Chain Kroger Suffers Data Breach
Kroger, a titan in the US supermarket industry, is the latest company to fall victim to a data breach. In this case, the breach came about via a third-party service the company utilized called...
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Microsoft Word Adding Transform Feature To Create PowerPoints
Microsoft has been rolling out a number of good, interesting features to a broad spectrum of products lately. However, this one we're not quite as sure about. On paper, it certainly looks interesting....
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Another Malware Attack On Mac Systems Has Been Discovered
Barely a week ago, Patrick Wardle announced the discovery of the first piece of malware capable of slipping past the defenses of Apple's M1, which was considered to be among the most secure...
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Text Prediction Is Coming To Microsoft Word
Most modern email systems these days have a "predictive typing" feature. As you're composing an email, the software behind the system predicts (fairly accurately) what you're about to type and suggests...
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Ransomware Attackers Demand 20 Million From U.S. Kia Motors
Strange things are afoot at Kia Motors America (KMA), a subsidiary of Kia Motors with more than 800 dealerships scattered across the United States. Recently the company has reported a nationwide IT...
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Latest Windows 10 Release Ditches Unpopular 3D Objects Folder
Recently Microsoft made a change that few people will care about or even notice. On the off chance that you're one of the minority of people who use the 3D Objects folder, you should know that as of...
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A United States Bank Hit By Ransomware And Data Breach
A few months ago, it became widely known that there was a critical security vulnerability in Accellion FTA servers. Naturally, hackers wasted no time exploiting the vulnerability, and since then, we've...
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Browser Wars Heat Up With Microsoft Edge Boosting Speeds
If you thought the browser wars were over, think again. Microsoft has made some startling improvements to its Edge browser recently that gave it an impressive 41 percent speed boost. That suddenly puts...
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New Exchange Online Feature Helps Prevent Phishing And Ransomware
Microsoft has been busy of late, making a raft of improvements to their email system that are designed to enhance user security. Not long ago, they added a fantastically useful feature called 'Plus...
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Hacker Uses Zoom Invites To Steal Credentials Through Sendgrid
There's a mix of bad news and good in the ongoing war against the hackers of the world. For the bad news, security professionals have recently detected a sophisticated phishing campaign that makes use...
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Latest Apple Update Fixes Web Security Flaw On Most Devices
Recently, two different security researchers (Clement Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group, and Alison Huffman from Microsoft's Browser Vulnerability Research Group) discovered a pair of serious...
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Microsoft Expanding Fight Against Macros Based Malware
Macros have been a simple, effective means of spreading malware since the 1990's, and some hackers still rely on them heavily to ensnare and infect unsuspecting users. It's a long standing issue that...
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Hackers Are Using Unpatched NAS Devices To Mine Bitcoin
In late 2020, QNAP discovered a pair of critical security vulnerabilities that would allow hackers to take remote control over network attached storage devices (NAS). In this particular instance, the...
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Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 A New Makeover
One of the most frequently heard complaints about Windows has to do with aesthetics. Despite a few seemingly halfhearted attempts to modernize, significant portions of the OS looks and feels like they...
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Mobile App Vulnerabilities Found To Leave Data Unsecured
Most apps these days make use of cloud storage in order to minimize their footprint on your device. That's good in theory, but based on new research from Zimperium, a disappointing percentage of app...
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