Facebook Will End Facial Recognition Program
Facebook has seen no end of trouble lately and has been called before Congress multiple times over the past year to explain themselves and their policies. This is all happening as the US tries...
View ArticleFirefox Is Now A Download Option In Windows Store
If you spend a lot of time browsing the Windows Store you may have noticed something unexpected. You can now download Mozilla's Firefox browser from that source. Previously Mozilla was unable to upload...
View ArticleLinux Users Are Getting Some Security Help From Microsoft
Open-source applications don't get much in the way of protection. However in recent years Microsoft has taken steps to change that and especially as it relates to Linux. A few months back the company...
View ArticleUpdate Microsoft Exchange Server For Important Security Patch
If you use Exchange Server to handle your company's email then you're probably already aware that a critical security flaw has been discovered that puts the server at risk. The issue is being tracked...
View ArticleTwitter Rolls Out New Paid Plan Called Twitter Blue
One of the things that has allowed social media platforms to grow so quickly and utterly dominate the internet is the fact that they're free to use. They're not completely free however because users...
View ArticleLegacy Contacts Shares Data From Those Who Have Passed
The internet has been around for a while at this point and it has brought to mind an issue we've never had to deal with until now. What happens to your digital "stuff" when you die? Does it just go...
View ArticleMost Bait Phishing Attacks Target Gmail Accounts
A new report by Barracuda was recently published. It revealed that the vast majority of baiting email attacks conducted this year were done via G-mail accounts. The firm surveyed 10,500 different...
View ArticleAndroid Malware Named MasterFred Seeks User App Login Information
If you have an Android device be aware that there's a new strain of malware out there. Called MasterFred this new malware utilizes well-constructed fake login overlays in order to steal the login and...
View ArticleTwitter Will No Longer Auto-Crop Photos On The Web
Twitter hasn't had a very good relationship with auto-cropping. Images just haven't historically displayed very well on the platform. Fortunately that is soon changing. The company recently announced...
View ArticleYou Can Now Easily Block Users in Spotify
Are you a Spotify user? Have you found yourself wanting or needing to block another user? Until recently if you found yourself in that situation you had no choice but to contact customer support and...
View ArticleYouTube Will Start Hiding Dislike Counts From Public
Some months back YouTube announced that it would begin experimenting with the notion of hiding the number of down votes or dislikes that displayed content receives. At present for most of the content...
View ArticleBlue Screen On Windows 11 Could Be Audio Driver Issue
Sometimes the development process is smooth and sometimes it's not so smooth. Right now Windows 11's development is falling into that latter category. Recently Windows Engineers announced a serious...
View ArticleBeware Certain Sites Because Of TSA PreCheck Renewal Scam
According to a report recently released by Abnormal Security there's been a huge upsurge of instances of people getting scammed after visiting what they thought were Global Entry, NEXUS, and TSA...
View ArticleLarge GoDaddy Data Breach Involves WordPress Customer Email Adresses
Are you a GoDaddy customer? Do you maintain a WordPress blog with the company? If so be advised that the company recently announced a breach of their network. An as yet unidentified third party...
View ArticleHackers Hit Wind Energy Provider With Ransomware
Vestas Wind Systems is one of the leaders in wind turbine manufacturing in North America with 40,000 MW currently installed and another 36,000 MW under service in both the US and Canada. Recently the...
View ArticleLatest iPhone Update May Fix Dropped Calls Problem
Do you own an iPhone 12 or 13? Have you been dealing with dropped calls? If so then Apple has good news and a fix for that. Simply upgrade to iOS 15.11 and you should be good to go. 15.11 is a minor...
View ArticleOver 4,000 Online Shopping Retailers Hit With Data Breach
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has identified more than 4,000 different retailers that have been compromised by hackers exploiting known vulnerabilities on checkout pages in order to...
View ArticleDNA Testing Company Was Hacked And Data Was Breached
Have you had your DNA tested by DDC (DNA Diagnostic Center)? If so be advised that the company was recently hacked and that the attackers were able to make off with data impacting 2,102,436 people....
View ArticleLatest Corporate Data Breach Hits Panasonic Servers
The Japanese electronics juggernaut Panasonic is the latest company to fall victim to relentless hackers. In a recent press release the company indicated their servers had been successfully attacked on...
View ArticleMicrosoft Really Wants People To Use Their Edge Browser
It's no real secret that Microsoft has never been a big fan of Chrome, FireFox, or any other web browser that it didn't build. The company clearly hasn't gotten over the fact that it lost the browser...
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