Making Ransomware Payments Can Get You In Legal Trouble
It's no secret that ransomware attacks have been on the rise over the last couple of years. Many companies, desperate to get their files back, have resorted to simply paying the ransom ...
Browser Security Symbols Don’t Mean Websites Are Legitimate
Most people use Google Chrome. In fact, according to the latest statistics, Chrome has more than half the browser market share, with the rest dividing the smaller portion of the market between ...
Windows 10 Will Notify Users When Apps Use Their Microphone
In recent months, security researchers have unearthed all sorts of new hardware vulnerabilities. Several of them allow hackers to quietly assume control of your PC's built-in camera or microphone, giving them the ...
Microsoft Is Bringing Augmented Reality To The Military
Microsoft just won a huge military contract worth $480 million to bring 100,000 customized AR (Augmented Reality) headsets, based on their HoloLens technology, to the US Army. The army's plan is to ...
Hackers Are Exploiting Home And Small Office Routers
Akamai has discovered a nasty new hack that's allowing cybercriminals to move beyond simply compromising routers, but also, in some instances, to use the compromised routers to take control of other machines ...
Data On Millions Of Americans Leaked Through Open Server
Bob Diachenko, the Director of Cyber Risk Research for Hacken, recently made a disturbing discovery. He found an ElasticSearch server open and vulnerable on the internet, without so much as a password ...
USPS Vulnerability May Have Exposed Millions of Users
Do you have an account on USPS.com? If so, you're not alone. Tens of millions of Americans use it daily for a variety of purposes. Unfortunately, if you do have an account, ...
Uber Gets Hefty Fine From The EU For Data Breach
In recent years we've seen several companies suffer from hacks of various magnitudes. Over time, we've witnessed the growth of what could be described as best practices in terms of how to ...
Hackers Target Users Of Google Maps With Bank Phone Scam
Google relies on crowd sourcing to help keep its maps up to date. There's no other approach that even comes close to being feasible. Sure, Google has employees on the job, roving ...
Google Continues To Battle With Malware In Play Store
In recent months, Google has taken steps to tighten up its processes so that fewer poisoned apps find their way into the Google Play Store. In addition to that, the company has ...
