Apple Is Having A Big Problem With Fake In-App Purchases
It’s been long-held conventional wisdom that the safest place you can purchase apps is either the Google Play Store if you have an Android device, or the Apple Store if […]
Posts Tagged ‘security’
Watch Out For Invoice Emails That Include Encrypted Docs
Hackers have once again pushed the envelope. They’ve again come up with a new way to infect target computers and get around whatever detection software is in place. The latest […]
Ransomware On Mobile Devices Is Climbing At An Alarming Rate
Remember in the ancient past, two years ago, when Ransomware first made its appearance, infecting hospitals and banks? That’s still happening, of course. But now, the hackers have a new […]
Music Festival Coachella Attendee List Hacked, Including Passwords
If you’re a music lover and you’ve been to the website of the annual California music festival Coachella, then you are at risk. The entire Coachella database was recently found […]
Medical Offices Under Attack For Patient Records
The Darkweb has trends, just like the conventional web does. In years past, the hottest data for sale on the black market was credit card info, but that is changing. […]
Cybercrime Has Affected 45% of Consumers: Are You Next?
It has been widely reported that cybercrime is one of the fastest growing types of crime on the planet today, but new statistics published by MarkMonitor’s Online Fraud Barometer indicate […]
How Your Webcam Took Down Part Of The Internet
Webcams, toasters and refrigerators were attacking the Internet… cue the movie The Matrix! Yes… toasters, refrigerators and webcams, among other things, were attacking the internet! You probably noticed that at […]
Watch Out For Facebook Private Messages That Include Videos
File this one under “public service warning.” If you’re a fan and regular user of Facebook, beware of a new virus that’s making the rounds inside the social media giant. […]
Your MAC is immune, “they don’t get infected” ..you need to read this
Last month, a devastating security flaw was found in Apple’s iOS. The flaw that was discovered was a chained trio of zero day exploits that, if executed in the proper […]
Will Your Thermostat Be The Next Device Held For Ransom?
An interesting and disturbing new form of Ransomware was on display at this year’s Def Con convention, in Las Vegas. So far as anyone knows, this is the first, proof […]