Hackers Target Users Of Google Maps With Bank Phone Scam
10-December-2018
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…
Amazon Accidentally Leaked Customer Names And Email Addresses
07-December-2018
There’s trouble brewing at Amazon, although details are sketchy about how much trouble there might be.
Recently, the company sent the following message to some of its customers:
“Hello, We’re contacting…
Google Continues To Battle With Malware In Play Store
06-December-2018
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,…
Fraudulent Payments Are Hurting Venmo And Its Users
05-December-2018
The mobile payment platform Venmo (owned by Paypal) has a fraud problem. That’s not exactly new. The company has struggled with fraud issues for a long time, but recently,…
Are Graphics Processing Units Vulnerable To Hacker Attacks?
04-December-2018
Bad news for computer users everywhere. Researchers at the University of California in Riverside have discovered that GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) are vulnerable to side-channel attacks like Spectre and…
You Should Be Worried About Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
03-December-2018
In the world of data security, cryptocurrency mining software is often overlooked or discounted as a threat because it doesn’t do serious harm to the infected system.
It bleeds off…
Having Issues With Your iPhone X Touchscreen?
27-November-2018
If you own an iPhone X and have been experiencing problems with the touch responsiveness of your display, you’re not alone. Apple has acknowledged that faulty components in an…
Survey Finds Employees Aren’t Improving Internal Security Practices
22-November-2018
ailPoint has recently published some new research that will probably give you a headache, if you’re a business owner.
It’s been common knowledge for at least a few years now…
Two More Companies Just Had Customer Data Breached
21-November-2018
How long does it take from when hackers steal credit card data from a given company until it appears for sale on the Dark Web?
The answer varies from one…
Facebook Will Roll Out Unsend In Messenger Soon
20-November-2018
For more than a year, Facebook has been working on an important update to their Messenger service that will give users the ability to “unsend” messages in conversations you’ve…