Author: Prilock Security

Don’t pick up the phone to answer calls from unknown numbers. Instead, let them go to voicemail.

That’s the operational security advice being promulgated to Americans by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in response to an ongoing series of attacks designed to trick victims into uttering a single word.Continue Reading…

Hacking is no longer restricted to computers, but has moved to smartphones. Besides getting access to your private information and location, a hacker can also easily get access to your email, social media and bank accounts on your smartphone. Further, the privacy concern raised by the state sponsored spies in mainstream phones has made it more difficult for the users to keep themselves secure. A classic example of this was the government hack of an iPhone used by a San Bernardino killer.
While most people aren’t targets of the FBI, NSA or a foreign government, hackers are always on the hunt to steal financial and personal information of the common man. For instance, your email account on the smartphone, paves way for the hacker to reset your banking and other sensitive passwords.Continue Reading…

Once you understand how easy and common it is for thieves to attach “skimming” devices to ATMs and other machines that accept debit and credit cards, it’s difficult not to closely inspect and even tug on the machines before using them. Several readers who are in the habit of doing just that recently shared images of skimmers they discovered after gently pulling on various parts of a cash machine they were about to use.Continue Reading…

Security breaches and hacking attempts seem to be in the news all the time. And the stories tend to focus on the organizations that have been hacked, rather than dwelling on who’s doing the hacking. Perhaps, as a result, there are lots of myths and misconceptions about hackers. Read on and we’ll explore five of the most common.Continue Reading…

He is like every other 13-year-old teenager. However, what makes him stand out among others is his “ethical hacking” techniques that has even surprised the superpower countries like the U.S. Meet Ahsan Tahir from Karachi, Pakistan, who uses his hacking skills to help some of the biggest technology companies discover and fix vulnerabilities in their websites. In return, he gets rewarded for his hacking skills in the form of cash and swag through bug bounty programs. Tahir has already made a name for himself in the cybersecurity world by discovering bugs for biggies like Microsoft and Google.Continue Reading…

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America’s JobLink (AJL), a multi-state online service that connects job seekers with employers, informed users last week that a malicious hacker breached the company’s systems.Continue Reading…

If you don’t want to be hacked, don’t use the same password across different services. And if you’re an Apple user, it’s a good idea to check your Apple ID and iCloud account today to make sure it’s using a unique and long password.Continue Reading…

Windows PC users have been warned that their anti-virus software may not be quite as secure as previously thought. Researchers have discovered that anti-virus apps and services can be hijacked and turned into malware using a particularly nasty attack.Continue Reading…