Do you like watching funny videos online? I am not a funny person, but I love watching funny videos clips online, and this is one of the best things that people can do in their spare time.
But, beware if you have installed a funny video app from Google Play Store.Continue Reading…
The next time you need to remember exactly where you’ve been on a map, consult your iPhone.
It’s very typical for a smartphone to track your location these days, and it’s something the iPhone has been doing for years. But you may not know that your iPhone keeps an extremely detailed log of where you’ve been on a map, including time stamps for when you come and go.
Here’s how to find the log — and if you feel so inclined, delete it.Continue Reading…
If this story sounds like an episode of Orange is the New Black to you, I won’t be surprised. According to a new report from the Ohio Office of the Inspector General, the geeky inmates of the medium security Ohio prison secretly assembled two functioning computers.Continue Reading…
In case you haven’t had your dose of paranoia fuel today, WikiLeaks released new information concerning a CIA malware program called “Grasshopper,” that specifically targets Windows.Continue Reading…
Payday loans company Wonga has suffered a data breach that could affect up to 270,000 customers. The company reported the security breach on Sunday and sent emails to customers it believes may have had their personal details compromised. It advised them to contact their banks and to be extra vigilant about scammers who may be in touch with them for further details.Continue Reading…
Nearly 100,000 taxpayers may have had their personal information compromised by a security breach of an Internal Revenue Service tool that makes it easier to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the Fafsa, according to the IRS commissioner, John Koskinen, who testified on Thursday before the Senate Finance Committee.Continue Reading…
Google’s top-notch vulnerability researchers rarely bring good news. They’ve found another whopper: Flaws in a microchip used widely in Apple and Android mobile devices could be used to remotely hack a device over Wi-Fi.Continue Reading…
Video game giant GameStop Corp. [NSYE: GME] says it is investigating reports that hackers may have siphoned credit card and customer data from its website — gamestop.com. The company acknowledged the investigation after being contacted by KrebsOnSecurity.Continue Reading…
Launched less than a year ago, the No More Ransom (NMR) project has increased its capacity with new partners and new decryption tools added to its now global campaign to combat Ransomware.
Started as a joint initiative by Europol, the Dutch National Police, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab, No More Ransom is an anti-ransomware cross-industry initiative to help ransomware victims recover their data without having to pay ransom to cyber criminals.Continue Reading…
U.S. discount brokerage firm Scottrade has confirmed that a third-party data breach inadvertently exposed 20,000 of its customers’ non-public information. On or around 1 April, security researcher Chris Vickery came across a 158.9GB Microsoft SQL database on the web.Continue Reading…