The fast food chain that likes to remind its customers that it “[has] the meats” also has a data breach. Cyber Security journalist Brian Krebs first reported the breach, in which hackers gained credit card information for as many as 355,000 customers.Continue Reading…
Malicious Word Macros: Coming Now to Your Mac
After targeting Windows-based computers over the past few years, hackers are now shifting their interest to Macs as well. The emergence of the first macro-based Word document attack against Apple’s macOS platform is the latest example to prove this.Continue Reading…
Verity Health Data Breach- Affecting Possible 10,000 patients
The personal information of more than 10,000 patients of Verity Health may have been compromised after the website of the Redwood City health system was hacked.
The information included patient names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, medical record numbers and the last four digits of credit card numbers, dated between 2010 and 2014, Verity said. It did not include Social Security numbers. Verity is notifying the affected patients by mail.Continue Reading…
Six Ways Criminals Can Hack Your Bank Account
With current attempts by fraudsters to access people’s bank accounts through text messages, emails, phone calls, etc., it is important we are armed with the knowledge of the different ways our bank accounts can be hacked by fraudsters. This will help us better discern their gimmicks, avoid their traps and keep our money safe.
Here are six ways your bank account can be hacked:Continue Reading…
WordPress Hacked- Thousands Affected
Last week, we reported about a critical zero-day flaw in WordPress that was silently patched by the company before hackers have had their hands on the nasty bug to exploit millions of WordPress websites.Continue Reading…
Hacker Gets Into 150,000 Exposed Printers And Makes Them Spit Out Funny Messages
Over the weekend, a hacker by the name of Stackoverflowin gained access to 150,000 unsecured and internet accessible printers using an automated script, making the devices print out customised messages. Stackoverflowin said he did it for fun, but it’s a good lesson for those who leave their printers exposed. We have some tips on protecting your printer.Continue Reading…
InterContinental Confirms Breach at 12 Hotels
InterContinental Hotels Group Plc on Friday confirmed a data breach from payment cards used at 12 of its hotels in the United States, a little over a month after it said it was investigating claims of a possible breach.Continue Reading…
Squeeze Financial App
Squeeze is a seamless way to track finances and save money. In seconds, use the Squeeze comparison engine to find pricing on your recurring bills such as Mobile Phone Plans, TV, Internet, and Bundles.Continue Reading…
Browser Autofill Feature Can Leak All Your Data!
No one likes filling out browser forms, especially on mobile devices.
To help make this whole process faster, Google Chrome and other major browsers offer “Autofill” feature that automatically fills out web form based on data you have previously entered in similar fields.
However, it turns out that an attacker can use this autofill feature against you and trick you into spilling your private information to hackers or malicious third parties.Continue Reading…
You Can Crash Anyone’s IPhone or IPad With an Emoji Text
A newly discovered bug in Apple’s iOS mobile operating system is being exploited in a prank that lets anyone crash your iPhone or iPad by just sending an emoji-filled iMessage, according to several reports.
YouTube star EverythingApplePro published a video highlighting a sequence of characters that temporarily freeze and restart an iPhone, which people can send to their iPhone buddies to trouble them. You can watch the video demonstration below.Continue Reading…