Planning a summer vacation? You may be looking for deals on cheap flights or discounts at hotels and resorts – but some promotions may come with strings attached, and others can be downright scams. Before you pack your bags, keep these travel tips in mind.Continue Reading…
6 Million Cards Compromised in Dixons Carphone Breach
In what could be the largest data breach since the GDPR came into effect, Dixons Carphone has revealed what it’s calling an “attempt to compromise 5.9 million [credit or debit] cards”, and a leak of “1.2m records containing non-financial personal data, such as name, address or email address”.Continue Reading…
Nation-State Cyber Attacks Threaten Everyone, Warns Ex-GCHQ Boss
The dynamics of cyber warfare have changed so dramatically that nation-state attacks are now a problem everyone needs to face up to, the former head of the UK’s intelligence agency has warned.Continue Reading…
VPNFilter Malware Impact Larger Than Previously Thought
Researchers say the impact of the VPNFilter malware discovered last month is larger than originally reported. On Wednesday, Cisco Talos researchers said they now believe the malware has infected twice the number of router brands than previously stated. They added that VPNFilter also delivers a more potent punch than they originally thought, and have identified a previously unidentified malicious malware module.Continue Reading…
Microsoft Zero-Day RCE Bug
Researchers have discovered a medium-severity Windows vulnerability that enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code – and Microsoft hasn’t issued a patch yet.
MyHeritage Says Over 92 Million User Accounts Have Been Compromised
MyHeritage, the Israel-based DNA testing service designed to investigate family history, has disclosed that the company website was breached last year by unknown attackers, who stole login credentials of its more than 92 million customers.
Ticketfly Has Been Offline For Days – 26 Million Customers Data Possibly Breached and Exposed
Event-ticketing company Ticketfly was still working to get back online Sunday, four days after a hacker reportedly hijacked the site and stole data from more than 26 million customers.Continue Reading…
Blocks for Adobe Flash and others coming to Microsoft Office 365
If you’re a user of Microsoft Office products such as Word and Excel, you’re probably aware that they’ve been used as inroads for malware for a long, long time. But what about malware attacks without Macros? Sure. Macro malware for Macs? That, too. Malicious documents and spying tools? Danger, Will Robinson.
We have some good news and some bad news.
Gift Card Scam
Has someone asked you to go get a gift card to pay for something? Lots of people have told us they’ve been asked to pay with gift cards – by a caller claiming to be with the IRS, or tech support, or a so-called family member in need. If you’ve gotten a call like this, you know that the caller will then demand the gift card numbers and PIN. And, poof, your money is gone.Continue Reading…
FBI: Kindly Reboot Your Router Please
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning that a new malware threat has rapidly infected more than a half-million consumer devices. To help arrest the spread of the malware, the FBI and security firms are urging home Internet users to reboot routers and network-attached storage devices made by a range of technology manufacturers.