The 2014 Home Depot Data Breach Finally Reaches Settlement
Unless you're a regular Home Depot shopper, you may have missed the fact that back in 2014, the company was the victim of a successful hacking attack that saw malware installed on ...
New Scam Lures Victims With Promise Of Federal Assistance
If you're a US citizen, scammers have found a new way to make money at your expense, using the global pandemic as a 'hook.' Since the start of the pandemic, there have been ...
Hackers Using Minecraft Modpacks To Distribute Malware On Android Devices
If you're an avid gamer, you're almost certainly at least passingly familiar with Minecraft, and you may be an active player. Despite its blocky, simplistic graphics, it's the most popular game of ...
Transparency Coming To Chrome Extension Data Collection
If you employ a number of Chrome web extensions to enhance your browsing experience, be aware that change is afoot. Google recently announced that as of early next year, the company is ...
People Are Paying Ransomware Attackers In Large Numbers In 2020
Hackers have increasingly gravitated to ransomware attacks in 2020, as being one of the best and most reliable paths to a payday. That brings to mind an interesting question though. Naturally, the ...
Passwords In 2020 Are Easy To Guess And Not Secure
It's time once again for a survey of the worst passwords of 2020, brought to you by Norpass and associates. The company has been analyzing passwords retrieved from the Dark Web to ...
Pluto TV User Information Is Being Shared Online By Hacker
Are you a Pluto.tv user? If so, you're not alone. The internet television station boasts an impressive user base of nearly thirty million users who enjoy a wide range of free TV ...
New Version Of Jupyter Malware Spotted In The Wild
Researchers from cybersecurity company Morphisec have recently discovered a new strain of malware they believe has been in the wild of the internet since at least May of this year (2020). Dubbed ...
Latest Version Of Chrome Is Faster And More Secure
If you're a diehard Chrome browser user, be aware that as of November 17th, 2020, Chrome 87 has now been ported to the Stable desktop channel, and it's an upgrade well worth ...
Free Unlimited Storage Ending For Google Photos
For several years now, most of the big tech companies have been using the lure of free to grow their respective user bases. Free unlimited data on phone plans. Free, unlimited storage ...
