Microsoft to delete 1 billion weak passwords
If you’re still using default passwords or easy-to-brute-force passwords, your days are numbered. Boing Boing reports: Read more at BoingBoing.
Getting new devices for the holidays? Do you know how to delete data from the old ones?
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has some interesting findings about how many consumers either do not know how to protect their information when they are getting rid of old devices or aren’t concerned enough: New figures reveal that three in 10 UK adults (29%) don’t know how to wipe their personal information from an […]
Chinese hack of global telecom providers is ‘ongoing,’ officials urge people to use encrypted apps to communicate
The U.S. may not have totally kicked China-affiliated Salt Typhoon out of U.S. telecommunication systems, a new publication by CISA explains. Politico reports that CISA and the FBI are advising people to use encrypted communications: Jeff Greene, [executive assistant director of cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency], strongly urged Americans to “use your […]
Six password takeaways from the updated NIST cybersecurity framework
Specops Software has some useful advice to share and some of it may be surprising, Password security is changing — and updated guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reject outdated practices in favor of more effective protections. Don’t have time to read the 35,000-word guidelines? No problem. Here are the six takeaways from NIST’s new […]
Update now! Apple releases software to patch critical security flaws
No joke — update promptly because these vulnerabilities are being actively exploited. Apple is urging users to promptly apply the iOS 18.1.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, and the older iOS 17.7.2 updates across all devices in the Apple ecosystem. NewsBytes summarizes the issues: In a move to protect its users, Apple has pushed critical security updates for its macOS and iOS platforms, […]
Hackers are exploiting Microsoft 365 to send extortion emails
PCWorld reports that in the past week, a number of people have started receiving extortion demands that were sent via emails from the Microsoft 365 Message Center. These emails are demanding users to pay $2,000 worth of cryptocurrency to a specific address, under the threat of stealth nude webcam photos of them being leaked to […]
Many Gmail Accounts Are Getting Hacked Despite 2FA and Google Suggests the Process to Recover Your Account
Hopefully it won’t happen to you, but if it does, know that there’s a way to recover access to your account. Digital Information World reports: There have been a lot of Google users complaining that their Gmail account has been hacked, even if they had 2FA enabled. One of the users said that their Gmail account got hacked […]
FIN7 Hackers use fake AI nude generators to spread malware
If you are curious to see what kinds of nude imagery AI can generate, we won’t judge you, but we would warn you that some hackers are using these fake nude generators to spread malware. 2-Spyware reports: A well-known hacking group called FIN7 is using fake websites that pretend to offer AI-generated nude images. Instead […]
Hackers Force Chrome Users To Hand Over Google Passwords, Here’s How
Forbes reports: Newly published research has revealed how threat actors are using a devious new technique to force Chrome browser users to reveal their Google account passwords out of nothing more than sheer frustration. The credential-stealing campaign, which uses malware called StealC, locks the user’s browser in kiosk mode while blocking both the F11 and […]
New Security Alert Warns Against Hackers Using CAPTCHA Test That Manipulates Windows Users
By now, most people have encountered CAPTCHA tests to prove they are human and not bots. Some tests ask us to click on a particular object or type in a string of numbers or letters to match a sample, but watch out for what may appear to be a CAPTCHA test that is really a […]