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security is changing — and updated guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reject outdated practices in favor of more effective protections.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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Released: September 12, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, as part of their public service announcement (PSA) series to put potential election day cyber related disruptions during the 2024 election cycle into context for the American people, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly issued the Just So You Know: False Claims of Hacked Voter […]
Forbes explains: New threat analysis from researchers at Kaspersky has revealed a dramatic rise in the number of password-stealing attacks targeting Amazon, Facebook and, most of all, Google users. Here’s what you need to know. Amazon, Facebook And Gmail Are A Magnet For Password Hackers It should come as no surprise that the likes of […]
Questions continue to abound following a data leak that reportedly contained 2.9 billion records with Americans’ personal information. Investigative journalist Brian Krebs summarizes what is known about the data in the breach, its authenticity, and the company behind the data. HaveIBeenOwned.com’s Troy Hunt analyzed the leaked data and found it is a somewhat disparate collection of consumer and […]
