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Mozilla is joining hands with popular data breach notification website HaveIBeenPwned.com (HIBP) to send an in-browser alert to Firefox browser users if they are visiting a site that was previously hacked and whether their login credentials have been involved in a data breach. “This is an addon that I’m going to be using for prototyping an upcoming […]
The federal government on Tuesday issued an alert detailing the North Korean government’s use of malware known as FALLCHILL, warning that North Korea has likely been using the malware since 2016 to target the aerospace, telecommunications, and finance industries. The alert — issued jointly by the FBI and the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), […]
Gear up for Armageddon- Strange Warning Messages Startled TV Viewers in Orange County. Television viewers across the Orange County area were in for a surprise on the morning of 21st September. Most of the Californians enjoy their breakfast with TV shows, but this Thursday was different as a majority of the regular, scheduled programs were […]
One of the essential vectors for the delivery of technical support scams is malvertising. You’ll basically be browsing the web page then unexpectedly your program demonstrates a terrifying page guaranteeing your PC is infected. Recently, there has been a pattern for scammers to cause denial-of-service attacks against user’s computers. A lot of fake PC technical […]
In light of all the controversy surrounding the presidential election this year and the most recent cyber hack of the San Francisco Muni Computer Network, businesses around the country are bracing for that next ‘big one’ that might be forthcoming in 2017. Cyber security is a huge concern, not just in the United States, but […]
Netflix is sending emails to its subscribers urging them to reset their passwords after discovering ”some” Netflix email addresses and passwords listed on a breach at another company. Security experts at Netflix were performing their regular security monitoring when they identified that there were some Netflix email addresses and passwords that matched the credentials released […]
Be careful when you download WinRar or TrueCrypt installer – Researchers have found several websites distributing malware infected files for both installers. A recent report by Kaspersky Lab stated that a new malware known as StrongPity has been found in installers for WinRar and TrueCrypt that execute itself once the user installs it on their computer. […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Burning Spree – Guilty or Not Guilty? Verdict: Not Guilty. By now, most of you will be aware of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 scandal. For those who are still oblivious to the issue, Note 7 was alleged to have caused a mass explosion in a couple’s jeep while they left […]
The Pirate Bay is under the radar again! Chrome and FireFox now show ThePirateBay domain as a malicious site to visit while Comodo’s secure DNS shows TPB is a hacking website. In May 2016 when ThePirateBay was still on .SE, the extensions in Google Chrome, FireF0x and Safari browsers marked the domain as potentially dangerous to visit. Their […]
Another day another scam but this one is targeting people of all ages — 100+ Elderly People Lost thousands of Pounds due to TalkTalk and HMRC Scams. Phone and online scams are increasing day by day and not just the younger lot but elderly ones are also facing the heat. The problem has become so […]
Beware of Linux.Lady malware- It Converts Linux-based PCs into Crypto-Currency Miners Security firms have been on a high alert since the beginning of 2016 because of the plethora of scam campaigns and malware emerging on the face of the Internet every now and then. This report is about another such malicious malware that has been […]
Pirate Bay Torrent website blocked by Chrome, Safari and Firefox on accounts of phishing. It was a “dark day” for all the Torrent lovers worldwide after The Pirate Bay was shunned by Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox browsers yesterday. The browsers blame Thepiratebay.se as being a conning website that has been found tricking and […]
Has Google Admitted that it is a source of Malware? — Yes indeed! ? Google.com has become a potent source of malware infections. This hasn’t been claimed by any security expert or security firm but by Google itself. “Some pages on Google.com contain deceptive content right now,” this was the status that we encountered when […]
Latest Facebook Phishing Scam: ‘Account in Violation of Terms of Service’ You suddenly get a warning message seemingly from the Facebook Ads Team claiming that your account has been found in violation of terms of service and will be shut down for safety reasons. In a nutshell: This is a hoax and a false message, it’s […]
Experts Discover the Dangers of Using apps like ‘Be Like Bill’ Facebook Meme Generator The immensely popular Be Like Facebook Meme generator app isn’t as harmless as it appears to be and if necessary, precautions aren’t undertaken while trying to create a meme, you could expose yourself to possible dangers. For some while, security experts […]
After Facebook and Google, Twitter also has started warning message regarding state sponsored attack to some of its users — Alert urges users to use Tor. In October this year, Facebook announced that it will soon start sending banner notifications to anyone whose account may have been compromised by the government or if Facebook suspects someone […]
With an aim to secure the browsing, users surfing the Internet via chrome browser on mobile devices will receive a warning in case if the browser finds any web page dangerous for the user similar to the desktop version of Chrome. This is something Google has introduced in relation to the recent rise in malware […]
Get Mark Zuckerberg Displayed simply by typing @[4:0] as a Facebook Comment — This isn’t a hacking related issue so no need to be on high alert! A post has currently been circulating on Facebook that says by entering @[4:0] as a comment you can check whether your Facebook profile has been hacked or not. According to this post, if the […]