How Clearing Browsing Data and Cookies Periodically Can Enhance Your Virtual Security
Are you still wondering whether web cookies are bad or good things? The truth is that there is no straightforward answer. Cookies store browsing data that can be both personal and anonymous. Such data can be used to... Read more
Ignore Emails Claiming That Your Password Has Expired
You probably know by now that you need to renew your passwords regularly to minimize the potential of a data breach. Even if this knowledge is genuinely vague, it still must be somewhere at the back of your head.... Read more
Staff and Students at the University of York Face a Data Breach That Leaked Many Personal Details
On Tuesday, The University of York posted a notification on its website with which it informed staff, students, and alumni that their data may have been breached. The incident happened in May, and it involved personal... Read more
The Linux Foundation in Collaboration With Authorities to Battle COVID-19
The Linux Foundation launches a COVID-19 project in the hopes it will help authorities to make apps with Apple's API. Apps, which can get used primarily for contact-tracing, but can also get used for Coronavirus... Read more
Here's What You Need to Do to Keep Your PlayStation Account Safe at All Times
Playing games can be lots of fun, especially these days, when many people cannot see their family and friends due to COVID-19. However, it is vital to understand that hackers are fully aware that people spend much... Read more
What to Do If Your Phone Number Is One of the 309 Million Numbers That Were Leaked by Facebook?
If you use Facebook, it is likely that you have used your personal phone number to verify yourself or to provide your Facebook friends with a way to contact you. You can add the number to the About section on your... Read more
What to Do to Regain Access to Your Linksys Account After a Hack
When a vendor takes up a big part of a certain market, that vendor taking a hit eventually impacts millions. Just a few months ago, the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi app was hacked, and it resulted in multiple account locks.... Read more
Watch Out For Another Dropbox Phishing Email Titled 'Po.Pdf'
It is a sad fact of life that as the sophistication of the technologies available to us grows, so does the ingenuity and determination of bad actors to exploit and victimize regular users. Once upon a time, the... Read more
If You Thought That Sextortion Was Not a Big Deal, Know That Schemers Are Making $100,000 a Month
Sextortion scam emails are extremely unpleasant and intimidating. Usually, scammers claim to have a video of a user watching pornographic content and threaten to send it to his family and friends. Cybercriminals might... Read more
A GEDmatch Data Breach Led to a MyHeritage Phishing Scam
At the time of writing, if you try to visit the website of GEDmatch, an online platform for comparing DNA profiles, you'll see a terse message that says 'The gedmatch site is down for maintenance - Currently No ETA.'... Read more
How to Enforce Strong Passwords on WooCommerce Stores
Ensuring that your eCommerce store is secure is mandatory. It's not just an important source of income for your business, but it also has sensitive client data, like billing details and payment card numbers. Secure... Read more
Schemers Pose as FINRA Officers to Illegally Obtain Microsoft Office and SharePoint Passwords
Cybercriminals are on a constant lookout for security cracks, through which they could invade systems. While some of them do not care much about what kinds of systems are attacked, there are hackers who have very... Read more
