Ransomware Operators Threaten to Leak Celebrities' Data If They Don't Receive $42 Million
Last week, news broke of a ransomware attack against Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, a law firm that works with a number of A-list celebrities like Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, U2, etc. Normally, the law... Read more
Schemers Are Using the Good Name of DHL to Perform Phishing Attacks
Most of you are probably familiar with the anticipation associated with waiting for the arrival of something you've ordered online, and thanks to the lockdown boredom, this feeling is all the more intense at the... Read more
Watch out for the 'Thank You for Your Order' Apple Scam
Some cybercrime campaigns are so effective that every now and again, hackers and online scammers decide to reuse them. This is apparently the case with one of the many phishing scams targeting Apple users. The... Read more
What to Do When You Reach the Gmail Storage Limit
There is a good reason why Google’s services are some of the most used in the world. Just making a google account gives a user 15 GB of free storage, shared among Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Drive. While this... Read more
More Than 4,000 Android Apps are Reportedly Leaking User Passwords
Some people can produce a long list of arguments against using Android, and you can bet that security will be pretty near the top. Publishing apps on Google Play is much easier compared to Apple's App Store, and... Read more
Office 365 Issue - How to Fix "Your Account Doesn't Allow Editing on a Mac"
Office 365 offers popular Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, etc to its users. All of these products are among the most commonly used tools for document formatting, organization, and customization.... Read more
How to Turn off Protected View in Microsoft Excel and Word
At a glance, Protected View is something of an odd feature – it opens specific types of MS Office files in read-only mode, and makes the user manually enable editing in order to modify the content of the file.... Read more
How to Password Protect a Flash Drive
There are a few ways to encode a flash drive with a password. If you want to you can buy flash drives that have a built-in password or PIN protection. They're expensive, but they're reliable and you don't have to do... Read more
If You Have Not Enabled 2FA on WordPress Yet, Do It Now
The security benefits of using two-factor authentication (2FA) shouldn't be a mystery to anyone now. Even weaker forms of 2FA make compromising online accounts a lot more difficult for hackers, and thankfully, more... Read more
How to Change Cox WI-FI Password
Your wi-fi password is an essential component of your network security. Creating a network without a password is like leaving your car unlocked — you're just begging to have your stereo stolen. If someone gains access... Read more
Pitney Bowes Suffers a Data Breach After Another Ransomware Attack
On October 14, 2019, mailing equipment manufacturer Pitney Bowes announced that it had become the latest in a long line of victims of the Ryuk ransomware. As TechCrunch noted at the time, Pitney Bowes is a massive... Read more
GDPR in Action: How the EU Fines Companies That Do Not Manage Passwords Appropriately
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect very nearly two years ago, and it must be said that it's causing just as many debates now as it did back in 2018. There are people who... Read more
