Cognizant Falls Victim to the Maze Ransomware
Destructive ransomware attacks against large organizations are always big news, and unfortunately, they are becoming more and more common. On Saturday, for example, IT giant Cognizant admitted that it had fallen... Read more
Watch out for Fake PayPal SMS Messages That Are Used by Schemers!
It seems that only yesterday we talked about the “New Login From Unknown Device” scam designed to trick unsuspecting PayPal users into giving away their sensitive information. This scam centered around emails that... Read more
These Are the 20 PINs You Should Stop Using on Your Smartphone Today
IT security researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, and The George Washington University joined forces to study how safe Android and Apple users are when setting up PINs... Read more
Data of More Than 600,000 Email.It Users Has Been Hacked and Sold on the Dark Web
Data breaches have been a constant plague on the IT industry for a long time now. It seems that there's not a week that passes without news of another critical one being reported by a major company, such as Equifax or... Read more
Here's How the #Classof2020 Facebook Challenge Can Threaten Your Virtual Security
For years, graduating from school has been something to be celebrated. For students, it's a big thing that involves fancy suits and dresses, lots of selfies, and in some cases, stories that could form the plot for a... Read more
Houseparty App Users Claim That Their PayPal, Netflix, Spotify, and Other Accounts Were Hacked
A hundred, fifty, or even twenty years ago, when people got quarantined and isolated, they had fewer options to entertain themselves. Someone in 1920 might have spent their time playing an instrument or writing actual... Read more
8 Things to Do During Quarantine (Tech Edition)
Now that 40% of the world’s population has been advised to stay home, people are going stir crazy. Many admit to going through the seven stages of grief – shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, and... Read more
How to Fix "You've Been Signed in With a Temporary Profile" Error in Windows
There are all kinds of problems you could encounter when attempting to your Windows account. We have talked about some of these in the past. Today, we will talk about the issue of a corrupted Temporary User Profile.... Read more
StockX Has Added the 2FA Feature for Its Customers. Here's How to Enable It
Ever since Two-Factor authentication (2FA) or Two-Step verification became available there has been discussions about the feature’s usefulness. Over time, it became clear that even though there are ways to bypass 2FA,... Read more
7 Tips for Parents Whose Kids Are Learning Remotely
The COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted the lives of people around the world. Now, many parents must help their kids study at home as many governments require schools to educate children remotely to increase social... Read more
Hackers Posing as Renowned Security Researchers Launch a Destructive MBRLocker Wiper Attack
If you think no threat is worse than ransomware, you've probably never been through the hellish experience of having a wiper on your computer system. What's so different about this malware? Wipers have the ability to... Read more
Which Two-Factor Authentication Option Is the Best?
On the face of it, two-factor authentication (2FA) is a ruthlessly simple and incredibly effective security feature. In essence, by implementing two-factor authentication, you ensure that an attacker can't take over a... Read more
