A Password Reset Is Forced Upon Users of the Poloniex Cryptocurrency Exchange After a Credential Leak
Yesterday, we wrote about a recent phishing campaign aimed at PayPal users in Latin America. We talked about how phishers often try to fool victims into thinking that someone is trying to hack their account. The idea... Read more
Ransomware Operators Can Now Steal Your Data Before Encrypting It
Ransomware has proven time and again to be one of the most powerful weapons in the cybercriminals' arsenal. Initially, hackers would need to create their own family of file-encrypting malware, which isn't exactly a... Read more
How to Check Screen Time on iPhone, iPad or Mac
With Apple's iOS 12 we got Screen Time, a feature created to provide you with information on how you're using your time on your iPhone and iPad. By using Screen Time, you can see how often you use up your iOS device,... Read more
44 Million Microsoft and Azure Users Continue to Use Breached Passwords, New Study Finds
Online companies and services suffer credential stuffing attacks on a daily basis, and the consequences are often quite severe. The threat is looming, and security specialists won't stop talking about it. Something... Read more
You Can Now Use 'Verified SMS' and 'Spam Protection' on Your Android Messages App
If you think about it, the online threat landscape is, for all intents and purposes, nothing more than a cat and mouse game played by cybercriminals and software vendors' security teams. Here's an example. Some time... Read more
Watch out for the 'New Login From Unknown Device' PayPal Scam
In late December, researchers from ESET noticed that PayPal users in Latin America were targeted by a phishing campaign that could be going on to this very day. Unfortunately, it's difficult to say how big the attack... Read more
How to Spot Text Scams and Deal With the Messages
By now, most internet users are aware of the dangers of online fraud in general, and phishing in particular. This smart way for malicious actors to trick users into giving away valuable information is hardly a new or... Read more
How to Delete Messenger Account Without Deactivating Facebook Account
Messenger can be a useful tool, but wanting to do away with it is hardly unheard of. There are many possible reasons for doing so – for instance, if most of your contacts are on other platforms, you don't like its... Read more
LifeLabs Data Breach Puts About 15 Million Customers' Logins and Passwords at Risk
LifeLabs is one of the biggest laboratory service providers in Canada – a country with a population of just under 40 million people. A successful attack against LifeLabs is bound to put the data of quite a few... Read more
Google Chrome 79 Comes with Two Major Password Security Features and a Massive Bug on Android
Last week, Google announced the rollout of Chrome 79. With it, the browser vendor introduced a couple of new features that are supposed to help users have a safer online experience, and the PR people were hoping that... Read more
DeathRansom: Ransomware Hellbent on Killing Files on Infected PCs via Encryption
Ransomware has turned into such a global problem for computer users and businesses, victims of recent threats have turned to budgeting for an attack so they can pay the demanded ransom and get their computer back to... Read more
Identity Theft at Birth: 752,000 Applications for Copies of Birth Certificates Were Exposed Online
Whether we like it or not, online companies of all shapes and sizes handle enormous amounts of personal data. Somewhat predictably, they don't always do it very well. Earlier this month, for example, penetration... Read more
