How to Fix "Error Updating Password: Uknown Validation Code"
Recently, Wizards of the Coast, famous of their Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games, sent an email to accounts on their legacy database about a security breach. WotC told the affected parties to change their... Read more
Are You Thinking About Purchasing a Webcam from Amazon? Think Twice
Many users install webcams in their homes to feel safer or to watch over their kids. However, recent discoveries by Which? (Consumer’s Association based in the United Kingdom) have revealed that many webcams sold on... Read more
A Newly Uncovered WhatsApp Bug Proves That GIFs Are Not So Innocent
How do you like GIFs? If you’re online every single day, you probably cannot imagine your social media or even your text messaging without them. Maybe you use them as memes. Maybe you attach one to your currency... Read more
5 Security Tips That Will Help You Protect Your IoT Devices
There’s a dark side to anything popular. Anything that grows eventually has to face a number of threats trying to bring it down or exploit it. It seems that the Internet of Things is becoming the next best thing in... Read more
Thanks to StrandHogg, Malware Can Create Fake Login Screens to Steal Your Passwords
On Monday, researchers from a Norwegian mobile security company called Promon publicly disclosed a serious vulnerability in the Android operating system. It's rather aptly named after StrandHogg – the Viking tactic of... Read more
Let's Bust 10 Myths That Android and iPhone Users Continue to Believe
How important is your smartphone for you? Do you keep up with your business endeavors using it? Do you mainly use it to communicate with your family and friends? Perhaps it’s a tool for entertainment? Whatever the... Read more
Apple Started Asking to Enter Mac Passwords with Login, and That Is Great News
Have you ever received an odd prompt from Apple when you tried to sync your new iPhone with your iCloud? Did that prompt ask you to enter your Mac password on iPhone without any decent explanation? In fact, did it ask... Read more
Attention: Schemers Use the Accounts of Your LinkedIn Contacts to Send You Phishing Messages
You probably already know that you should never interact with messages that come from unknown senders, but what do you do when someone from your contacts sends you a link or a file and asks to view it? If you want to... Read more
FBI Warns That Social Engineering Techniques Could Help Bypass Multi-Factor Authentication
A while ago, we talked about how useful Two-Factor Authentication and Multi-Factor Authentication systems can be and how they can help users protect their accounts from hackers. However, with time, cybersecurity... Read more
Students of an Ivy League University Are Bombarded with Fake Job Offers via Phishing Emails
Are you a Dartmouth student? Are you ready to start a career linked to your degree? If you are, you need to look out for phishing emails that might offer high-paying jobs. It is possible that the schemers behind these... Read more
Is Your Computer One of the 500,000 That Send out 30,000 Sextortion Emails Every Hour?
You might have received an email claiming that someone has recorded video footage or captured images that, allegedly, can compromise your reputation. This email should state that hackers were able to spy on you via... Read more
A New Scam Is Targeting Venmo Users via SMS Messages
With every new security issue that makes the headlines, we ought to update our cybersecurity knowledge. The latest Venmo SMS scam should probably make us pay more attention to what kind of text messages we receive.... Read more
