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WhatsApp updates iOS App with Free Voice Calling Feature
After rolling out WhatsApp’s Free Voice Calling feature for Android users late last month, the widely popular messaging service has started to roll out the feature to iOS users. Now iOS users can enjoy making free voice calls through WhatsApp, as the new version of the messenger is now live in the iOS App Store […]
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Earn up to $15,000 for Hacking Microsoft Spartan Browser
If you’re a bug hunter and love playing with codes than you could grab as much as US$15,000 from Microsoft for finding out vulnerabilities in its latest Project Spartan browser. Yes, $15,000! It seems like Redmond don’t want to take a chance to let hackers and cyber criminals get their hands on the company’s latest […]
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CopyTrans Shelbee: a new iPhone Backup Tool
CopyTrans’ Shelbee is a new simple backup tool for Windows that can backup iPhones, iPods, and iPads. It is able to backup almost everything on these devices, including apps, messages, documents, calendars, and the camera roll. Is it the easiest and most reliable backup tool for Apples devices without using iTunes. I found the software […]
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Chick-fil-A says customer data may have been cracked
Chick-fil-A is reviewing “potential unusual activity involving payment cards” that were used at some of its restaurants. While the company said it’s working with IT security firms, law enforcement and payment industry contacts to investigate, it didn’t disclose when or where the breach may have happened. Security experts have cautioned that this year may prove […]
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Dangerous New Point-Of-Sale System Malware
Brand New Credit Card “Skimming” Malware Threatens Safe Holiday Shopping Security experts have identified a new strain of point-of-sale malware, known as Getmypass. It is also known as POSCardStealer, and Getmypos. It is an information exfiltration program that steals credit and debit card information at physical retail locations. It was unknown to 55 top antivirus […]
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WireLurker Virus Affects Chinese iPhone & Mac OSX Users; Also New Masque Vulnerability
WireLurker Malware has bypassed Apple’s safety controls by taking advantage of a process used by employers to add apps to workers’ iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Palo Alto Networks said that the WireLurker malware appeared to have originated in China and was mostly infecting devices there. The malware first targets Mac computers via a third-party store […]
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Windows 10 Preview Install Crashing/Restarting In Virtualbox
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Technical Preview. You can download an .iso from their website at https://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso Below are a few tech notes on the issues we have encountered that may assist you in getting your preview up and running without errors. To get Windows 10 Technical Preview working in Virtualbox, the first step is […]
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Home Depot Hit With Massive Credit Card Theft
Home Depot, the largest home-improvement chain in the U.S., has confirmed that it is a target in a cyberattack, with credit and debit card information being stolen by what appears to be Cybercriminals from Russia and/or Ukraine. According to other sites multiple banks are showing that Home Depot may be the victim of cybercrime in […]
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Java.com Serves Malware To Visitors
Java.com recently was shown to deliver malware by way of malicious ads being served by third-party websites. Criminals are now placing bids on advertisement bidding platforms. The trust that is given to the advertisers, as well as the exploit code not appearing to be an malicious until it is rendered at the client browser, makes […]
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Malvertising
Online ads can be annoying, but increasingly they’re malicious, too. In the wake of a highly publicized “malvertising” incident last December, during which attackers were able to deliver malware through online ads published on Yahoo.com, that question is now top of mind for some. That incident, in turn, came just a few months after security […]