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Spotify – Malware infested ads
It seems Spotify is in trouble again as several music lovers are reporting that its free streaming service is pushing malware-infested ads to its users. According to a user report on the company’s forum, running Spotify Free on the desktop periodically causes your browser to open various malicious websites without your permission. So if your […]
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Newly Discovered Mac Malware with Ancient Code Spying on Biotech Firms
Security researchers have discovered a rare piece of Mac-based espionage malware that relies on outdated coding practices but has been used in some previous real-world attacks to spy on biomedical research center computers. Dubbed Fruitfly, the malware has remained undetected for years on macOS systems despite using unsophisticated and “antiquated code.” Infosec firm Malwarebytes discovered […]
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How To Stop Hacking of Your WiFi in 2017
It’s 2017, and we’re not any further along with Wi-Fi security than we were 10 years ago. There are Intrusion Detection Systems and 2nd generation antivirus apps to protect us from some vulnerabilities but the simple fact is that we find businesses that are still deploying wireless technology in ways that it should never be […]
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Is Microsoft using your Internet and Computer for free?
Numerous articles indicate that Microsoft is using your computer and Internet Bandwidth, to provide daily Windows Updates and upgrades for other computers running Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 to Windows 10 that are not in your facility. Which is really a smart way to do it if you think about it, but perhaps you would […]
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Windows 10 Anniversary Edition version 1607 – How to defer update or Roll back if already updated
With the release of Windows 10 Anniversary Edition version 1607 we have verified there are issues with certificate based VPN network connections and some Anti-Virus software compatibility issues. Below we have provided a step by step guide that outlines the steps needed to Defer Windows 10 Upgrades and in case a machine of yours has […]
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Your iPhone Can Be Hacked Remotely With Just A Message
Do you own an iPhone? Mac? Or any Apple device? Well now it appears there is a StageFright type hack for iPhone users. Just one specially-crafted message can expose your personal information, including your authentication credentials stored in your device’s memory, to a hacker. The vulnerability is quite similar to the Stagefright vulnerabilities, discovered a […]
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Chinese Ad Firm Infected 85 Million Android Users
An Android-based malware campaign has been found to control as many as 85 million Android devices globally and is making its gang an estimated $300,000 per month in fraudulent ad revenue. A Chinese advertising company called Yingmob is responsible for distributing the malware on a massive scale and would appear to be the same firm […]
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How to Hack Someones Facebook Account Just by Knowing their Phone Numbers
Hacking Facebook account is one of the major queries on the Internet today. It’s hard to find how to hack Facebook account, but researchers have just proven by taking control of a Facebook account with only the target’s phone number and some hacking skills. Yes, your Facebook account can be hacked, no matter how strong […]
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32 Million Twitter Passwords May Have Been Hacked and Leaked
The world came to know about massive data breaches in some of the most popular social media websites including LinkedIn, MySpace, Tumblr, Fling, and VK.com when an unknown Russian hacker published the data dumps for sale on the underground black marketplace. However, these are only data breaches that have been publicly disclosed by the hacker. […]