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Apps claiming to protect Android users against WannaCry ransomware are popping up on Google Play, but all of them are a bunch of hogwash.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Yup, the Android app store is full of useless, unwanted anti-WannaCry apps
Europol has arrested 27 members of an international conspiracy that sought to commit ATM “Black box” attacks across Europe and parts of Scandinavia.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Europol busts 27 burglars for Black box-based ATM logic attacks
An updated variant of Jaff ransomware boasts a more professional design and now encrypts victims’ data with the WLU extension. On 23 May, Internet Storm Center (ISC) handler Brad Duncan collected 20 malspam emails that all used a fake invoice theme and a spoofed email address. The emails also came with a PDF attachment containing […]… Read More
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Customers of Tencent, China’s biggest technology company, need to be on the lookout for ransomware attackers who would love nothing more than to infect their Android devices.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Tencent users beware! There’s a mobile ransomware coming after you
The Russian Interior Ministry has announced the arrest of 20 individuals who helped develop and perpetrate a mobile malware campaign known as “Cron.” On 22 May, Russian Interior Ministry representative Rina Wolf disclosed a joint effort with Russian IT security firm Group-IB designed to bring down the malware group. The collaboration culminated in a series […]… Read More
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David Bisson explains how Safari users can clear their caches, browsing history, and cookies for better privacy.
Continue reading How to remove all your cookies, cached data, and browsing history from Safari
Computer criminals reset the “passwords” and stole W-2 tax information from customer employees of an Equifax subsidiary over the past year.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Rogues reset ‘passwords’, steal W-2 info from Equifax subsidiary customer employees
A hacker compromised more than 600,000 users’ accounts when they stole a database operated by the font sharing site DaFont. In early May 2017, the currently unnamed hacker stole a site database containing 699,464 usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords after hearing of other attacks launched against it. As they told ZDNet in an interview: […]… Read More
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Companies are stockpiling Bitcoin just in case they suffer a ransomware attack and need to quickly regain access to their data.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Companies keeping Bitcoin on hand in case of ransomware attacks
To help protect your online privacy and get the most out of your web browsing sessions, David Bisson explains how you can delete your web browsing data in Microsoft Edge.
Continue reading How to delete your browser history in Microsoft Edge, block cookies, and increase your privacy