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Insecure IoT gear can help hackers turn your phone into a GPS tracker

Posted on November 8, 2016 by David Bisson

A hacker could exploit a series of vulnerabilities in Belkin home automation gear to turn your Android phone into a secret GPS tracker.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in Belkin, IoT, Mobile, Vulnerability

Election-themed spam spikes as U.S. presidential race comes to an end

Posted on November 6, 2016 by David Bisson

Election-themed spam has picked up considerably as the United States’ 2016 presidential election enters the home stretch.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Election-themed spam spikes as U.S. presidential race comes to an end→

Posted in SBN, Spam

Browser hanging? Don’t call that support number! It’s a scam!

Posted on November 3, 2016 by David Bisson

An annoying browser-locking bug is being exploited by tech support scammers to trick unsuspecting users into phoning them up.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Browser hanging? Don’t call that support number! It’s a scam!→

Posted in Scam, tech support scam, Vulnerability, Web Browsers

Services slowly resume after malware strikes UK hospitals

Posted on November 2, 2016 by David Bisson

Services at a number of UK hospitals are slowly beginning to resume after a computer virus infected the electronic systems of their managing health care trust.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in malware, NHS, Vulnerability

Beware! This Android banking trojan intercepts SMS messages and bypasses 2SV

Posted on November 1, 2016 by David Bisson

A type of Android banking trojan capable of intercepting SMS messages is currently targeting at least 50 major banking organizations worldwide.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Beware! This Android banking trojan intercepts SMS messages and bypasses 2SV→

Posted in 2SV, Android, malware, SMS

Hacker busted after laundering money using his own email and IP address

Posted on October 31, 2016 by David Bisson

If only more online criminals were as dumb as this…
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in Hacking, Law & order

Australian Red Cross apologizes for largest Aussie data breach to date

Posted on October 28, 2016 by David Bisson

The Australian Red Cross Blood Service has apologized for the country’s largest data breach to date.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in privacy, SBN

Researchers exploit unencrypted radio to hack wireless mice, keyboards

Posted on October 28, 2016 by David Bisson

Researchers have demonstrated that an attacker can hack unencrypted radio communication to seize control of many leading wireless keyboards and mice.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in encryption, Microsoft, SBN, Vulnerability, Wireless

Scare tactics! Tech support scam claims your hard drive will be deleted

Posted on October 28, 2016 by David Bisson

Scammers are trying to frighten their victims into phoning them up, claiming that their hard drive is only minutes away from being wiped.
David Bisson reports.
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Posted in Data loss, Scam, tech support scam

Blue screen of death with a support number? Beware the malware scam

Posted on October 26, 2016 by David Bisson

In the old days tech support scammers called you up on the phone, trying to dupe you into believing your Windows PC had malware on it.. Now they trick you into calling them…
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Blue screen of death with a support number? Beware the malware scam→

Posted in BSOD, Hicurdismos, malware, Microsoft, Scam, Windows

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