Scammers Are Using Google Maps To Skirt Link-Shortener Crackdown, Redirect Users To Dodgy Websites

According to security company Sophos, scam websites have been using obfuscated Google Maps links to redirect users to dodgy websites. The Register reports: The reason for this is Google’s recent efforts to get rid of its Goo.gl URL-shortening service. … Continue reading Scammers Are Using Google Maps To Skirt Link-Shortener Crackdown, Redirect Users To Dodgy Websites

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Microsoft Wants To Force Windows 10 Mail Users To Use Edge For Email Links

Microsoft has revealed today that “we will begin testing a change where links clicked on within the Windows Mail app will open in Microsoft Edge.” What this means is that if you have Chrome or Firefox set as your default browser in Windows 10, Microsof… Continue reading Microsoft Wants To Force Windows 10 Mail Users To Use Edge For Email Links

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Seasons Greetings? Not When That’s Malware In Your e-Card

Over Christmas, one of our customers was hit by a Trojan and they asked us to take a look at the threat. Sixteen of their users were fooled into opening a Word document. Fortunately, they had Bromium, so it safely ran inside a micro-VM and was unable t… Continue reading Seasons Greetings? Not When That’s Malware In Your e-Card

Hackaday Links: The ‘S’ In ‘CES’ Stands For Snake Oil

Remember IRDA? Before we had Bluetooth and WiFi, the cool kids connected their computers and printers together over fancy Infrared connections. Yes, your computer probably still has the drivers, but the hardware is nowhere to be found. For good reason, too: we now have Bluetooth and WiFi. This year, at CES, IRDA is making a comeback. MyLiFi is a product from OLEDCOMM that puts infrared connectivity in a lamp. All you need to do is plug an Ethernet cable into a desk lamp, a proprietary dongle into your computer, and you too can reap the benefits of a wireless connection …read more

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Resources: Windows 10 Update Related Information and Links

Each new feature update to Windows 10 introduces changes, most of them very slight, to the process of updating Windows 10. The recently released Creators Update has added a few tweaks to the process so here is a collection of resources to help you be… Continue reading Resources: Windows 10 Update Related Information and Links

Hackaday Links: March 5, 2017

Statistically, more celebrities died in 2016 than would be expected. 2017 is turning out to be a little better, but we did recently lose the great [Bill Paxton]. Game over, man. Game over. A few years ago, [Benheck] built his own pinball machine. It’s Bill Paxton Pinball. A great build, and worth revisiting, just like another viewing of Aliens and Apollo 13.

Some of the most popular 3D-printable objects are [flowalistik]’s low-poly Pokemon series. They’re great models, even though he missed the most obvious Pokemon. Of [flowalistik]’s low-poly Pokemon models, the Bulbasaur is a crowd favorite. Because this model is …read more

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