Category: IT NEWS & UPDATES

According to Facebook, Off-Facebook activity is “a summary of activity that businesses and organizations share with us about your interactions, such as visiting their apps or websites.”

Private Browsing does not mask your identity or activity online. Websites can still gather information about your visit, even if you are not signed in, and so can internet service providers. If you use your device at work your company may be able to monitor...

The global smartphone market declined its fastest ever, down 13% YoY in Q1 2020, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. Due to the impact of COVID-19, nearly all major smartphone brands saw their volumes drop significantly during the quarter. The first quarter...

The Banco BCR, the state-owned Bank of Costa Rica, was reportedly hacked and 11 million credit card credentials were allegedly stolen. Hackers claimed to have gained access to the bank’s network in August of 2019, stating that they did not encrypt devices as the possible...

U.S. pharmaceutical giant ExecuPharm has become the latest victim of data-stealing ransomware. ExecuPharm said in a letter to the Vermont attorney general’s office that it was hit by a ransomware attack on March 13, and warned that Social Security numbers, financial information, driver licenses, passport numbers and...

Popular WordPress plugins for creating learning management systems (LMS) are rife with vulnerabilities that can be exploited to take control of the platform, get test answers, and modify grades. The 3 leading WordPress LMS Plugins are: LearnPress, LearnDash, and LifterLMS. These platforms can transform any WordPress website into...

Facebook is rolling out a new tool today allowing users in the US and Canada to transfer their photos and videos to Google Photos. The tool can be accessed by heading to your Facebook settings, then heading to the tab that reads “Your Facebook Information.”...

Microsoft announced on a blog post that Cyber-criminals are targeting healthcare, critical services, and shared tips on how to block new breaches by patching vulnerable internet-facing systems. Multiple ransomware groups that have been accumulating access and maintaining persistence on target networks for several months activated...

Microsoft warns that malicious actors are taking advantage of this trend trying to infect potential victims with malware delivered via fake movie torrents. “With lockdown still in place in many parts of the world, attackers are paying attention to the increase in use of pirate...

An increase of 30,000% in pandemic-related malicious attacks and malware was seen in March by security researchers at cloud security firm Zscaler when compared to the beginning of 2020 when the first threats started using COVID-19-related lures and themes. On any given day, Zscaler’s cloud security products...

The terms "virus" and "malware" are often used interchangeably. However, they are technically different, so the question of malware vs. viruses is an important one.

The Wi-Fi Alliance has said Wi-Fi 6 devices capable of making use of the 6GHz band will be branded with the Wi-Fi 6E name. Wi-Fi 6 and previous generations of Wi-Fi use the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. A “Wi-Fi 6E” device is one...

Ethernet of WiFi? Choosing between them is really confusing. Ethernet is the traditional technology for connecting devices in a wired local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), enabling them to communicate with each other via a protocol -- a set of rules or...

HBO Max is an upcoming American subscription video on demand streaming service from  combining HBO with Warner Bros. movies and Turner TV shows, will launch on May 27th, the company announced today. HBO Max will include 10,000 hours of premium content at launch. The library includes the entire HBO...

Cyber-criminals are selling over 267 million Facebook profiles for £500 ($623) on dark web sites and hacker forums. While none of these records include passwords, they do contain information that could allow attackers to perform spear phishing or SMS attacks to steal credentials. The database...

Sensing that the world needs all the entertainment it can get during this time of social distancing and self isolation, Facebook has fast-tracked the release of its Facebook Gaming mobile app, as reported by the New York Times. Facebook’s gaming app will largely curate and focus...

It will not surprise anyone that internet usage has surged dramatically in the past few weeks, thanks to people isolating and working from home. Streaming platforms have had to slow down their speeds to cope with the influx of demand, and some ISPs have pledged to lift data caps,...

Portuguese Multinational Energy Giant ‘Energias de Portugal‘ (EDP) are under ransomware attack and cyber-criminals are demanding 1580 BTC ransom ($10.9M or €9.9M). EDP Group is one of the largest European operators in the energy sector (gas and electricity) and the world’s 4th largest producer of wind energy. The...

For the last few weeks, Zoom has been the epicenter of security issues with experts revealing faults in the app every other day. According to BleepingComputer, cybersecurity intelligence firm Cyble spotted the accounts for sale starting April 1. They are currently for sale on the dark web and...

According to the blog post on Malwarebytes Labs, the web skimming increased by 26 percent in March over the previous month. While this might not seem like a dramatic jump, digital credit card skimming was already on the rise prior to COVID-19, and this trend...