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Brand New Ransomware Found On The Internet
Brand New Ransomware Found On The Internet
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Hackers around the world didn't waste any time. New Year's celebrations have barely ended, and already, we have our first reports of a new malware strain to help ring in 2021. Dubbed Babuk Locker, the...Weak Passwords Are Making Easy Work For This New Malware
Weak Passwords Are Making Easy Work For This New Malware
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There's a new worm making the rounds on Windows and Linux-based servers that you should be aware of. This nasty bit of code has been spreading rapidly, using simple brute-force methods to break into p...Appliance Maker Whirlpool Suffers Ransomware Attack
Appliance Maker Whirlpool Suffers Ransomware Attack
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In 2020, hackers around the world have increasingly gravitated to ransomware as their preferred method of attack. This year, there have been dozens of high-profile, successful attacks on companies aro...Google Storage Was The Cause Of Their Recent Global Outage
Google Storage Was The Cause Of Their Recent Global Outage
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If you make extensive use of Google's products, you almost certainly noticed the worldwide outage of Google's services. As details continue to emerge about the outage, it's increasingly clear that Goo...Millions Downloaded Malware Infected Chrome And Edge Extensions
Millions Downloaded Malware Infected Chrome And Edge Extensions
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Avast are the makers of popular antivirus software. Their researchers, recently found a total of twenty-eight different Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions that were laced with malware. Worse,...The New Year Brings End For Adobe Flash Player
The New Year Brings End For Adobe Flash Player
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We're drawing close to the end of an era. The writing has been on the wall for Adobe's Flash player for quite some time, and the company has set a firm date of January 12th, 2012 as its official end.....Watch Out for Egregor Ransomware Now Hitting The Scene
Watch Out for Egregor Ransomware Now Hitting The Scene
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A new ransomware strain burst onto the scene in September of this year (2020). Dubbed 'Egregor' by the research team at Digital Shadows who discovered it, it has already claimed more than seventy vict...The 2014 Home Depot Data Breach Finally Reaches Settlement
The 2014 Home Depot Data Breach Finally Reaches Settlement
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Unless you're a regular Home Depot shopper, you may have missed the fact that back in 2014, the company was the victim of a successful hacking attack that saw malware installed on the company's POS (P...People Are Paying Ransomware Attackers In Large Numbers In 2020
People Are Paying Ransomware Attackers In Large Numbers In 2020
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Hackers have increasingly gravitated to ransomware attacks in 2020, as being one of the best and most reliable paths to a payday. That brings to mind an interesting question though. Naturally, the via...Free Unlimited Storage Ending For Google Photos
Free Unlimited Storage Ending For Google Photos
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For several years now, most of the big tech companies have been using the lure of free to grow their respective user bases. Free unlimited data on phone plans. Free, unlimited storage on cloud drive p...Flash Player Will No Longer Work On Firefox In January
Flash Player Will No Longer Work On Firefox In January
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File this away under the least surprising announcement ever. Actually, it's not so much an announcement as a reminder that on January 26, 2021, when Mozilla releases Firefox 85, the option to re-enabl...Discord Being Used By Hacker To Distribute Malware
Discord Being Used By Hacker To Distribute Malware
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If you're a gamer, and you make frequent use of Discord, there's a new threat you should be aware of. Recently, hackers have been seen using a malware strain called 'TroubleGrabber' on a wide range of...Windows 10 Displays Going Dark Issue Fixed By Microsoft
Windows 10 Displays Going Dark Issue Fixed By Microsoft
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If you run Windows 10, version 2004, you may have noticed some unusual shenanigans going on where your system's monitor is concerned. If you're using a tablet or laptop, with a display that's built in...