New Gmail Attachment Feature Makes Forwarding Easier

December 18th, 2019

Google has a solid reputation when it comes to making a steady stream of improvements to its large and growing base of products and services.  They have demonstrated a track record when it comes to enhancing user experience. Recently, they've proved that once again by adding a new feature of a Gmail attachment that allows you to forward one or more emails you've received as attachments.

Credit Card Records Found On Dark Web

December 17th, 2019

Researchers from Group-IB monitor the Dark Web and have recently reported the appearance of nearly half a million credit card records available for sale.

Each record is valued at more than half a million dollars. The records were rolled out in staggered fashion, with the first file containing some 30,000 records.

New Trojan Malware Steals Passwords From Chrome

December 16th, 2019

If you use Google's Chrome web browser, there's a new threat you should be aware of.  A new trojan targeting Windows-based machines will attempt to steal passwords stored in the Chrome browser.

Dubbed CStealer, it was discovered by the Malware Hunter Team.

New Strain of Malware Can Spy On You In Scary Ways

December 14th, 2019

There's a new strain of malware in the wild. It is targeting Android devices and disguised as an innocuous chat app.

Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered it in two different apps so far:  Chatrious and the Apex App.  Chatrious has since vanished from Google's Play Store, but at the time this piece was written, the Apex App is still available for download.

Harder To Identify Phishing Emails

December 13th, 2019

According to data collected by Microsoft, phishing emails accounted for 0.62 percent of all inbox receipts in September 2019 and are becoming harder to identify.

That's up from 0.31 percent just one year prior to that.

The increase is alarming of course, but at first glance, these look like fairly harmless numbers.

FaceApp May Be A Counterintelligence Threat

December 12th, 2019

FaceApp is in the news again but this time it's for a counterintelligence threat.

Several months ago, watchdog groups around the world sounded the alarm about the Russian-made app, which raised curious eyebrows.

It just takes a photo you upload to it and ages you, what's the harm in that?

According to the FBI, quite a bit, actually.

Holiday e-cards Could Contain Malware Or Viruses

December 11th, 2019

If you use holiday e-cards war on Thanksgiving and Christmas, be warned that they may contain malware or viruses.

This war is being waged by hackers and scammers, and they're waging it by poisoning Holiday eCards designed to facilitate the distribution of malware.

Adobe Acquired Magento Marketplace Suffers Breach of Exposure

December 10th, 2019

Recently, the Magento Marketplace was acquired by Adobe and suffered a breach of exposure for a limited amount of user data to an unknown third party.

When Adobe discovered evidence of the breach, they temporarily shut the marketplace down so they could assess the extent of the breach.

Apply Scam Awareness This Holiday Season

December 9th, 2019

The 2019 Holiday Season is officially upon us, and unfortunately, that means you need to apply scam awareness because scammers around the world are ramping up for another busy season.

Deals abound on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Sadly, those two big shopping days mark the beginning of a mad sprint to push out as many shopping-related scams as possible.

Several VNC Applications Have Security Issues

December 7th, 2019

Microsoft RDP has its share of problems with VNC applications.

That simple truth has sparked the rise of a number of open-source VNC (Virtual Network Computing) applications, which allow a user to remotely control another computer.

Regardless of which VNC solution you use, they all work pretty much the same way.