Some Tumblr Users May Have Had Their Data Breached

November 1st, 2018

Do you use Tumblr?  If so, be aware that your personal information may have been exposed.

Tumblr recently added a feature called "Recommended Blogs" that presents you with a list of blogs you might enjoy based on your past viewing habits.  It's a great idea in theory, but unfortunately, there were problems with the way the feature was implemented.

New Fake Antivirus Tech Support Scam Tricking Users

October 31st, 2018

McAfee has long been a popular target of scammers, but recently, they've changed the nature of their game.

In years past, they'd display a webpage informing you that any McAfee products on your computer are out of date and provide a link to the company's virtual storefront where you could renew.

Uninstall Fake App Called “The Album by Google Photos”

October 30th, 2018

If you take a lot of photos with your Android device, you're probably constantly on the lookout for a better way to organize them and access them.  That's exactly what the authors of the malicious app called "The Album, by Google Photos" are hoping for.

HIPAA Fines For Data Breaches Continue To Grow

October 29th, 2018

Anthem is one of the largest insurance providers in the United States. Unfortunately in 2015, they had the dubious honor of suffering the largest health data breach in history. It left protected health information of nearly 79 million of their customers exposed.

Teens Now Are Using Instagram More Than Facebook

October 27th, 2018

Move over Facebook. Where teens are concerned, Instagram reigns supreme, according to a recently published survey.

Piper Jaffray has been tracking how teenagers use the internet for nearly twenty years, and the second report of this year has some interesting findings indeed.

Data Breach Affects Federal Healthcare System

October 26th, 2018

You probably haven't heard of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Systems.

They're a low-profile division of the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for administering the Affordable Care Act.

Recently, the company announced that they detected anomalous activity in the systems related to the healthcare.

Latest Windows 10 Update Causing Audio Issues

October 25th, 2018

Microsoft hasn't been terribly impressive lately when it comes to Windows 10 updates.  In fact, it's fair to say that they've been a complete mess.  Just recently, they've issued updates that have deleted user files and caused crashes after creating incompatibilities with keyboard drivers.

New Encryption Will Help Secure Your Android Device

October 24th, 2018

Google is taking additional steps to bolster user privacy and better secure the data of the company's legions of Android device owners.  The company recently announced a change to the Android Backup Service that will encrypt all user backup data stored on its cloud servers, such that even Google itself can't read it.

Malicious Messages In PlayStation Can Cause It To Crash

October 23rd, 2018

Gamers take the games they play seriously.  So seriously, in fact, that they're not above resorting to dirty tricks to score a win.

Recently, social media has been abuzz with reports of a messaging app bug on Sony's PlayStation devices.  Specifically, there's a bug in both the Android and iOS messaging apps that allow malicious gamers to send a poisoned character via group chat that will brick your gaming console.

IP Spoofing Attacks Show Significant Increase

October 22nd, 2018

Gaming and Gambling are huge industries with a truly global footprint.  It's no surprise then, that these industries have become an increasingly popular target for hackers.

Interestingly, according to the latest report issued by ThreatMatrix, the attack vector of choice when it comes to these industries is IP Spoofing.