New Ransomware Called TFlower Hacks Into Company Networks

Over the last two years, ransomware attacks have become increasingly common against businesses of all shapes and sizes. While the attack vector saw a dip in popularity last year, this year it has come roaring back to the fore with several new strains of ransomware being developed and enjoying widespread use by hackers around the […]

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USB 4 Is Coming, And It Will Be Much Faster

USB four has been in the pipeline for quite some time now. Finally, in the second half of 2020, we’ll start seeing devices coming to market that take advantage of the new and improved technology.  Based on Thunderbolt 3 technology, the latest iteration of the tech will boast transfer speeds of up to 40 Gigabytes […]

Malware Now Hiding Inside Fake Copies Of Online Books

Kaspersky Lab has recently issued a warning that should alarm and dismay students around the world.  Based on the findings of some of the company’s researchers, they’ve discovered a new surge in malware masquerading as legitimate digital textbooks. Given the staggering price of physical textbooks, many students have changed to acquiring digital copies of the […]

Poshmark Retailer Member Passwords Are Being Sold Online

There is grim news for users of the online marketplace Poshmark, which is a thriving community where people buy and sell used clothing and other accessories.  Recently it has come to light that the login details of more than 36 million of the company’s 40 million members were acquired by an unauthorized third-party.  Worse, those […]

Hackers Can Now Use Fake Voices To Steal Money

You’ve almost certainly been seeing stories on the internet this year about the growing trend of Deep Fakes. They are videos that are expertly engineered to give the appearance of some prominent figure or another saying something that he or she never actually said. It’s a clever, computer generated ruse. The reason it’s been making […]

Browsers Are Waging War On Third Party Cookies

Do you use Mozilla’s Firefox browser?  If so, then you should know that their most recent release, Firefox 69 has a new feature designed to help prevent companies from tracking you.  If you update to Firefox 69, the new feature will be automatically enabled as part of the browser’s Enhanced Tracking Protection feature.  If you […]

Backup Still Necessary Even When Using Cloud Services

Do you keep all of your data on the cloud?  If so, you’re certainly not alone.  The past few years have seen a massive migration away from storing critical files locally to placing them on the cloud, where they’re more secure and accessible from anywhere you can get internet.  In fact, many people are so […]