Billtust is major player in the US financial services sector that provides a variety of billing and payment processing services for some of the biggest financial institutions in the nation. On October 17th, they suffered a malware attack that brought all of their services to a grinding halt. Unfortunately, the company did not notify any […]
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NordVPN provides a popular Virtual Private Network (VPN) service used by clients around the world. Unfortunately, they recently disclosed that a server in one of their data centers was breached back in March of 2018. According to the details released, the server was located in a data center in Finland. It was compromised due to […]
If you haven’t heard of Skip-2.0 yet, prepare to be dismayed. Security researchers have recently discovered an undocumented (until now) backdoor designed for Microsoft SQL servers. It will allow a hacker working remotely to stealthily take control of a previously compromised system. Worse, this is not theory or conjecture. Researchers have found malware strains in […]
The utility of virtual assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home are undeniable. They’re just genuinely handy devices to have around. Unfortunately, they’re also prone to abuse and exploits by hackers and unsavory developers. They can be used to spy on and even steal sensitive information from unsuspecting users. This is not new in and […]
Do you have the new Windows 10? If you’re not sure, the most recent version (as of the time this article was written) is version 1903, which was the May 2019 update. Assuming you’ve got that version or later, you should have Microsoft’s Tamper Protection enabled by default. If you’re not sure what the big […]
Twitter isn’t having a good year. Over the past twelve months, the company has fessed up to half a dozen bugs and blunders that have left the company with egg on their faces and have earned the ire of their burgeoning user base. In late 2018, the company disclosed a bug that shared a variety […]
Do you own a Samsung Galaxy S10? If so, one of the reasons you bought it may be because of its cutting-edge biometric technology. It utilizes ultrasounds to create a detailed 3D map of your fingerprint and thus, provides a greater level of security. Earlier in the year, the company warned its customers against using […]
The creators of the dreaded ‘Robbinhood’ ransomware strain are putting their reputation to work for them. The hackers have recently modified their ransom note in a couple of important ways. First and foremost, they stress that there’s no public decryption tool currently available to recover files encrypted by RobbinHood and that they are monitoring the […]
If you’re a business owner, you probably utilize at least a few of the services Pitney Bowes offers. They maintain a global shipping, mailing, e-commerce and financial services empire that touches just about every country on the planet. The company has more than 1.5 million customers and service 90 percent of the companies on the […]
Say what you want about Google, but the company has a solid track record of doing all they can to keep the Google Play Store relatively free of malicious apps. By most accounts, they have been wildly successful at that. Unfortunately, given the sheer number of apps available on the Play Store, statistics invariably catch […]