Coronavirus Phishing Scams Decline After March Peak
As soon as the Coronavirus pandemic started, and people became home-bound, social distancing, working from home, and receiving online classes, crooks had a field day. Cybercrime spiked, and most cyber-attack campaigns... Read more
One Hacker Wiped Data From Nearly Half of All MongoDB Databases and Left Ransom Notes Behind
According to a report from ZDNet, if the owners of around 23 thousand MongoDB databases try to access the information inside them, they won't find it. Instead, all they'll see is a ransom note filled with, on the face... Read more
How to Reset Password for Your New Japan Times User Management System
A few days ago, On June 30, 2020, the Japan Times changed its member/subscriber management system to a new one. Despite being more convenient and secure, Japan Times could not transfer user passwords from its previous... Read more
How to Recover Your TikTok Account If It Was Hacked
TikTok is a growing social media service with over 800 million users all over the world. With such a large user base and one that's constantly growing, attention from hackers is inevitable. If you're unfortunate... Read more
QR Code Phishing Scams: How It Works and How to Prevent It
Have you ever wondered if anything could go wrong after scanning a QR code? While it might seem like a fun way to get information, researchers warn about QR code phishing or QRishing scams, phishing attacks targeted... Read more
With Pinterest's Growing Popularity, Hackers' Interest Grows as Well
Even if you do not use Pinterest on a daily basis, or hardly at all, you might have an account on this image-sharing, social-networking platform. Founded in 2009 in San Francisco, USA, it already has 367 million... Read more
Three Threats You Might Face When Working Remotely
Working remotely sounds like a master plan: you don’t need to roll out of bed to scramble to your commute, and you get to spend your time in your home environment. However, if you’ve been forced into working from home... Read more
What Is a Password Blacklist and How Is It Serving You?
Cybersecurity might be developing in great leaps, but at the end of the day, we still employ passwords as the most common authentication technique. An individual user has to deal with tens (or maybe an entire hundred)... Read more
How to Recover Your Instagram Account When It's Hacked
Instagram is easily the world's most popular photo-sharing platform. It has grown at such a rapid pace that nobody could have predicted. As of July last year, it had over 1 billion monthly active users. With such a... Read more
How to Fix HBO Max Not Working on Your Devices
The highly anticipated HBO Max recently launched. That means you can start marathoning your favorite shows such as Friends, Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, and The Wire. However, even though paying subscribers were... Read more
Security Experts Discover a 4000% Increase in Ransomware Emails
While some countries in the world cannot seem to have the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic under control, others are already reporting the signs of what might turn into the second wave. At this point, it seems like... Read more
Coronavirus Offers an Opportunity for Schemers to Perform Credit Card Fraud, Experts Say
It doesn’t matter whether you’re still cooped up at home or if you’re already frolicking back and forth, your usual routine back to normal. You must’ve felt the effects of COVID-19, and we’re going to have to live... Read more
