What Is the Meow Bot and How Can Strong Passwords Help Protect Yourself Against It?
In early-July, a team of security researchers led by Bob Diachenko discovered a database full of 1.2TB of personal user information. It contained anything from emails and plaintext passwords to names, physical... Read more
How to Copy and Paste Clipboard Data From One Windows 10 Device to Another
The concept of copying and pasting data should be pretty familiar to everyone. These are one of the first operations people learn when they start using a computer, and Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V are some of the first keyboard... Read more
How to Share Large Files Between Android Phones
the 21st century, and moving data around is easier than ever. Or is it? Every now and again, we find ourselves in situations where we need to perform a seemingly simple task that ends up turning into a massive hassle.... Read more
Zello Users Are Forced to Reset Passwords After a Data Breach Is Discovered
Zello is a push-to-talk application with more than 100 million users all around the world. Its creators have also developed a version for police officers, firefighters, and paramedics who can use it for instant... Read more
Travel Management Company CWT Pays $4.5M to Have Its Files Unlocked
There are countless studies that use a wide spectrum of different methods to calculate the costs of a ransomware attack for the victim. These research papers take a host of factors into consideration, but the picture... Read more
Belarusian Authorities Arrest a GandCrab Ransomware Distributor
On May 31, 2019, the creators of the GandCrab ransomware announced their retirement. In a post published on a hacking forum, they bragged extensively about how much money they and their clients had made and claimed... Read more
The ProLock Ransomware Operators Send Faulty Decryptors to Victims Who Pay the Ransom
As most of you probably know, not all ransomware is created equal. Some families are authored by young, inexperienced hackers who borrow most of their code from open repositories. Often, they make mistakes during the... Read more
What Is Android Recovery Mode and How to Use It
Android devices that have been in use for a while or have been affected by malware, adware, or another type of junkware often suffer from glitches, slowdowns, or other issues. When that happens, you’re going to need... Read more
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Struggles to Kick Hackers Out of Its Twitter Account
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) social media team had an eventful day yesterday. It all started in the morning when they woke up to a couple of hacked Twitter accounts. An... Read more
How to Password Protect Web Pages
There are plenty of reasons why you may want to password protect web pages. Maybe you want to hide new versions of your website until said versions is ready to launch. Restricting access to private sections of your... Read more
Researchers Attribute Two Targeted Ransomware Attacks to the Lazarus Hacking Group
Hollywood would have you believe that hoodie-wearing teenage hackers can bring down entire corporate giants worth billions of dollars from the discomfort of their parents' basement. In the real world, however, things... Read more
How to Fix the File System Error When Pasting Passwords in the Windows UAC Credential Box
In this article, we will talk about outlining the possible cause and then give the appropriate workaround for the "File system error" problem that you might encounter when you try to copy and paste a password into the... Read more
