Air New Zealand Falls Victim to a Phishing Attack
How difficult is it to steal data from an airline company that has more than 10 thousand employees, carries close to 16 million passengers every year, and operates a fleet of over 60 aircraft? As it turns out, it... Read more
How to Resolve Google Voice Verification Code Scam
What is the Google Voice verification scam? This scam on Google is a common scam nearly-identical to the Craigslist verification code scam. The Google Voice verification scam is basically carried out by a scammer to... Read more
A Security Vulnerability in Steam's Windows Client Puts Gamers at Risk
Many people who aren't entirely aware of how software works would be ready to start pulling their hair out if they hear that a major online gaming platform with millions of users suffers from a severe security... Read more
How to Prevent Hack Attacks on Your WordPress Website
WordPress websites receive a lot of attention from hackers despite the popular notion that hackers only attack big websites. It's important to take preventive measures if you run a WordPress site. Here I will discuss... Read more
Thousands of Patients' Data Has Been Breached Thanks to Misconfigured Amazon S3 Buckets
Unfortunately, incidents where large and small companies leave vast amounts of personal data exposed to the internet because of poorly configured databases and servers are an everyday occurrence. Last month, for... Read more
If you Haven't Changed Your Printer's Password yet, do it ASAP
Since the beginning of 2018, Microsoft has sent more than "1,400 nation-state notifications" about malicious attacks. 80% of the targets of said attacks have been listed as "government, IT, military, defense,... Read more
How to Protect Your Home Security Camera System from Being Hacked
Installing security cameras is a great way to boost your home or office security. However, they can be hacked like any other piece of technology and used against you by hackers. Cases of hacked security cameras have... Read more
How to Protect Your Data on Mobile Devices
According to a 2017 survey done by the Pew Research Center, 28 percent of smartphone owners do not use a lock screen or other security tools to lock their phones. That's almost 1/3 of smartphone users, who leave their... Read more
23 Million Accounts Have Been Compromised in a CafePress Data Breach
CafePress is an online retailer that sells everything from stationery, through bedding, to hoodies with all sorts of exciting designs. It's been in the business for close to twenty years now, but at the moment it's in... Read more
Phishing Websites now Have Fake HTTPS Padlock - How to Spot Them This Time
Hackers have come a long way since their first steps in the days of old. Nowadays, advancements in cyber-security have made it necessary for them to be ingenious when going about their business – and unfortunately,... Read more
A Mysterious Data Breach Exposed over 1 Million Payment Cards in South Korea in Just Two Months
Stolen personal data gets bought and sold on the dark web every single day. Monitoring these illegal markets and the trends that emerge on them is high on security companies' priority lists. This way, they can see... Read more
How to Protect Your Data When You Are Working with a Remote Team
Controlling an entire team of employees can be a serious task. And securing your most delicate information even more so. It's really hard if you have to do it remotely. If you run a team from across the... Read more
How to Protect Backups Against Ransomware Attacks
Almost everything we do nowadays gets digitalized for the purpose of easy storage and accessibility. Whether it's a private person's projects stored on their own PC, or a huge list of employees, schedules, goods and... Read more
How to Reset Your Lost Password on livejournal.com?
You can reset your livejournal.com user credentials, including your username and password at the Lost Information page. Your username and password email service are entirely system-controlled, so LiveJournal staff and... Read more
How to Discover If Your Emails Have Been Hacked
Ultimately, we all seek that goal of being safe online and avoid hackers at all costs. However, such a task may not be so easy on a day-to-day basis. As one of many steps to being safe on the Internet, we are here to... Read more
Make Sure Your Wizz Air Password Is Strong Now That You Are Forced to Reset It
Did you receive a notification asking to reset your Wizz Air password? If you have, do not lose your head just yet. Yes, you need to reset your password, and that is not just a suggestion. No, the company was not... Read more
5 Security "Truths" You Need to Stop Believing in
Cybersecurity is a serious thing, and it must be taken seriously by all, including security system builders, companies dealing with large amounts of personal data, and, of course, singular computer and web users. Of... Read more
Dangerous Malware Came Pre-Installed on Android Phones, and No One Did Anything for Years
When you purchase a new smartphone, it always comes with plenty of apps pre-installed. These are meant to make your experience easy and fun from the get-go. Depending on the phone and the operating system running on... Read more
