How to Completely Disable Macros in MS Word
Macros embedded inside Microsoft Office files are a very common spot where bad actors love to hide malicious code. Allowing macro execution upon opening a malicious file can cause severe damage to your system and... Read more
A Hacker Just Stole 46 Million Passwords From Animal Jam Players
Following the cyber attacks against gaming industry giants Activision and Capcom, a new massive hack against a gaming company was reported in mid-November. A bad actor managed to steal a stunning 46 million user... Read more
What Are Password Rules and How to Follow Them Safely?
There are a lot of guidelines and good practices that can help you create a better password. However, a research team the Carnegie Mellon University, led by professor Lorrie Cranor, is challenging and redefining some... Read more
COVID-19 Tracking App 'COVID Kaya' Leaks Data
A mobile app designed to serve as a Covid-19 case tracking platform, named 'COVID Kaya', was found to be insecure. The platform was used by doctors and healthcare workers to keep track of active Covid-19 cases in the... Read more
What Is Keystroke Inference and How Can It Be Used to Steal Passwords?
While it may sound a bit like science fiction or a fantasy hacker movie, Forbes actually recently covered a research paper that examines how hackers can use a method to steal your passwords using simple footage like a... Read more
How to Construct Strong Security Questions
Even though there are a lot of other ways to add extra security to your accounts across various platforms, there are still some services that employ security questions. This article will offer you some tips that can... Read more
The New Ghimob Trojan Can Spy on 153 Mobile Apps and Extract Passwords
A new, very dangerous banking Trojan has been discovered by security researchers. The threat nicknamed Ghimob targets mobile phones and tablets. Ghimob is a remote access Trojan that is believed to originate from... Read more
A New Data Breach Could Have Affected Over 10 Million Hotel Clients Around the World
A popular hotel booking service has exposed the data of over 10 million hotel guests that visited locations all over the globe. The incident was caused by a poorly configured AWS bucket. According to a report by... Read more
BigBasket Confirms a Data Breach That Might Have Affected 20 Million Customers
Indian online grocery store BigBasket informed customers of a potential data breach. According to the company, the exact scope and consequences of the breach are still being assessed and evaluated. BigBasket further... Read more
How to Password Protect an Archive File
If you are preparing a lot of files for cloud storage and want to compress them or you simply want to free some space on your local drives and want to archive older files you still need, you may want to also put... Read more
Data From 23,000 Hacked Databases Has Been Shared via Discord and Telegram
A huge amount of data from previously hacked databases has been briefly made freely accessible online. Following the incident, the databases have been further distributed through hacker forums on the dark web as well... Read more
How to Delete Saved Passwords in Chrome
A lot of people like the convenience of allowing their browser to save their passwords and auto-fill everything it can for them. However, there can be a number of reasons for not doing this and for wanting to clear... Read more
