by Stephen McCormack | Jul 28, 2020 | Alert, Security
Hi Guys, Another day, another data breach. Have you ever used the online banking app called Dave? Dave – 2,964,182 breached accountsIn June 2020, the digital banking app Dave suffered a data breach which exposed 7.5 million rows of data and subsequently appeared...
by Stephen McCormack | Jul 26, 2020 | Alert, Security
Hi Guys, I hope you are well and that you are having a nice day. Have you ever used the Video Maker” Promo? Promo – 14,610,585 breached accountsIn July 2020, the self-proclaimed “World’s #1 Marketing Video Maker” Promo suffered a data...
by Stephen McCormack | Jul 25, 2020 | Alert, Security
Hi Guys, Google has just removed 19 apps from the Google Play store that were caught flooding Android devices with random ads instead of functioning as advertised. Researchers at the White Ops Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team discovered the Android apps....
by Stephen McCormack | Jul 23, 2020 | Alert, Security
Hi Guys, Have you ever stayed in an MGM Hotel or Resort? Researchers have found 142 million personal details from former guests at the MGM Resorts hotels for sale on the Dark Web. MGM Resorts International is the parent company for the MGM Grand as well as some of the...
by Stephen McCormack | Jul 21, 2020 | Alert, Security
Hi Guys, Here is a really interesting story about how a hacker could plant malware on your power adapter to make it explode. Here are a couple of excerpts: “Normally, when a phone is connected to a power brick with support for fast charging, the phone and the...
by Stephen McCormack | Jul 7, 2020 | Security
Hi Guys, Security researchers have discovered a banking Trojan called Cerberus disguised as a legitimate currency app on the Google Play Store. The malicious app successful bypassed Google’s security barriers by posing and acting as a legitimate app but after a...
