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ALERT: New Cyber Attack Targeting US Veterans
Hi Guys, This is a United States specific tip. Please pass this message on to any US Veterans who you know. A cyber criminal group previously identified as being behind a set of attacks on IT providers in Saudi Arabia has now been spotted targeting US military...
ALERT: 1-Click WhatsApp Hack Targeting Android and iPhone users in Tibet
Hi Guys, It is being reported all over the world that people in Tibet are currently being hacked into via WhatsApp. All they have to do is click on a link in a message and the attacker will have pretty much full control of their device. The technology being used in...
(UPDATE) ALERT: Banking Scam targeting Users of Venmo
SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER UPDATE: We have received several emails today from users who are currently receiving scam text messages from what looks like Venmo. This means that there must be millions of scam messages currently circulating. BE EXTRA CAREFUL. _______________...
ALERT: Remove These 7 VPN Apps Now
Hi Guys, Please do not use the following VPN tools as they do not protect your anonymity at best and at worst are loaded with Malware: Yoga VPNproXPN VPNHola Free VPNoVPNSpiderSwitchVPNZoog VPNSeed4.Me VPN Who to trust? We really like NordVPN. It has a strict...
ALERT: Banking Scam targeting American Users of Venmo
Hi Guys, Do you use the mobile banking app called Venmo? If the answer is yes there's a new scam to watch out for. The scammers are sending Venmo users text messages that use the same colours and fonts of the mobile payment service’s app so the message looks very...
ALERT: Remove These secret ‘Audio Recording’ Apps Now
Hi Guys, These two malicious Android apps with 1.5 million users between them have been removed from the Play Store after Google were informed they were serving up adware: Sun Pro Beauty CameraFunny Sweet Beauty Selfie Camera In addition to serving up adware both apps...
ALERT: Medical Records For 24.3 Million Exposed Online
Hi Guys, Greenbone Networks has released details of new research into the security of the servers used by health providers across the world to store images of X-rays as well as CT, MRI and other medical scans. Of the 2,300 medical image archive systems...
ALERT: 15,000,000 Accounts Breached at PDF management Service Lumin PDF
Hi Guys, Have you ever used a service called Lumin PDF? "In April 2019, the PDF management service Lumin PDF suffered a data breach. The breach wasn't publicly disclosed until September when 15.5M records of user data appeared for download on a popular hacking forum....
ALERT: Google warns people about popular password manager Lastpass
Hi Guys I am sorry for the second alert in one day but this is an urgent one: If you are using the password manager Lastpass you need to update it urgently. In a tweet from Security researchers at Google's Project Zero team, the analysts describe how, by...
URGENT: WhatsApp ‘Delete for Everyone’ Doesn’t Delete Media Files Sent to iPhone Users
Hi Guys, If you are a user of WhatsApp I am sure you have heard of a feature called 'Delete for Everyone' that lets you delete messages, photos, and videos from an individual’s phone, or from everyone in a group. The only problem is that doesn't delete them from an...