NEWS & PRIVACY TIPS

Hi Guys, Researchers Blake Berry and Ayyappan Rajesh have uncovered a security vulnerability in some Honda and Acura cars that, if exploited, will allow a hacker to do the following: Start the engineLock the vehicleUnlock the vehicleControl the windowsOpen the trunk...

Hi Guys, Researchers from Checkpoint Security have uncovered a massive security hole in Android that puts billions of users at serious risk. The flaw is related to the Qualcomm and MediaTek chipsets used in 66% of Android devices and, if taken advantage of, allow...

Hi Guys, Another day, another scam! Please be on the lookout for a new Facebook password-stealing scam that is currently spreading around the world. If you are one of the billions of people who use Facebook, here is what to look out for. How Does the scam work? You...

Hi Guys, If you use Facebook or Instagram, you should think about turning on 2-factor authentication (2FA) as an additional security layer on your account. Once activated, it means that even if someone has your password, they will not be able to log into your account...

Hi Guys, If you have a Lenovo laptop, please treat this as CRITICAL. Researchers at ESET security have discovered a massive security hole in Lenovo's range of laptops that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to take control of the firmware on a target device. Once...

Hi Guys, The team at Sophos has made us aware of a new Gmail scam that currently targets thousands of people worldwide. The scam itself looks very professional, so that it will fool many people. Please be on the lookout.  How Does the scam work? Part...

Hi Guys, The good people at Kaspersky have found a way to decrypt files encrypted by Yanluowang and have released a free ransomware decryption tool. If you have been a victim of Yanluowang you can get your files back by going to Kaspersky's webpage HERE and...

Hi Guys, I hope you are well. Avvo - 4,101,101 breached accounts In approximately December 2019, an alleged data breach of the lawyer directory service Avvo was published to an online hacking forum (it's possible the exposure dates back earlier than that). The data...

Hi Guys, I hope you are well and that you are having a nice weekend. All is good here. I wanted to let you know that Google has just issued fixes for two massive vulnerabilities in its Chrome web browser, including one flaw already being exploited in the wild by...

Hi Guys, If you want to create a password-protected folder on your computer or Mac, please follow these steps. Password protecting a single folder allows you to add an extra layer of protection to a location on your drive where you can store sensitive documents and...