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Major T-Mobile Outage Was Not A DDOS Attack

July 01, 2020

Rumours were recently swirling around cellphone carrier T-Mobile. Fears were running rampant that a massive DDOS attack may be underway on the heels of a major outage.

Update Fix For VLC Media Player Security Bug Now Available

July 01, 2020

Do you use the VLC Media Player to watch downloaded movies and other videos? If so, be aware that researchers have discovered a severe security flaw in the code that allows for remote code execution, which could compromise your system.

Credit Card Data Breach Affects Popular Jewelry And Accessory Store

July 01, 2020

Claire's Jewelry and Accessories is the latest company to fall victim to hackers. According to a recent disclosure made by the company, both the retail giant's main website and the website of their subsidiary, Icing, were compromised.

Watch Out for Fake YouTube Channels Asking For Bitcoin

June 24, 2020

A group of highly organized scammers have commandeered a pair of Youtube channels and renamed them to "SpaceX Live" and "SpaceX" in order to capitalize on the popularity of Elon Musk and his SpaceX company. SpaceX made headlines recently with ...

Internet Based Devices May Have Issues Following SSL Certificate Expiration

June 24, 2020

IoT devices are becoming increasingly popular, but unfortunately, making use of them is fraught with peril. Most have no security at all, and few have anything more than the most rudimentary security protocols in place and can be hacked with relative

Only 33% Of People Change Password After Data Breach

June 19, 2020

A new study was published by researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University's Security and Privacy Institute and was presented at the 2020 IEEE Workshop on Technology and Consumer Protection.

Firefox: Password Text Export Feature

June 18, 2020

Recently, the folks at Firefox have announced a change that's coming soon. Depending on who you are, the newly announced feature can be seen as a very good, or a very bad thing.

Major WiFi Updates Came To Windows 10 Recently

June 18, 2020

Great news for the legions of Windows 10 users around the world. Version 2004 comes with a significant WiFi update that includes Wi-Fi6 and WPA3 support, which will give users better wireless performance and increased security.

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