Google wants everyone to be able to easily encrypt data. Google has always been good about sharing the wealth of information it has, including when it comes to donating itRead More →
The tour company Roberts Hawaii is warning its customers about a security breach that may affect people who purchased tours and other services on its website. Did you visit theRead More →
In another strange tale from the kinetic-attack-meets-cyberattack department, earlier this week I heard from a loyal reader in Brazil whose wife was recently mugged by three robbers who nabbed her iPhone.Read More →
A huge number of Gmail accounts lockout their users and forced them to log in again. What has happened? Is it the result of a massive cyber attack? A hugeRead More →
After being fired, this sys-admin used VPN to hack and plant his own software and cause a $1.1 million loss to his employer Getting a pink slip is a bad newsRead More →
Service used by 5.5 million websites may have leaked passwords and authentication tokens. Cloudflare, a service that helps optimize the security and performance of more than 5.5 million websites, warnedRead More →
The SHA1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) cryptographic hash function is now officially dead and useless, after Google announced today the first ever successful collision attack. SHA1 is a cryptographic hashRead More →
Custom-made malware installed on an offline computer can use a hard drive’s LED to send out sensitive data from infected computers to nearby cameras. This Hollywood hacking scenario is nowRead More →
A newly discovered ransomware family calling itself Patcher is targeting macOS users, but according to security researchers from ESET, who discovered the ransomware last week, Patcher bungles the encryption processRead More →
Small biz wakes up to find online homes defaced. Hundreds of websites have been defaced by hackers who hijacked a web-hosting server run by UK domain registrar DomainMonster. The index.phpRead More →
