The IRS is being proactive. With tax season fast approaching, they’re warning filers to beware of email scams designed by hackers to steal your...
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Be Careful Of Tax Software Update Emails, Warns IRS
August 16, 2017
Virgin America Airline Login Data May Have Been Breached
August 14, 2017
Recently, employees and contractors working for Virgin America Airline (now owned by Alaskan Airlines) received notification from the company that...
Read MoreSome Low-End Android Phones Included Trojan Software
August 12, 2017
A few low-end Android phones have been found to be infected with the Triada Trojan, according to the Russian Cybersecurity firm, Dr. Web, which...
Read MoreChrome Extension Copyfish Gets Hacked
August 9, 2017
The third-party Chrome extension Copyfish recently got hacked. As a result, the hackers were able to inject malicious JavaScript code into the code...
Read MoreKeylogger Found In Android Banking Malware
August 8, 2017
One of the most dangerous forms of banking malware, dubbed “Svpeng,” has recently gotten an upgrade that makes it even more troubling, this,...
Read MoreSmart Devices Being Used As Backdoors Into Secure Networks
August 7, 2017
Smart devices are coming under increasing scrutiny. Why, you ask? Very few of them have any security at all, and the ones that do tend to have only...
Read MorePatrick Wardle is a name you may not be familiar with, but if you’re a Mac user, it’s a name you need to know. He’s an ex-NSA hacker chief and is now...
Read MoreScientists Prove They Can Get Passwords From Brainwaves
July 29, 2017
It just may be the ultimate hack: stealing passwords from your brainwaves. It’s something that has moved beyond the realm of science fiction and into...
Read MoreRansomware Discovered On Some Google Play Store Apps
July 27, 2017
Researchers from McAfee’s mobile division have discovered a strain of ransomware called “LeakerLocker” on two apps that slipped through Google’s...
Read MoreThere’s a new piece of malware to worry about called “Neutrino,” and it represents an especially troubling development. It’s a fork of an older,...
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