Locky Strikes Again; Heed the Advice of the NO More Ransom Initiative
Researchers have found yet another new variant of the Locky ransomware going around. In this case, it is the same old ransomware...
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Are You Smarter Than Ransomware? You Can Be with These 4 Tips
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts and holds your sensitive data hostage until a sum of money or other type of payment...
Report Finds Healthcare Topping the List of Data Breaches in 2016
A recent report by Beazley Breach Response Services (BBR) has found that the healthcare industry is leading all industries in...
Windows 10 Hacked in Seconds
If you are one of those computer users who diligently locks your computer every time you walk away from your desk, kudos to you!...
Study Finds Malware-Ridden Flash Drives Are Amazingly Irresistible
If you're waiting on a bus and you see a flash drive on a bench, what do you do? What you should do is leave it right where you...
Epic Data Breach Results in Stolen Accounts for 800k Users
Gamers have become victims again. The gaming company Epic Games, Inc. (Epic) announced a breach of more than 800,000 registered...
Presidential Nominees Used to Bait You Into Malware
Regardless of which side of the political line you reside, an email message promising to show you something damaging to a...
Unique URLs Used for Phishing Increased 150% Over Five Months
Phishing is on the increase. It's no surprise to most. This is because it works. People get a lot of email and those wishing to...
Retail Therapy at Eddie Bauer May Cost More than You Think
If you have done your retail therapy at an Eddie Bauer store this year, your credit card information may have been compromised by...
W-2 Fraud Email Scams Still Raking in the Cash
Earlier in 2016 there was an outbreak of business email compromise (BEC) attacks that targeted W-2 information. These types of...
Thousands of Apple iOS Users Smished... Again
There's a new term in town and it refers to phishing via text messaging. That word, which is likely to come up more frequently...
Study of the Worst Passwords Reveals People Are Not Paying Attention
Every year someone does a study to find out the worse passwords on the web for a given year. For the first few months of this...