Archive for February 2017
Some Browsers Are Providing Autofill Information To Websites Through Vulnerability
It seems like every week that passes, we become aware of some new threat to security online. In fact, it’s gotten so bad that a slowly increasing number of Americans are simply swearing off the internet, according to a recent survey by security researchers. This latest threat takes the form of something long thought to…
Read MoreEmail PDF Attachment Might Be Gmail Phishing Scam
There’s a new phishing scam making the rounds, made noteworthy by the fact that it is especially convincing. What makes it so convincing is the lengths the hackers go to in order to fool their potential victims into thinking they’re getting a legitimate email. The attack begins by breaching one person’s email, then scanning the…
Read MoreData Breaches On The Rise – Customers Are Blaming Breached Companies
The year of 2016 saw more high-profile data breaches than at any time in the history of the internet. 2017 stands to break the record. With data breaches on the rise, the results from the most recent Data Breach and Customer Loyalty Report, published by Gemalto, sheds some interesting light on subject. According to the…
Read More2G Network Completely Shut Down By AT&T
If you’re somewhat slow to adopt cutting edge technology, you may well still be using a phone that’s on an old 2G Network. If that’s the case, you should know that AT&T shut down its 2G network on Dec. 31, 2016. At this point, if you try to make a call using that phone, you…
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