Over 250 Million Email Addresses Up For Grabs on the Dark Web; Is Yours One of Them?
Email addresses are not kept secret, as we know. We use them constantly to keep in contact with everyone from Grandma to work...
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Top 3 Tips for a Malware-Free Phone
Hackers, like all criminals, follow the money. When most online transactions were conducted on PCs, hackers targeted PCs with...
Electronic Signature Verification Service Used to Phish for Your Personal Details
Yet another scam is making the rounds and it's phishing for your sign in, password details and other personal information. This...
Nearly 7 Million Minecraft Players in Sinking Lifeboats! Change Passwords Now!
Some players of the popular game Minecraft Pocket Edition are the latest victims of a data breach. However, unbeknownst to them...
Beware of Spam; It Might Be Loaded with Ransomware
"Be wary of emails with JavaScript attachments," is the word coming from Microsoft this week. A recent blast of email messages...
Music Lovers Attacked! Earworms Planted!
Some music lovers may be experiencing some unpleasant earworms when firing up their Spotify accounts. Although the Swedish music...
New Mobile Malware Files Increased 50% in 2015
If you think mobile applications are safer than using your PC, you might be right. After all, considering they are relatively...
Are 1.1 Million Pretty People the Next Victims of Identity Theft?
It seems that online dating is dangerous to your identity. It isn't the first time such a site has experienced a data breach...
Rogue App Stores Appearing Online Near You; Stay Away
Rogue app stores seem to be showing up more and more these days. They house mobile apps that appear to be legitimate, but most of...
Wire Fraud Phishing Scams on the Rise in 2016
Wire fraud phishing scams are not new. In fact, they seem to be on the rise. Between October 2013 and August 2015, the FBI...
How Hackers Get Corporate Data and Ways to Help Prevent It
Cybercrime costs the global economy over $575 billion each year. The U.S. economy alone accounts for something north of $100...
Millions Stolen in Two Days with New Online Banking Malware; Are You at Risk?
Over $4 million was stolen in just two days from customers of 22 banks in the U.S. and 2 in Canada. Cyber criminals using a new...