Recently made public by a security researcher by the name of ZwClose, is the unfortunate mishap affecting some of the HP laptops. Supposedly in the past there have been complaints about HP leaving key loggers installed on laptops, posing a potential danger to those whose laptops are involved. Key loggers that could allow hackers to
Another day another security breach! But where at this time you may ask? A cryptocurrency company known as NiceHash. Early Wednesday, it was discovered that hackers had breached the bank of NiceHash and stolen potentially millions of dollars in bitcoins. It was made known that most of the funds stolen belonged to the customers of NiceHash.
Just hours ago, it was made public that PayPal has had a security breach due to their newly acquired networks company TIO. Back in February, Paypal had acquired TIO Networks in hopes of introducing the TIO customers to PayPal’s services. This attempt at bolstering their user numbers has actually backfired. Thus far it is estimated
Just hours ago, it was made public that Morrisons, a super market, is being held liable for the breach of information involving their workers. Workers of Morrisons recently made a claim against the company after another employee named Andrew Skelton, stole data from the company that includes working salary, bank details, names and addresses of
Recently, a user on Reddit gave information on a huge Mac OS High Sierra vulnerability. Access to “root” permissions is as easy as an empty password, potentially leaving users extremely vulnerable. If someone has physical access to a Mac OS High Sierra system, they can access personal files and change anything without any admin credentials.
Recently reported, Imgur, the image-sharing website has been victim to a data breach. Millions of accounts are suspected to have been compromised. A security researcher recently discovered back in 2014 Imgur had suffered a massive data breach, putting millions of accounts in a state of vulnerability. The affected information consisted of emails and passwords for
This just in, the department of Social Services credit card system has been breached, as of yesterday. This isn’t something to be thankful for that’s for sure. 8,500 people have received warnings that their personal data held by a contractor has been breached. Past and current employees alike are vulnerable. The breach included employee names,
Recently disclosed by Uber was a mishap that affects millions of customers and drivers, but it was swept under the rug, potentially putting millions at a higher risk. Apparently late 2016, Uber had been hacked, and millions of customers and drivers’ sensitive information had become known to the malicious online hackers. Instead of disclosing this
Recently, OnePlus, the phone brand, has been under scrutiny due to a newly discovered security flaw with one of their apps. Their app, also known as OnePlus, leaves the consumer open to attacks because the application was revealed to carry root access for the device. So what does this mean? It means that your device
As of late, there has been a lot of talk about data breaches and online security failures. Naturally these instances can be concerning due to their involvement with their customers, like you! It is important to secure your network and be aware of any gaps that may be taken advantage of, however it is also
