6 Worst Passwords of 2016
Despite a growing list of tips people can use to ensure they are not using bad passwords, it seems 2016 has been a bad year for passwords once again. …
Category: Security
Hamas Spied On Israeli Soldiers Through Malware-laden Messaging App
The Israeli Defense Force recently announced several of their soldiers have fallen victim to a Facebook-oriented malware attack. Allegedly, a group of Hamas operatives used social engineering to trick …
Nearly 200,000 Systems are Still Vulnerable to Heartbleed Exploits
When the Heartbleed vulnerability was discovered, companies and security researchers scrambled to ensure this threat would not become a major problem. Although significant steps have been taken to nullify this …
Researchers Unveil Mysterious Army of Twitter Bots
Twitter has quickly become one of the world’s largest social networks, allowing people from all over the world to share content, opinions, and thoughts. Unfortunately, this popular network is …
Top 6 Types of Rogue Security Software
In this day and age of online attacks, it becomes all the more important to protect one’s computer and other devices against the various threats. Criminals often try to …
Locky Ransomware Is Back Once Again
Locky remains one of the largest ransomware threats to date. Although security researchers thought Locky would be replaced by a new type of ransomware, that may not be the …
Apple Issues MacOS Security Patch to Address Fruitfly Malware
Macintosh users are rarely targeted by malicious software these days. For some people, that creates a false sense of security. Cybersecurity researchers discovered Fruitfly malware is starting to target MacOS …
ProtonMail Enables Tor Protocol Support
ProtonMail is a very popular email service. The Swiss-based company focuses on privacy and security and guarantees users will not be affected by censorship measures. Earlier today, the company revealed …
Koolova Ransomware Aims to Inform Users On Cyber Security Precautions
Ransomware continues to evolve over time, as criminals come up with new ways to cause havoc. Koolova, a new strain of malware, is doing things very differently. In fact, …