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Another week, another data breach. This time, the target of the breach was North Country Business Products (NCBP), a company that makes point of sale (POS) terminals for businesses. Although NCBP was the target, they weren’t the ultimate victims of the breach. Hackers infiltrated NCBP’s network and installed malware onto …
There’s a new macOS security flaw you and your staff need to be aware of. It was discovered by Jeff Johnson, the developer of the Underpass app for both Mac and iOS, and the StopTheMaddness Safari browser extension. Fortunately, the new flaw is not one that can be exploited remotely. …
Do you use VFEmail? If so, we’ve got bad news for you. Hackers have successfully attacked the system and wiped all data from all of its servers in the US. All data on those servers has been lost. That means every email you had in your inbox and everything you …
Do you use the photography network 500PX? If so, be advised that it has been breached by hackers. If you were a 500PX user on or before July 5, 2018, you are among the impacted users. The company discovered evidence of the breach on February 8th, and overall, to this …
Linux users, beware of the security flaw known as “Dirty Sock” and identified as CVE-2019-7304. This critical security flaw was discovered by security researcher Chris Moberly, who disclosed the details to the makers of the Ubuntu distribution last month. The flaw resides in the REST API for the Snapd service. …
America might run on Dunkin’, but the company has just taken another big hit. For the second time in recent months, hackers have gained access to an unknown number of DD Perks user accounts. What makes this issue even worse is the fact that the hackers were able to breach …
If you’re like most people, the GPS function on your smartphone has become the one feature you use and value more than any other. Few people these days can even remember what life was like before the ascendency of GPS. Paper maps? Written directions? Those things seem as archaic in …
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been busy. Knowing that his company has little chance of dramatically increasing their market share in an increasingly saturated field for handheld devices, they’ve shifted gears. They are building a raft of new features and premium services into the Apple Store to make the product’s …
How much does a successful ransomware attack cost a victim on average? The numbers will terrify you. Based on the latest statistics compiled by Coveware, each incident of a compromised computer costs a whopping $6,733, which is a hefty 13 percent increase from just one quarter ago. Part of the …
A small but growing number of people have been making the switch to MS Office clones like Apache’s OpenOffice and LibreOffice. The thinking is that they can get the same core functionality but avoid many (if not most of) the costs, bugs, flaws and weaknesses that have plagued Microsoft’s offering. …
