WordPress Websites Attacked via File Manager Plugin Vulnerability

WordPress Websites Attacked via File Manager Plugin Vulnerability

Websites are being hijacked by hackers exploiting plugin vulnerability Hackers password-protect compromised sites to keep out rival attackers At-risk websites advised to update WordPress File Manager plugin immediately. Hackers are exploiting a ...
Miracle cures and dodgy advice for Coronavirus

Miracle cures and dodgy advice for Coronavirus

As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads across the world, fraudsters are preying on the fears of consumers everywhere. Misinformation is spreading like wildfire, and misbranded or unapproved products claiming to have curative effects ...
How scammers exploit Spring Break in the time of COVID-19

How scammers exploit Spring Break in the time of COVID-19

Millions of US students and their families have looked forward to a fun-in-the-sun vacation for months now. However, with the Coronavirus outbreak declared a worldwide pandemic, most have either postponed trips or ...
Coronavirus Phishing Scams Exploit Misinformation

Coronavirus Phishing Scams Exploit Misinformation

A series of phishing scams have exploited the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to either spread malware, trick victims into giving away sensitive information, or raise funds that they falsely claim will help ...
Coronavirus Medical Supply Scams Prey on Fear

Coronavirus Medical Supply Scams Prey on Fear

As headlines buzz with the latest news and developments on the Coronavirus outbreak, scammers and threat actors are piggybacking on the fears of consumers everywhere. They are becoming more resourceful in their ...
$20,000 up for grabs in Xbox Live security hole hunt

$20,000 up for grabs in Xbox Live security hole hunt

Microsoft is inviting gamers, security researchers, and technologists to pit their wits against the Xbox network in the search for security vulnerabilities. With a newly-announced bug bounty, Microsoft is inviting bug hunters ...
Google Takes Down 2.3 Billion Ads, Almost 60 Million Phishing Scams

Google Takes Down 2.3 Billion Ads, Almost 60 Million Phishing Scams

Google’s bad ads report for 2018 is out, and according to Director of Sustainable Ads Scott Spencer, 2.3 billion non-compliant ads were taken down for violating policies, almost 1 billion fewer than ...
Man arrested for selling one million Netflix, Spotify, Hulu passwords

Man arrested for selling one million Netflix, Spotify, Hulu passwords

Police in Australia have arrested a man who allegedly made AU $300,000 (US $211,000) running a website which sold the account passwords of popular online subscription services including Netflix, Spotify, Hulu, PSN, ...
Search for Chrome on Bing, and you might get a nasty surprise

Search for Chrome on Bing, and you might get a nasty surprise

It’s 2018, and you can still end up with your computer compromised by searching for the world’s most popular browser. That fact was brought home once again by Twitter user Gabriel Landau ...
Passcode Bypass iOS 12 (1-Call)

Even with the latest iOS 12 update, your iPhone’s lockscreen is unsafe

Once again, a way of bypassing the iPhone’s passcode lock to expose users’ photos and contacts has been discovered. Jose Rodriguez, who has uncovered vulnerabilities in iOS’s lock screen security on a ...