T-Mobile And Sprint To Merge Companies
The on-again, off-again talks about a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint is definitely back on, with T-Mobile planning to buy Sprint for a staggering $26 billion. The deal has been in the works since before …
Some VW and Audi Cars May Be Hacked Through WiFi
Thanks to researchers Daan Keuper and Thijs Alkemade (who work at the Dutch cyber-security firm Computest), newly produced Golf GTE and Audi A3 vehicles are a little bit safer, and a lot less vulnerable to …
Use Caution Traveling, Hackers Now Have Keys To Hotel Rooms
Score one for the good guys, but with hesitation. Unfortunately, in today's fast-moving digital world, even a victory doesn't mean the end of a problem. Recently, a pair of researchers (Tomi Tuominen and Timo Hirvonen …
Apple Will Officially No Longer Sell Routers
After more than two decades in the business, Apple is officially going to stop selling routers. The writing has been on the wall for a while now, since the company's "AirPort" family of products hasn't …
Hackers Can Use PDF Files To Access Windows Credentials
Security researcher Assaf Baharav from Check Point Security has discovered a new twist on an old, fairly well-known attack. He was able to essentially "weaponize" PDFs to steal Windows credentials stored in NTLM hashes. Unfortunately, …
WiFi Sync on iOS Vulnerable To TrustJacking
Owners of Apple devices have a new attack vector to worry about, called "TrustJacking."Â Symantec researchers recently stumbled across a pair of scenarios that take advantage of Wi-Fi syncing of various Apple devices. These are …
Information On 48 Million People Leaked Through Massive File
File this one away under self-inflicted wounds. It has recently come to light that a company called LocalBox left a massive data file vulnerable on a cloud server. The data file was more than a …
New Malware Takes Screenshots and Steals Your Passwords
Recently, a new strain of malware called "SquirtDanger" has been found by researchers at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, and it's a particularly nasty one for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, the owner …
20% of Customers and Revenue are a Lot to Lose From a Single Data Breach
Data breaches are common problems for businesses of all shapes and sizes. In fact, they often have huge repercussions that aren’t initially seen in the heat of the moment. How can you make sure that …
Browse Incognito Mode Better By Enabling Your Extensions
Fans of Google Chrome are familiar with using Incognito mode to cover their tracks and keep their Internet browsing private. Although, one downside of Incognito mode is that it disables your browser’s extensions by default. …