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DNA Testing Company Was Hacked And Data Was Breached

DNA Testing Company Was Hacked And Data Was Breached

December 9, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Have you had your DNA tested by DDC (DNA Diagnostic Center)? If so be advised that the company was recently hacked and that the attackers were able to make off with data impacting 2,102,436 people.  According to the company's disclosure statement the breach occurred between May 24th and July 28th 2021 and the company's internal investigation into the matter was...

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Don’t Let Hackers Ruin Your Holidays

Don’t Let Hackers Ruin Your Holidays

December 8, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Online shopping has become more popular than ever before. In 2020, more than 2 billion people bought products or services online. Whether they’re shopping online because it’s more convenient or they’re avoiding going to brick-and-mortar retailers during the ongoing pandemic, more people are turning to online retailers every day. It’s not just the convenience or health safety that’s drawing people...

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Over 4,000 Online Shopping Retailers Hit With Data Breach

Over 4,000 Online Shopping Retailers Hit With Data Breach

December 8, 2021BlogNo Comments »

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has identified more than 4,000 different retailers that have been compromised by hackers exploiting known vulnerabilities on checkout pages in order to divert payments and steal payment card details. The NCSC has been quietly alerting vulnerable retailers over the past 18 months. Based on the data gathered by the NCSC the majority of...

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Latest iPhone Update May Fix Dropped Calls Problem

Latest iPhone Update May Fix Dropped Calls Problem

December 7, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Do you own an iPhone 12 or 13? Have you been dealing with dropped calls? If so then Apple has good news and a fix for that. Simply upgrade to iOS 15.11 and you should be good to go. 15.11 is a minor update that only contains a single entry in the change log. Literally the only thing it does...

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Hackers Hit Wind Energy Provider With Ransomware

Hackers Hit Wind Energy Provider With Ransomware

December 6, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Vestas Wind Systems is one of the leaders in wind turbine manufacturing in North America with 40,000 MW currently installed and another 36,000 MW under service in both the US and Canada. Recently the company published a breach notification indicating that they had been the subject of a successful cyber attack which occurred on Friday, November 19th. This forced them...

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Large GoDaddy Data Breach Involves WordPress Customer Email Adresses

Large GoDaddy Data Breach Involves WordPress Customer Email Adresses

December 4, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Are you a GoDaddy customer? Do you maintain a WordPress blog with the company? If so be advised that the company recently announced a breach of their network. An as yet unidentified third party accessed GoDaddy's Managed WordPress hosting environment. Based on the investigation to date the intrusion began on September 6, 2021. While taking advantage of a vulnerability the...

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Blue Screen On Windows 11 Could Be Audio Driver Issue

Blue Screen On Windows 11 Could Be Audio Driver Issue

December 2, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Sometimes the development process is smooth and sometimes it's not so smooth. Right now Windows 11's development is falling into that latter category. Recently Windows Engineers announced a serious issue plaguing the OS. The culprit was compatibility between the new OS version 21H2 and Intel's SST (Smart Sound Technology) drivers. SST is a big deal for Intel. It is an...

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YouTube Will Start Hiding Dislike Counts From Public

YouTube Will Start Hiding Dislike Counts From Public

December 1, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Some months back YouTube announced that it would begin experimenting with the notion of hiding the number of down votes or dislikes that displayed content receives. At present for most of the content on the platform the number of "thumbs down" votes is displayed alongside the number of "thumbs up" votes that a given video receives. Having experimented with it...

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You Can Now Easily Block Users in Spotify

You Can Now Easily Block Users in Spotify

November 30, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Are you a Spotify user? Have you found yourself wanting or needing to block another user? Until recently if you found yourself in that situation you had no choice but to contact customer support and have them block the user for you. Apparently it's become a big enough and common enough issue that the company decided to put that power...

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Android Malware Named MasterFred Seeks User App Login Information

Android Malware Named MasterFred Seeks User App Login Information

November 27, 2021BlogNo Comments »

If you have an Android device be aware that there's a new strain of malware out there. Called MasterFred this new malware utilizes well-constructed fake login overlays in order to steal the login and credit card information for Twitter Instagram and Netflix users. A sample of the code was submitted to VirusTotal in June of 2021 when the malware was...

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