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Fortinet VPN User Passwords May Have Been Leaked Online

Fortinet VPN User Passwords May Have Been Leaked Online

September 20, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Hackers recently released a list of nearly half a million Fortinet VPN usernames and passwords onto the Dark Web. The group behind the attack claims that all the credentials were scraped from exploitable devices last summer. The group also claims that while the vulnerability that made the hack possible has been patched many of the VPN credentials are still valid....

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A Number Of Netgear Routers Get Security Fixes

A Number Of Netgear Routers Get Security Fixes

September 18, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Dozens of Netgear routers are vulnerable to a very old security flaw. The DNS rebinding flaws that these routers have date back to models the company put out as early as 2007. That means this issue has been lurking in the background for a very long time. It was recently brought to light by the Vietnamese security company GRIMM and...

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Microsoft Windows 11 Finally Has A Release Date

Microsoft Windows 11 Finally Has A Release Date

September 17, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Are you excited at the prospect of Windows 11? If so then you will be pleased to know that Microsoft's latest OS now has an official release date. That date you're looking for is October 5th, 2021. Microsoft had this to say about the release date in a recent blog post: "The free upgrade to Windows 11 starts on October...

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Free Repairs Offered For iPhone 12 Users With Sound Issues

Free Repairs Offered For iPhone 12 Users With Sound Issues

September 16, 2021BlogNo Comments »

The bad news is some of Apple's iPhone 12's have sound issues. If you own an iPhone 12 then you are probably already aware of this. The good news is that Apple has moved on the issue fairly quickly. The company has introduced a new free-of-charge service program for impacted iPhone 12's. If your device is defective you can have...

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Microsoft Teams Adds A Number Of New Features

Microsoft Teams Adds A Number Of New Features

September 15, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Do you use Microsoft Teams? If you do then you're going to love the August update. It offers a number of new high value features that will improve the quality of your online meetings. Here's a quick overview: Two New Presenter Options In Presenter Mode you'll find two new options available: A Reporter mode and a Side By Side mode....

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iPhone Users Getting Secure IDs And Digital Drivers Licenses

iPhone Users Getting Secure IDs And Digital Drivers Licenses

September 14, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Have you ever wished you had a digital ID like a driver's license? Apple is working to make that a reality. The company is currently in talks with officials from eight different state government to fold state IDs and driver's licenses into Apple Wallet.   The states in question are: Arizona Connecticut Georgia Iowa Kentucky Maryland Oklahoma And Utah There's...

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Instagram Will Require Age Verification Soon

Instagram Will Require Age Verification Soon

September 13, 2021BlogNo Comments »

More and more social media platforms are taking steps to improve protections for younger folk. Instagram is the latest company to take steps in that direction with the recent announcement that the platform will soon require users to provide their date of birth if they have not already done so. The DOB prompts are already present and if you're an...

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Has Your Bandwidth Slowed Down? It Could Be Proxyware

Has Your Bandwidth Slowed Down? It Could Be Proxyware

September 11, 2021BlogNo Comments »

There's a lot of money to be made by selling things that don't belong to you. That's a lesson hackers around the world have learned very well. Their latest venture is selling other people's internet bandwidth. You may not have heard the term Proxyware before just now. If not it's a new way hackers and cybercriminals have devised to make...

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Exchange Servers Are The Target Of This New Ransomware

Exchange Servers Are The Target Of This New Ransomware

September 10, 2021BlogNo Comments »

A new ransomware gang known as "LockFile" has recently burst onto the scene. They specifically target Microsoft Exchange servers to gain access then proceed to encrypt everything they can find. LockFile employs a trio of vulnerabilities that are collectively known as ProxyShell to gain access to a targeted exchange server. ProxyShell was given its name by Orange Tsai. Tsai is...

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WhatsApp Mods On Android Devices May Contain Malware

WhatsApp Mods On Android Devices May Contain Malware

September 9, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Are you a WhatsApp user? If you are you may have heard of the FMWhatsApp mod. It promises to improve the WhatsApp user experience by improving user privacy, giving access to custom chat themes, emoji packs from other social networking sites, app locking via a customizable PIN, and more. Hackers have hijacked this legitimate and helpful mod. It's somewhat hard...

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