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Netflix Will Soon Crack Down On Password Sharing

Netflix Will Soon Crack Down On Password Sharing

May 14, 2022BlogNo Comments »

Netflix has been talking about cracking down on password sharing for years.  So far, it's been just talk. Recently, the company suffered its first decrease in subscribers in recent memory. They lost more than 200,000 in the first quarter of 2022. That is a fact which sent their stock price reeling. According to the company's estimates, some 100 million households...

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Microsoft Exchange Servers Targeted By Hackers

Microsoft Exchange Servers Targeted By Hackers

May 13, 2022BlogNo Comments »

If you rely on a Microsoft Exchange server to handle email for your company, there is something you should be aware of. Recent research by security and analytics company Varonis has discovered that an affiliate of Hive ransomware has begun targeting Exchange servers that are vulnerable to ProxyShell security issues. If the group in question finds a vulnerable server, they'll...

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SBA And CDC Phishing Emails Can Carry Malware

SBA And CDC Phishing Emails Can Carry Malware

May 12, 2022BlogNo Comments »

According to Microsoft, its machine learning threat detection models have helped its research teams uncover multiple mal-spam campaigns. These campaigns have been tied together by the common theme of incorporating poisoned disk image files used as attachments. Each campaign has been aimed at a different target population, but all use some variant of COVID-19 in their subject lines, and all...

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Microsoft May Have A Fix For Windows 10 Freezing Issue

Microsoft May Have A Fix For Windows 10 Freezing Issue

May 12, 2022BlogNo Comments »

Has your Windows 10 machine been mysteriously freezing up on you lately?  If it has, you're not alone.  Fortunately, Microsoft's engineers have identified the root cause of that issue and have released a patch that fixes it. The patch you're looking for is KB5012636. Be aware that this is a cumulative update preview patch for both Windows 10 (1809) and...

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PC Users Beware Of Downloader For Zoom Created By Hackers

PC Users Beware Of Downloader For Zoom Created By Hackers

May 11, 2022BlogNo Comments »

Are you working from home right now? If so, you're certainly not alone. Tens of millions of people are doing the same, and there are untold millions around the world doing likewise. Working from home presents a host of new challenges, not the least of which is finding ways of communicating face to face without violating social distancing rules. For...

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Some Android Devices May Have Media File Security Vulnerability

Some Android Devices May Have Media File Security Vulnerability

May 11, 2022BlogNo Comments »

Do you have an Android device?  Is it built around a Qualcomm or MediaTek chipset?  If you answered yes to both of those questions, be aware that researchers at Check Point have recently discovered an issue which could put your device at risk. The team discovered a flaw in the implementation of the ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) which was...

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LinkedIn Now The Most Spoofed Website For Phishing Emails

LinkedIn Now The Most Spoofed Website For Phishing Emails

May 10, 2022BlogNo Comments »

Considered to be social media for professionals, LinkedIn is an invaluable tool for millions of people all over the world and a great way to make a wide range of professional connections. Unfortunately, hackers and scammers are aware of this fact and tend to gravitate to it as well. They are hoping to take advantage of the unsuspecting.  Recent research...

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Illegal Movie Downloads Can Give Your Device Malware

Illegal Movie Downloads Can Give Your Device Malware

If you're like a lot of people stuck at home during the pandemic, you probably ran out of Netflix titles to watch a couple of weeks ago. As a result, researchers have noted a huge surge in traffic to torrent sites as more and more people are drawn to downloading movies illegally in search of additional entertainment. Hackers around the...

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Update Now If You Run This WordPress Plugin

Update Now If You Run This WordPress Plugin

Millions of people around the world have leveraged the awesome power of WordPress to build their sites.  Whether for personal or business use, WordPress has the flexibility and functionality to create just about any type of site you can dream of. A large part of this flexibility comes from the power of plugins, but that's the problem.  With thousands of...

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WiFi 6e Should Be A Big Improvement To Crowded Wifi Spaces

WiFi 6e Should Be A Big Improvement To Crowded Wifi Spaces

If you're like a lot of people, right now, you're doing what work you can from home. If that's the case, you've probably noticed that your home WiFi network is struggling. The current signal spectrum is getting awfully crowded, and its beginning to impact performance. That's exactly why the FCC recently approved a new connection standard, WiFi 6E, which will...

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