15 Million People Hacked in T-Mobile Vendor Data Breach

by | Oct 6, 2015 | Security

T-Mobile customers should be on alert: Hackers stole the personal information of around 15 million people, including Uncarrier users, from its credit reporting agency, Experian. The stolen data including social security numbers, addresses, and phone numbers. Customers...

The Windows 10 Security Settings You Need to Know

by | Aug 20, 2015 | Security

SO YOU FINALLY installed Windows 10 and joined the ranks of the other 67 million users. You open your browser to search for a place to grab lunch, and Bing already knows your location. You notice that all the banner ads are geared toward your secret knitting hobby....

The Noise Around You Could Strengthen Your Passwords

by | Aug 20, 2015 | Security

LAST YEAR AFTER nude photos apparently stolen from various celebrities’ iCloud accounts began circulating on Reddit, Apple responded by telling people to enable a feature called “two-factor authentication.” The idea is simple. When you try to log in to your iCloud...

Windows 10 upgrade scams are only warming up

by | Aug 18, 2015 | Security

Ransomware and phishing scams tied to current events have been staples of criminal hackers for years, and the Windows 10 upgrade scam is the latest version It was inevitable. Within mere days of Windows 10 rolling out to PCs worldwide, criminal hackers set to work...

Kaspersky Finds New Nation-State Attack—In Its Own Network

by | Aug 18, 2015 | Security

RESEARCHERS AT KASPERSKY Lab in Russia have discovered yet another new nation-state attack attributed to members of the infamous Stuxnet and Duqu gang. But this time the perpetrators were hiding in plain sight—inside the security firm’s own networks. Kaspersky says...