There is a bogus Safari update floating around at the moment that can lead to you installing two nasty programs, in that we mean nasty in being fairly hard to uninstall for your Mac. Thanks to leading researchers Malwarebytes, they have discovered a few websites pushing out a fake Safari update. … [Read more...]
Telegram down status after DDoS attack
When visiting the Telegram Messenger website you will notice it is down and not obtainable. This is due to the Asia Pacific server being under a DDoS attack, which happened on Friday morning affecting users in Australia, Oceania, South East Asia and some parts if India getting no connection at all … [Read more...]
Secure social media accounts of your business easily
The focus here on this blog is nearly exclusively about how to make social media accounts more successful. You’ll find dozens, hundreds, of tips on doing just that. When you do become successful you’ll need to think about building something else up: the security of your social media accounts. As … [Read more...]
ISIS affiliates Cyber Caliphate hacks Newsweek Twitter account
ISIS affiliates Cyber Caliphate hacked into Newsweek Twitter account yesterday as well as making threats towards President of the United States Barack Obama, wife Michelle and children. Words such as "Je suis IS" and "CyberCaliphate," are two references to French magazine Charlie Hebdo and a … [Read more...]
Holocaust trends on Twitter with UK Internet Asbos
The general public are given Asbos so officials can keep an eye on them, but this system is now being forced onto the Internet in the form of "Internet Asbos." Internet Asbos could be handed out to people who spread racial hatred online, which will also see people being banned from social media … [Read more...]
Facebook Work From Home scam resurfaces again
A website is reporting breaking news where people can earn a good living thanks to the new ‘Facebook Work from Home’ program, but please read on because this is a scam and it will not pay you money. Facebook has not launched a new 'Work From Home' program, this scam started last year of 2014 and … [Read more...]
Lizard Squad accounts taken offline, hello LizardGoons
More hacker accounts have been removed from the system, these now include Lizard Mafia @LizardMafia over on Twitter, Lizard Stresser and lizardpatrol.com – all are offline. Anonymous Protection @AnonymousUK2015 has recently tweeted saying, “We did it, but believe what you wish.” They also added … [Read more...]
Taylor Swift hits back at hackers on Twitter
Looks like hackers Lizard Squad think Taylor Swift is funny, they threatened to release nude photos of the celebrity after they hacked into her Twitter and Instagram accounts. But it seems Taylor Swift is not bothered at all and hits back at the hackers with style, she has a staggering 51.4 … [Read more...]
ESET malicious content scanner for Facebook, Twitter
Both Facebook and Twitter are always full of scams and malware, but ESET and Facebook have joined forces to protect social media users from malicious content. ESET posted onto its Facebook page the latest news where Facebook users can increase their security on the social media site so they do … [Read more...]
Protecting your small business, customer data in a mobile world
You have been working hard to build your small business online, and you’re making some good money for online leads now. Great, right? Well, do you know who else is working hard to make money online? Hackers! How can you work to protect the money you make, and transfer, online from hackers, and … [Read more...]
Facebook Login email warning
If you’ve been having trouble with your Facebook login recently, do not reply to an email being sent out what looks like to be from the social media site. Even after all these years the phishing scam is still being spread via user email, the email will say ‘Sorry you've been having trouble … [Read more...]
Twitter Passport verification from January 2015
The countdown has begun where Twitter users in Mexico, United States and Canada will need to show a valid passport to engage with other Twitter users outside the country they live in. This means if you are a Twitter user in United States and you want to engage with someone in lets say United … [Read more...]
4Chan, Fappening prompts Facebook photo protection
Since the 4Chan and The Fappening scandal of celebrity photos being hacked, privacy has become a major concern. And, with millions of photos being shared on Facebook on a daily basis images can be stolen and used. The question is, “How many of you know if your Facebook photo has been … [Read more...]
Google Plus bug in Knowledge Graph box
Breaking news at the moment is within the Google Plus Knowledge Graph boxes; a new bug has been found that removes a few G Plus elements. A few elements have vanished from the Google Plus Knowledge, which appears for some brands within Google Search. Google are aware of the issues and the bug … [Read more...]
Tim Cook vs Google, Facebook on privacy
Apple CEO Tim Cook has apparently cleverly attacked both Facebook and Google concerning the way they deal with users privacy, and even though he doesn’t mention any names many news groups point out it is obvious who Cook is talking about. Tim Cook released a statement on its Apple Privacy page … [Read more...]
Gmail passwords not really stolen debate
Reports are coming in that hackers leaked around 5-million stolen Gmail passwords; which were then leaked to a Russian forum. Is this in true or false? It looks like hackers have leaked stolen passwords to the Russian forum, which contain Gmail address, the emails maybe Gmail addresses but the … [Read more...]
ISIS assassin threats towards Twitter employees
Twitter employees have been threatened by a Twitter account reportedly to be associated with ISIS, also known as the Islamic State. The disturbing threats were issued via tweets on Monday, threatening to assassinate Twitter employees in San Francisco, this has prompted the social media network to … [Read more...]
YouTube and Yahoo Kyle and Stan ad attack
A researcher at Cisco's Talos Security Research group has found a new malicious advertising network nicknamed the “Kyle and Stan", where the malware is able to attack both Mac and Windows systems. Affecting sites such as YouTube and Yahoo. Malvertising group Kyle and Stan aka kyle.mxp2038.com and … [Read more...]
Twitter bug bounty offers $140
A new Twitter bounty programme would see rewards of $140 going to security researchers, if they find and report any serious security issues on the 140-character sharing site. Twitter has decided to join forces with HackerOne and between them have introduced the new ‘bounty programme’, this is … [Read more...]
Google trust beats Facebook with personal information
When people were asked if they trusted Facebook, Government, LinkedIn and Google the results were rather interesting. All the results fell under the 50% ‘NO’, when asked the question, “Do you trust these organizations with your info?” It is common knowledge when we go on holiday we post selfies … [Read more...]