Researchers at Vrije Universiteit, in Amsterdam have discovered a disturbing new side-channel attack. All Intel server-grade processors made since 2012 are vulnerable to what has been dubbed NetCAT. That stands for Network Cache Attack and it exploits a weakness in Intel’s Data Direct I/O (DDIO) feature. DDIO is specific to …
Your Google Calendar Settings May Be Sharing Your Info
Twelve years ago, Google introduced a new feature to Google Calendar that allowed users to share their calendars with others. It’s a great feature and invaluable in a corporate environment because it gives teams an easy way to collaborate. Google itself even touted the “make it pubic” feature of their …
Companies Are Losing Billions To Business Email Compromises
The FBI’s statistics on BEC (Business Email Compromise) are alarming to say the least. Over the last twelve months, the law enforcement agency has witnessed a 100 percent increase in the identified global exposed business losses attributable to BEC. Between June 2016 and July 2019, there were a total of …
New Ransomware Called TFlower Hacks Into Company Networks
Over the last two years, ransomware attacks have become increasingly common against businesses of all shapes and sizes. While the attack vector saw a dip in popularity last year, this year it has come roaring back to the fore with several new strains of ransomware being developed and enjoying widespread …
Malware Now Hiding Inside Fake Copies Of Online Books
Kaspersky Lab has recently issued a warning that should alarm and dismay students around the world. Based on the findings of some of the company’s researchers, they’ve discovered a new surge in malware masquerading as legitimate digital textbooks. Given the staggering price of physical textbooks, many students have changed to …
Poshmark Retailer Member Passwords Are Being Sold Online
There is grim news for users of the online marketplace Poshmark, which is a thriving community where people buy and sell used clothing and other accessories. Recently it has come to light that the login details of more than 36 million of the company’s 40 million members were acquired by …
Hackers Can Now Use Fake Voices To Steal Money
You’ve almost certainly been seeing stories on the internet this year about the growing trend of Deep Fakes. They are videos that are expertly engineered to give the appearance of some prominent figure or another saying something that he or she never actually said. It’s a clever, computer generated ruse. …
Report Shows 118 Percent Increase In Ransomware Attacks In 2019
Ransomware roared onto the global stage in 2017. Companies and government agencies around the world felt the impact with widespread campaigns like NotPetya and WannaCry. By 2018, the number of ransomware attacks had begun to fall off while hackers found new tools to attack with, shifting toward cryptojacking, credential theft, …
Microsoft Is Extending Windows 7 Support For Only Some Users
There’s some good news for Enterprise users who are still using Windows 7. By now, almost everyone is aware that the company is bringing support for the aging operating system to a close. The original time frame for formally ending support and for ending the issuance of security updates was …
Popular PDF Creator App Found To Have Malware
Do you use the PDF Creator App called CamScanner? If you do, you’ve got plenty of company. Since the app was first published in 2010, it has been downloaded more than a hundred million times. Unfortunately, Google recently pulled it from the Play store when they discovered that it began …










