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Look And Feel May Change In Future Windows 10 Update

Microsoft is experimenting with a new feature that may change the look and feel of Windows 10 in some future update. The new approach is referred to as “Sets,” which borrows from the...

Fake Symantec Blog Post Is Spreading Mac Malware

Sometimes hackers opt for a stealthy approach. Other times, their attempts are downright brazen.  That’s definitely the case with a newly launched malware campaign that seeks to spread...

Bug in macOS Could Allow Hackers Root Access

Do you own a Mac? Is it running Apple’s latest macOS, the “High Sierra?”  If so, be extra careful with who you allow access to your machine. A security flaw recently discovered by a...

A Million Imgur Users Affected By Breach

Do you use the image hosting service, Imgur? If you do, there’s a slight chance that you’ll be prompted to change your password the next time you log on. That’s because the...

Breach Of Health Data Gets California Company $2M Fine

Cottage Health System, a company that operates five hospitals in the Santa Barbara area of California, is the latest firm to have been hit with a hefty fine for losing control of PHI and PII for...

Uber Paid To Hide Massive Data Breach From Public

It has recently come to light that the company was hacked in 2016 in a massive breach that exposed the personal information of more than 57 million Uber users and drivers. A wide range of data was...

Ransomware Is Spreading Through Macros In Word

Security researcher Jaromir Jorejsi of Trend Micro has discovered a disturbing new strain of ransomware named qkG that spreads by way of macros inside MS Word. The ransomware strain targets only...

Known WordPress Malware Is Back For Second Round

This past summer, an Italian security researcher named Manuel D’Orso discovered a nasty malware attack aimed at WordPress sites. Dubbed “Wp-Ved,” after the name of the .php file...

Issue With Android Could Let Someone Record Screen And Audio

Do you have an Android phone? Is it running either Lolipop, Marshmallow or Nougat? Those three account for slightly more than 75 percent of the Android phones in service today, so odds are excellent...