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13 Sep

Exchange Servers Are The Target Of This New Ransomware

13/09/2021
By Tech Team

A new ransomware gang known as "LockFile" has recently burst onto the scene. They specifically target Microsoft Exchange servers to gain access then proceed to encrypt everything they can find. LockFile employs a trio of vulnerabilities that are collectively known as ProxyShell to gain access to a ta...

13 Sep

News, Security

Has Your Bandwidth Slowed Down? It Could Be Proxyware

13/09/2021
By Tech Team

There's a lot of money to be made by selling things that don't belong to you. That's a lesson hackers around the world have learned very well. Their latest venture is selling other people's internet bandwidth. You may not have heard the term Proxyware before just now. If not it's a new way hackers an...

06 Sep

News

Windows 11 Makes It Harder To Switch From Edge Browser

06/09/2021
By Tech Team

Analysts who have been following the development of Windows 11 generally have good things to say about the redesign of the interface. There is one aspect of the new OS that's been raising hackles and causing analysts to sound alarm bells. That has to do with the new software's browser controls. Micro...

06 Sep

News, Security

These Small Business Cisco Routers Should Be Replaced

06/09/2021
By Tech Team

Do you own any of the following Cisco UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) routers? RV110WRV130RV130WOr RV215W If you do then you will want to replace your gear as quickly as possible. The small business VPN routers listed above are nearing their end of life and end of support and the company recently ann...

06 Sep

News, Security

Recent Massive Data Breach Attacks T-Mobile Company

06/09/2021
By Tech Team

US telecommunications giant T-Mobile is the latest big company to suffer from a successful hacking attack. The company is still cooperating with law enforcement and investigating an attack. Here are the details. A threat actor claimed to have made copies of databases that contained personal informati...

30 Aug

News, Security

Lockbit Ransomware Is Trying To Become Unstoppable

30/08/2021
By Tech Team

Over the last couple of years ransomware has become the malware of choice for hackers around the world. It's easy to understand why. Hackers using malware win in two different ways. If they successfully breach a corporation they can steal copies of important files and sell them on the black market. Th...

30 Aug

News, Security

New Android App Go SMS Pro Has Security Vulnerability

30/08/2021
By Tech Team

Do you use the Go SMS Pro Android app? If so, you've got plenty of company. The app is one of the most popular on Google's Play Store, boasting more than 100 million installs. That, unfortunately, is the problem. A few months ago, Trustwave discovered and disclosed a major flaw in the app that allowed unauthenticated a...

23 May

News, Security

Chrome Zero Day Exploit Gets Fixed With Latest Update

30/08/2021
By Tech Team

On April 20, 2021, Google released Chrome 90.0.4430.85, designed to address a zero-day exploit hackers are currently taking advantage of, tracked as CVE-2021-21224. The patch also patches four other high severity security flaws that had previously been plaguing the most popular browser on the web. By the time you read ...

24 Dec

News, Security

Extension Granted For Windows 7 Support For Six Months

30/08/2021
By Tech Team

Microsoft has had a firm date to end support for Windows 7 on the books for over a year. They've insisted repeatedly that there was no flexibility in the date, so Windows 7 users would need to upgrade or risk not being protected by security patches. Then the pandemic hit, and after wrestling with the decision for a ...

20 Dec

News, Security

Email Phishers Going After Online Shoppers This Holiday Season

30/08/2021
By Tech Team

Black Friday wasn't as big of a shopping day as it could have been this year, and we have the pandemic to thank for that. In response to that, retailers have extended the holiday shopping season by starting earlier and offering more deals online, and holiday shoppers have responded to those changes. While Black Friday'...