by thirdriver | Aug 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Emotet’s massive botnet was dormant for several months, but on July 17th, 2020, it suddenly rumbled back to life. It started spewing out massive numbers of phishing emails aimed at installing Trickbot payloads on anyone unfortunate enough to open one of their...
by thirdriver | Aug 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recently, the FBI issued an advisory warning about a sharp increase in the number of reported victims of online shopping scams. According to data compiled by the FTC, the last few months have seen more scam reports over the past few months than they’ve ever had...
by thirdriver | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
The most recent company to have fallen victim to hackers is Havenly. They are a US-based interior design firm with an interactive website that allows users to get interior design help from certified professionals. The company reported the breach on August 2nd, 2020...
by thirdriver | Aug 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recently, security researchers at Checkmarx discovered a pair of serious vulnerabilities in the popular online meeting website Meetup. According to the researchers, a hacker could combine cross-site scripting (XSS) with cross-site request forgeries (CSRF) to gain...
by thirdriver | Aug 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you use Cisco’s Data Center Manager Software? If so, be advised that the company recently issued an advisory concerning a serious security flaw. The advisory reads, in part, as follows: “The vulnerability exists because different installations share a...
by thirdriver | Aug 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you have a Netflix account? If so, you’re certainly not alone. Since the start of the pandemic, the company has experienced unprecedented growth, and is now the video streaming service of choice for tens of millions. If you’re one of those, be aware...
by thirdriver | Aug 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
For more than five months, the internet breathed a collective sigh of relief as one of the most notorious strains of malware, Emotet, went dark and ceased all activity. It was as though the hackers in control of the code had simply pulled the plug. All good things,...
by thirdriver | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
According to the 2020 Vulnerability and Treat Trends Report, the number of new samples of ransomware increased by a staggering 72 percent during the first half of this year. Hackers around the world have come to increasingly view it as their go-to attack option. As...
by thirdriver | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you use Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, or Prelude? If so, and even if you’re not normally quick to apply security patches issued by the company, you’ll want to give the most recent patch from Adobe priority. The company’s most recent patch addresses an...
by thirdriver | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you make use of a Garmin wearable device? If so, then you’ve probably noticed that your device isn’t working the way you expect it to. That’s because the company is experiencing what there are now describing as a global outage. The notification on...
