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There’s a new Android malware called Gooligan that’s currently spreading like wildfire via the installation of malicious Android apps.
Gooligan attacks Android smart phones, tablets and other devices, and the end result is the hackers completely taking over your device and hijacking your Google account.
Over 1 million Google accounts have already been compromised and about 13,000 new Android devices are becoming infected every day! [Read more…]
Another day, another scam. But I must admit that this one caught me by surprise.
The makers of the popular “Web of Trust” browser extension (aka WOT) have been caught collecting and selling sensitive user information to third party companies.
And when I say the information being sold is sensitive, well…check it out for yourself: [Read more…]
Popular website creation service Weebly has been hacked, and the hackers were able to steal the usernames, email addresses, passwords and IP addresses belonging to over 43 million customers.
Weebly claims that the stolen passwords were in encrypted form, but if you have an account with them I strongly recommend that you log in to your account and change your password immediately. As they say, “better safe than sorry”.
They also claim that no credit card or bank account information was stolen, but I recommend that you monitor any accounts that are connected with your Weebly account for unusual activity anyway. Again, “better safe than sorry”.
Unfortunately, this Weebly breach is just the latest in a long string of successful hacking attacks, and I don’t see that string coming to an end any time soon. Therefore, I have a few suggestions for protecting all of your online accounts:
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As you probably know by now, scammers just love targeting folks on Facebook. After all, where else can they easily target well over a billion users worldwide, for free?
The latest Facebook scam to make the rounds is just a variation of the timeless “Like, Share & Win” scams that have been around almost as long as Facebook itself.
It’s called the “Win A Free Car” scam, and while there are several varieties of the scam currently running, they all work something like this… [Read more…]
By now you’re probably aware of the new Pokémon GO game app that’s taking the world by storm.
Well, as usual the scammers are already crawling out of the virtual woodwork to take advantage of it.
Right now there’s an insidious Pokémon GO scam making the rounds, and it’s deceptively tempting to say the least. It works something like this… [Read more…]