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The popular DNA testing service MyHeritage DNA has just reported that hackers have stolen the email addresses and hashed passwords of over 92 million users.
The company apparently didn’t know about the breach until they were alerted to it by a third-party security research firm. [Read more…]
I have two questions for you:
1 – Do you have a self-hosted WordPress blog that receives a lot of visitors from Google every month?
2 – Do you earn money with that blog?
If the answer to one or both of those questions is yes then you need to make sure your blog is secured with SSL (https) encryption asap!
If your blog doesn’t have any sign-up forms or request sensitive information from your visitors you might be thinking it doesn’t need to be a “secure” site.
Well, that used to be the case, but no longer. [Read more…]
Question from Rhonda K.: Hi Rick. I have an really ancient Samsung Galaxy S II that I really love. It still works great except the Micro-USB port seems to be worn out.
The phone won’t charge with my car charger unless I hold the connector in a certain position. Can this be fixed pretty cheap or do I need to just replace the phone. I’m hoping your answer is that it can be fixed because I absolutely love this phone!!
By the way, this is an awesome site! I’ve learned so much from you!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Do you use Microsoft’s “Groove Music” app to listen to music on your iOS or Android mobile device?
If so, you’ll need to switch to something different before December rolls around.
Microsoft has just announced that they’ll be “retiring” the Groove Music apps for both Android and iOS on December 1, 2018.
After that date you’ll still be able to access any music that you have stored on OneDrive, but you’ll have to listen to it using OneDrive or some other Microsoft-based player because the Groove Music app on your Android or iOS mobile device will no longer work. [Read more…]
By now you’ve probably heard about the dangerous VPNFilter malware that’s attacking routers all over the globe.
If you haven’t, this is an insidious strain of malware that could potentially allow a hacker to take control of your router and use it for a wide variety of illicit purposes.
What’s more, the malware can even remove itself after a time and brick your router in the process. [Read more…]