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If you use Yahoo Mail or AOL Mail (or both) you should know that the latest changes they’ve made to their Terms of Service (TOS) completely trashes your privacy.
Both of those services are now owned by Oath, the media division of Verizon.
Oath has merged their two TOSs into one and made some pretty disturbing changes in the process. [Read more…]
According to recent reports from Motherboard and Malwarebytes, cops now have capability to unlock your locked and encrypted iPhone and view your call logs, text messages and photos at will.
What’s more, they can even access your instant messaging and social media accounts if your phone signs you into those accounts automatically (always a bad idea).
And they can now do all of this without your assistance. [Read more…]
The popular travel website Orbitz has just announced a major security breach that allowed hackers to steal the personal and financial information on almost 900,000 customers.
The data theft affects virtually all Orbitz customers who used the site to book a trip in 2016 and most of 2017.
This is the customer information that was stolen: [Read more…]
Hello again! I hope you had a great week!
Well, the hackers and scammers of the world just never seem to let up.
In fact, this past week was a nightmare for the hundreds of thousands of institutions and individuals who were hit by the massive “WannaCry” ransomware attack.
Ransomware is perhaps the biggest threat facing computer users today, but it’s actually pretty easy to protect your PC from getting hit by it. And luckily, it’s even easier to ensure that you won’t lose your irreplaceable files if you do end up getting hit.
First, lets talk about some things you can do to protect your PC from ransomware attacks. [Read more…]
Today I’m going to discuss the recent explosion in malware targeting Apple computers and mobile devices and give you a few tips for keeping your Apple gear malware-free.
For the longest time folks who used Mac computers and other Apple devices didn’t really have to worry that much about malware infecting their machines, but that has now changed. [Read more…]