Author Archives: Alec Chrysler

A new email scam going around in the UK has been found to lure victims with the possibility of earning millions using Bitcoin. Amidst the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, scammers are targeting people staying at home and offering them fake ways to make money. They are taking victims to a malicious site and asking them toContinue reading “New Email Scam uses COVID-19 and Bitcoin to get Money from Victims”

The US Government’s Department of Homeland Security has shared tips to help defend against online scammers who are using the coronavirus crisis to scam people on the internet. Many of these attackers have sent emails containing malicious links and attachments to try and trick people into revealing sensitive information. The main techniques used by theseContinue reading “Tips to Defend Against Coronavirus Online Scams”

Mental help professionals say that cyber attacks and data breaches can lead to anxiety, PTSD, and depression. These types of attacks can have extreme psychological effects on the victims and should be taken seriously. In extreme cases, data breaches and theft have lead to resignations, divorce, and even suicide. This issues arise due to theContinue reading “Cyber Attacks Lead to Mental Health Issues”

Hundreds of extensions were recently discovered to be secretly uploading private user data to servers controlled by attackers. Researchers identified 71 different extensions with over 1.7 million downloads globally. These malicious extensions were presented as real tools and exposed for being involved with ad fraud and “malvertising.” The extensions redirected the user’s browser to fakeContinue reading “Over 500 Google Chrome Extensions Involved in Security Scandal”

A security researcher found sensitive information on over 10,000 accounts by simply viewing Social Captain’s web page source code. This is an ongoing issue and still a threat today. Another bug also was discovered that gave total access to other user accounts. Luckily, this bug was fixed shortly thereafter. If you are a user ofContinue reading “Social Captain Vulnerability Exposes Thousands of User Passwords.”

A new hacking campaign is using propagation to spread malicious scripts on WordPress sites by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Over 2000 websites have already been exploited and hackers are continuing attacks every day. After accessing the websites, hackers are injecting JavaScript to redirect users to scam websites that include fake advertisements, fake downloads, and even fakeContinue reading “WordPress Vulnerabilities Result in Thousands of Hacked Websites.”

KrebsonSecurity recently discovered an issue with the Apple iPhone 11 regarding location privacy. The group found that, even with location sharing disabled in settings, the device was still tracking where the iPhone was. At first, Apple dismissed this issue and later went on to provide a statement regarding it. They confirmed that, with the launchContinue reading “Newly discovered iPhone 11 issue puts your location at risk.”