February 2022 



Last Year Microsoft Blocked More Than 25 Billion Hacker Attacks



Individual users often don't have a good sense of the scope and scale of hacking attacks around the world.  The numbers may shock you.


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More Scammers Are Using Social Media To Target Victims
 
An increasing number of scammers are using social media to target victims and relying on social engineering tricks to convince people to part with their...
 
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Microsoft Defender Adds Cross Platform Mobile Protections
 
Microsoft recently announced an important upgrade to Microsoft Defender.It now supports vulnerability management for both Android and iOS.
 
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Mac Malware Is Becoming A Bigger Threat For Users
 
In late 2020 a new strain of malware called UpdateAgent appeared and began infecting Mac users.Initially the strain wasn't all that worrisome.  It stole system information but it was...
 
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Additional Security Recently Added To Office 365
 
Back in September of 2020 Microsoft announced that it was experimenting with the addition of SMTP MTA Strict Transport Security (MTA-STS) support...

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New Android Malware Steals Data And Factory Resets Phones
 
BRATA malware was first spotted in the wilds by Kaspersky back in 2019.Its earliest incarnation saw it targeting e-banking users and it was designed to...

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Suspicious Files Get New Warnings In Google Drive
 
If you have Google Drive, there's good news.  The company has recently announced that soon they'll be rolling out a new feature to help alert users to the...
 
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High Profile Instagram Accounts Being Held For Ransom By Hackers

Hackers have recently hit upon a new money-making scheme.  Some groups have started breaking into Instagram accounts belonging to people with high... 

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Dark Herring Subscription Scam Affected Millions Of Android Users
 
Google partner Zimperium zLabs has recently discovered a sophisticated scam targeting more than 100 million Android users. The scam has been in operation right...
 
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Apple Released A Fix For Multiple Zero Day Exploits
 
There's good news for Apple users.The company has been busy and has recently released security updates that address two Zero-Day...
 
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