A new malware threat has been discovered which uses the public excitement around the Webb telescope to deliver a phishing scam. The first image to be released by the Webb telescope project was entitled SMACS 0723, and its new, stunning view of the galaxy created...
Microsoft has announced that Windows login credentials can now be bypassed by a new strain of malware, one which is being used by Russian hackers APT29. Logging onto Windows is the first thing we do after turning a PC on, and we do this by entering a combination of...
Chrome is the most popular web browser on the market by far, but its success is no guarantee of being free from vulnerabilities as a new update shows. No piece of software is created perfectly, so there’s always a need to update and refine applications. In particular,...
Using a new remote access trojan, threat actors behind the Cuba ransomware have amassed ransom payments estimated to be close to $44 million. Over the past five years, countless headlines have been generated by the damage caused by ransomware attacks. Not only do they...
Webmail remains a crucial way in which you can keep on top of your digital communication, but what happens when people start spying on it? While AOL email addresses are far from a popular choice in 2021, there are still significant numbers in use. Gmail, however, is...
One of the best ways to infect a PC has, until now, been through Office macros. But, now that they’re disabled by default, what are the hackers going to do? The numbers of hacks that have involved Office macros over the last 20 years is mindboggling. And they have...
Almost all cyber-attacks are due a common denominator: a mistake. We aren’t perfect, of course, but we can limit number of IT security mistakes we make. Working on a PC is far from straightforward and, as a result, the sheer number of complex routines you must work...
Forgetting a password is frustrating, so the promise of a password recovery tool is tempting. Until, that is, you find out it’s packed full of malware. If something online sounds too good to be true, then it usually is – see the numerous adverts on YouTube which...
A new piece of malware has been found to be targeting Microsoft Exchange servers operated by both military and government organizations all over the world. Discovered by security giants Kaspersky, who also gave the malware its name, SessionManager appears to have been...
Small businesses rely on routers to keep themselves and their customers connected. But this relationship could now be at risk due to the ZuoRAT malware. For online communication to work, data needs to move from one computer network to another. And this is exactly what...