A new paper by the Microsoft Security Response Center explains account pre-hijacking, where attackers open an account with the victim’s email address then lie in wait for the victim eventually to join the site. Once the victim joins the site a…
As more communities install automated license plate readers (APLRs) to monitor vehicle traffic, there are growing concerns about the privacy and efficacy of these tools. Stories have appeared in local newspapers, such as those in St. Louis, Lo…
In a recent report, Microsoft’s 365 Defender Research Team reveals new obfuscation techniques that are changing the face of skimming. By observing recent web skimming campaigns, Microsoft’s security researchers have discovered the latest ways …
While the terms might be more familiar to fans of old-fashioned cowboy films, “white hat” and “black hat” have found modern relevance in the world of computer hacking.
In the black-and-white cowboy films of yesteryear, the concept of the whit…
The year is not even half over, but the FTC has already logged almost 500,000 fraud scams and over 300,000 cases of identity theft since January. According to the UN, an additional 782 million people have come online during the pandemic, raisi…
Both Amazon Prime Video and NBCU’s Peacock have unveiled beta programs that allow products and product ads to be digitally placed in their streaming content. During the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s NewsFronts convention this month, Amazon …
Did you know that even when your iPhone is turned off, some of its components are still getting power? Researchers have found this to be one of the reasons why a new attack vector can operate without your knowledge. The issue lies with the iPh…
Last week, Google held its annual developer conference, Google I/O, and discussed new products and services that they plan to rollout. These range from new features on YouTube, Google Meet, advances in AI technology used in Google Maps, and th…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a Facebook post this week that Instagram is testing digital collectibles so users can display NFTs on their profiles by linking their third-party digital wallets. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are unique d…
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital art (including, I proudly admit, my own) are offering people the chance to tell their stories in innovative new ways. Cryptocurrencies have exploded, offering people around the world a new tool to use for…