“Untraceable” surveillance firm sued for scraping Facebook and Instagram data
Voyager Labs, a surveillance firm, allegedly created thousands of Facebook and Instagram accounts so it could use its scraping tool to steal data. Days after…
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Fighting technology’s gender gap with TracketPacer: Lock and Code S04E02
This week on Lock and Code, we speak with Lexie Cooper, the owner behind the TikTok account TrackerPacer, about the vitriol she faced online after…
Web skimmer found on website of Liquor Control Board of Ontario
LCBO account holders are under advice to schange their passwords and monitor their credit card statements after a web skimmer was found on the webiste…
University suffers leaks, shutdowns at the hands of Vice Society
We take a look at the devastating impact of a ransomware attack on a University which includes leaks and network destruction. The Vice Society ransomware…
Update now! Proof of concept code to be released for Zoho ManageEngine vulnerability
Proof of Concept code is about to be released for a vulnerability in many ManageEngine products which could enable RCE with SYSTEM privileges. Users of…
Malware stole GitHub OAuth keys, bypassing 2FA
CircleCI, a big name in the DevOps space, has released an incident report about a data breach it experienced early this month. Software development service…
Multiple schools hit by Vice Society ransomware attack
We take a look at reports of 14 schools being compromised by ransomware group Vice Society. The real world impact of cybercrime rears its head…
Timely patching is good, but sometimes it’s not enough
A recent case-study showed once again that timely patching is important, but it’s not a silver bullet for stopping ransomware. Ransomware gangs have shown that…
3 ways Malwarebytes helps you browse securely and privately online
The Internet is kind of like the Wild West when it comes to threats to our privacy and security. But Malwarebytes can help you become…
US Department of the Interior’s passwords “easily cracked”
A recent audit cracked 21 percent of the department’s passwords. It’s bad news for the US Department of the Interior—a Government watchdog’s security audit has…
Update now! Patch Tuesday January 2023 includes one actively exploited vulnerability
The second Tuesday of the year brings us many updates, including one for an actively exploited vulnerability that could lead to elevation of privileges The…
WhatsApp lawsuit against NSO Group greenlit by Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court essentially gave Meta’s WhatsApp the go ahead to pursue their case against Pegasus’s NSO Group. On Monday, the US Supreme Court denied the…