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Vishing cases reach all time high
Vishing (voice phishing) cases have increased almost 550 percent over the last twelve months (Q1 2022 to Q1 2021), according to the latest Quarterly Threat Trends & Intelligence Report from Agari and PhishLabs. In Q1 2022, Agari and PhishLabs detected and...
Windows 11 is getting an easy way to restore apps to a new PC
Microsoft is finally adding restore apps to the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. The software maker will soon start testing a new feature that allows you to restore apps onto a new Windows 11 PC. The existing Microsoft Store hasn’t offered an automatic way to restore...
Intuit issues yet another phishing warning to QuickBooks customers
The latest announcement marks the fifth phishing security advisory the company has made for QuickBooks users this year. Intuit has warned of a new phishing campaign specifically targeting the users of small business accounting software QuickBooks. The latest phishing...
Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for Browser Tabs
Tab management is a huge part of using a desktop web browser. That’s where everything happens. There are a lot of tricks to help you make the most of tabs, but sometimes all you need is a simple keyboard shortcut. These Work in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and More...
What’s New in Chrome 102, Available Now
Right on schedule, a new Chrome release is ready to greet the world. Chrome 102 includes more enhancements for web apps, new keyboard shortcuts for tabs, and useful information about new online stores. Google released it on May 24, 2022. Reorder Tabs With a Keyboard...
Snake Keylogger Spreads Through Malicious PDFs
Microsoft Word also leveraged in the email campaign, which uses a 22-year-old Office RCE bug. While most malicious e-mail campaigns use Word documents to hide and spread malware, a recently discovered campaign uses a malicious PDF file and a 22-year-old Office bug to...
Two business-grade Netgear VPN routers have security vulnerabilities that can’t be fixed
Netgear has admitted that multiple security vulnerabilities in its business-grade BR200 and BR500 VPN routers can’t be fixed due to technical limitations outside of their control, and is offering users a free or discounted replacement router. The routers and the...
Your snoozing iOS 15 iPhone may actually be sleeping with one antenna open
Some research into the potentially exploitable low-power state of iPhones has sparked headlines this week. While pretty much no one is going to utilize the study's findings to attack Apple users in any meaningful way, and only the most high-profile targets may find...
Large-Scale Attack Targeting Tatsu Builder WordPress Plugin
Tens of thousands of WordPress websites are potentially at risk of compromise as part of an ongoing large-scale attack targeting a remote code execution vulnerability in the Tatsu Builder plugin. Tracked as CVE-2021-25094 (CVSS score of 8.1), the vulnerability exists...
Conti Ransomware gang threatens to overthrow the government of Costa Rica
The Conti ransomware gang is threatening to ‘overthrow’ the new government of Costa Rica after last month’s attack. Last month, the Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on Costa Rica government infrastructure after that the government refused to...