Carnival Cruise lines, reeling since the start of the global pandemic, has a new problem. Recently, the company disclosed that they were the victims of a ransomware attack. Carnival's disclosure was almost frighteningly uninformative. The company gave no clear indication of which of their brands was impacted, how widespread the damage was, how … [Read more...] about Carnival Cruise Lines Company Suffers Ransomware Attack
Archives for August 2020
Adobe Lightroom Update May Have Deleted Some User Photos
Recently, Adobe released version 5.4 of Lightroom. It is a popular photo editing app used by a wide range of iOS devices. Unfortunately, the update may have done more harm than good. Many iOS users who installed the update have discovered that their photos and custom present filters were permanently deleted. The only people spared from such a … [Read more...] about Adobe Lightroom Update May Have Deleted Some User Photos
Toshiba Will No Longer Make Laptops
For the past three decades, Toshiba has been a major player in the laptop market. Toshiba released their first laptop in 1985. Their famous T1100, which was sold in Europe, was one of the first laptops to make use of floppy disks. Based on their success with that model, they quickly expanded their operation and began selling laptops in the US … [Read more...] about Toshiba Will No Longer Make Laptops
New Damaging Phishing Attacks Are Targeting Pandemic SBA Loans
The CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) has recently published an advisory, warning of a new phishing campaign that specifically targets business owners who have received pandemic relief in the form of loans from the Small Business Administration. Apparently, according to the advisory, the campaign was launched toward the end … [Read more...] about New Damaging Phishing Attacks Are Targeting Pandemic SBA Loans
Popular Adobe Programs Currently Have Many Security Issues
If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader or Lightroom installed on your computer, then you'll want to grab and install the latest security patch from the company, which addresses a whopping twenty-six serious security vulnerabilities. Eleven of the issues addressed are rated as "Critical" given that they allow an attacker to bypass security features on … [Read more...] about Popular Adobe Programs Currently Have Many Security Issues
Before Twitter Patch, Private Messages May Have Been Vulnerable
If you're a Twitter user, you should know that the company recently announced that they had addressed a serious security flaw that could have allowed hackers to gain direct access to Direct or Private Messages users sent via Twitter. If you seldom use that feature, then the impact on you would have been minimal in any case. If it's something you … [Read more...] about Before Twitter Patch, Private Messages May Have Been Vulnerable
