Skype's new "MeetNow" will now be competing with the video conferencing company, Zoom. The tech giants might have been a bit slow to respond to the recent explosion of online video conferencing, but they've got the resources to do it right. Microsoft has recently made changes to Skype that indicate the company is ready, willing, and ably compete … [Read more...] about Skype’s New “MeetNow”!
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The Strava app Shares Your Information
The Strava app shares your information but wasn't brought to anyone's attention until Andrew Seward's morning run one day. Andrew Seward, the head of Data and Product Development at Experian, went on his morning run passing a woman. She was also using the Strava app and her face later popped up on his app! They didn't know each other and … [Read more...] about The Strava app Shares Your Information
Ransomware shutdown Luxottica operations in Italy and China
Ransomware shutdown Luxottica operations in Italy and China. Luxottica, the Italian-based eyewear manufacturer, is the largest company of its kind in the world. Luxottica has popular brands such as Ferrari, Michael Kors, Ray-Ban, Armani, Coach, and others in its expansive portfolio. Their sales portals, one.luxotrica.com and … [Read more...] about Ransomware shutdown Luxottica operations in Italy and China
Ransomware Targets Corporate Network
Ransomware Targets Corporate Network showing there's a new threat actor on the hacking world stage, going by the name "OldGremlin". They're causing some severe damage to corporate networks around the world. The group's malware campaign began back in March of this year (2020) and, for the moment, is centering in Russia. Of course, it would be all … [Read more...] about Ransomware Targets Corporate Network
Veteran Affairs Data Breach
Veteran Affairs Data Breach reported a hacker successfully breaches their system making off with personal information belonging to more than 46,000 veterans served by the department. According to the Veteran Affairs breach notification, the hackers utilized social engineering techniques and exploited the authentication protocol to access the … [Read more...] about Veteran Affairs Data Breach
Staples Exposed Customer Data
Staples expose customer data when customers went to review their current and past online orders. Staples' order tracking portal allows you to enter your zip code and order number to track your package, but the order numbers are sequential. So starting with a customers' order number, a hacker could access the route of a package to the city and … [Read more...] about Staples Exposed Customer Data
