Wednesday Newsbytes – News for You Every day we scan the tech world for news that affects all of us who use Windows computers. Today we’re featuring three news articles that grabbed our attention over the past week. This is something new we’re trying and we’re calling it Wednesday Newsbytes. Tell us if you like this… Read More »
Chrome Has a Major Vulnerability – You Need to Update Now If you use Chrome, you need to update it ASAP. To update Chrome, click on the 3 vertical dots in the top-right corner of Chrome. Then click “Help” > “About Google Chrome”. If Chrome is not up to date, it will automatically update. You’ll need… Read More »
Attention T-Mobile and ATT Users: Your Personal Data Could Be at Risk If you’re a current or former customer of T-Mobile or AT&T, we want to make you aware of two recent attacks on those companies by hackers who claim they have and are trying to sell millions of current and former customers’ personal data. According… Read More »
Microsoft Issues Urgent Warning: Update Your PC Immediately The security flaw, known as “PrintNightmare”, affects the Windows Print Spooler service in all versions of Windows. Microsoft is urging all Windows users to immediately install an update after a serious system exploit was found by researchers. The vulnerability is known as “PrintNightmare”. It affects the Windows Print… Read More »
RockYou2021: Over 8 Billion Passwords Stolen On Saturdays, we try to feature something different or something important. Today, we’re featuring something important. Over eight billion passwords were stolen in the world’s largest password collection compiled from previous data leaks and breaches. Today’s article comes via Cybernews and we want to bring it to your attention because… Read More »
Widespread Malware Campaign Affecting Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge Our mission is to help you with your computer and to help keep you safe. Yesterday, I read a blog post from one of Microsoft security blogs that captured my attention. Before we get started, if you’re using Emsisoft, you’re protected from this malware and its variants. … Read More »