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Hackers have stolen data from a Salford-based social housing group that houses thousands of tenants and other clients. ForHousing and Liberty, which manages and maintains homes across the North West, were reportedly victims of a ransomware attack. The group confirmed that no data of tenants or staff were accessed, but a ‘small amount’ of data was compromised, which resulted in the systems being taken offline as a precautionary measure.  Ransomware is a type of malware that…

With 40 million people having their SSN exposed during the T-Mobile hack, it’s time to reconsider the usefulness of the Social Security number. Image: Lane V. Erickson/Shutterstock It has been a tough week for news, with a series of negative headlines on everything from a COVID resurgence to Afghanistan. In what might have been a more prominent story, mobile phone carrier T-Mobile acknowledged that nearly 50 million customers had personal data stolen, with more than…

Surprise! Just because you’re a Millennial or Gen Zer doesn’t mean you’re savvier when it comes to technology. Especially when it comes to cybersecurity.   Turns out, Millennials aren’t quite as tight with their security as the older generations are. That’s according to one study about working from home that focused on younger adults and their older cohorts. It’s perhaps no surprise that nearly half of them said that they enjoyed working from home. What is surprising is that while working from home, “Gen Zers (38%) and Millennials (23%) said they…

Surprise! Just because you’re a Millennial or Gen Zer doesn’t mean you’re savvier when it comes to technology. Especially when it comes to cybersecurity.   Turns out, Millennials aren’t quite as tight with their security as the older generations are. That’s according to one study about working from home that focused on younger adults and their older cohorts. It’s perhaps no surprise that nearly half of them said that they enjoyed working from home. What is surprising is that while working from home, “Gen Zers (38%) and Millennials (23%) said they…

Surprise! Just because you’re a Millennial or Gen Zer doesn’t mean you’re savvier when it comes to technology. Especially when it comes to cybersecurity.   Turns out, Millennials aren’t quite as tight with their security as the older generations are. That’s according to one study about working from home that focused on younger adults and their older cohorts. It’s perhaps no surprise that nearly half of them said that they enjoyed working from home. What is surprising is that while working from home, “Gen Zers (38%) and Millennials (23%) said they…

Got a grudge against an Instagram user? Well, scammers may just have the perfect service for you – at quite an affordable price. As Joseph Cox at Motherboard reports, the criminal underground has stepped beyond the likes of offering ransomware-as-a-service and DDoS-attacks-for-hire to advertise an easy way for anyone to target an Instagram account and have it banned – for $60 or less. Motherboard found the ban-as-a-service operations advertised on underground forums, and – according…

Microsoft continues to work on securing Windows Print Spooler after several vulnerabilities have been disclosed. One remains unpatched, despite new limitations on Point and Print functionality. Background Over the last few months, Microsoft has been reckoning with a series of vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler, a service that provides printer functionality on domain controllers — where it is enabled by default — desktops and servers. In its August Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft patched several…

As the predominantly pandemic-caused global chip shortage rolls on, businesses are now facing another challenge–component scams and bogus supply-chain claims. Image: GettyImages/Jorg Greuel Semiconductor scams are presently big business. As a consequence of the global chip shortage largely created by the over-demand in the COVID-19 pandemic era, fraudsters have stepped up their game to swindle enterprises in dire need of the circuital components.       And the chip drought—according to many experts—could last until…