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Surge In Ransomware Continues In 2020, Targeting Healthcare
The year 2020 could well be described as the Year of Ransomware. Security researchers around the globe who monitor such things have noted a sharp uptick in the use of ransomware this year, with well known threats like REvil, Ryuk, and Maze being the most common variants...
New Updates For Office 365 Will Include Phishing Protection
Are you an Office 365 user? If so, be aware that Microsoft is adding some powerful new protections to the software suite, designed to make you safer. Hackers commonly target Office 365 users with a type of attack known as "Consent Phishing." That basically means that the...
Microsoft Testing User Based Windows Setup For Performance Optimization
What do you primarily use your PC for? It's a more important question than you might think, because different use cases for your PC require it to be configured in different ways to optimize your user experience. Until now, that's something that each individual user has...
Microsoft And HP Partnering For Better Laptop Battery Health
Do you own a newer HP laptop? If so, do you make use of the HP Battery Health Manager? If you don't know what that is, then the answer to the second question is probably no, but you're about to find out what it is. Windows has partnered with HP, and has released an update...
Kraken Malware Uses Microsoft Windows Error Reporting To Exploit System
Hackers are relentless when it comes to testing the boundaries of software for potential weaknesses to exploit. It seems that an unknown group of hackers has found a new one. Based on what researchers at Malwarebytes are seeing, a group of hackers has developed a new...
New HEH Botnet Malware Can Destroy Devices It Attacks
Security researchers at Netlab have recently reported on their discovery of a terrifying new botnet on the web. Dubbed HEH, this botnet is a different sort of threat. Unlike most others, this one is not designed to launch DDOS attacks or install malicious code. Its purpose...
Update Windows Display Drivers Soon For Security Fix
If you've got an NVIDIA graphics card in your PC, and odds are pretty good that you do, be aware that the company recently released a security update. It patches a number of high severity vulnerabilities in the Windows GPU display driver that could allow a hacker to gain...
Solid State Drives Get Health Monitoring In Windows 10 Update
Do you have a solid state drive (SSD) inside your PC? An increasing percentage of newer models are including them, taking advantage of their better speeds, relative to HDDs. Unfortunately, a recent Microsoft Windows 10 update wasn't very kind to SSD owners, and caused SSDs...
Software Crack Sites Are Being Used To Distribute Ransomware
Hackers have long used the lure of software cracks to infect unsuspecting users, but recently, a new group is making waves and finding significant success in using the Exorcist 2.0 ransomware to lock a user's files and extort them. It's a nasty combination. The user thinks...
New Ransomware Targeting NAS Storage Company Devices
Does your business rely on QNAP NAS storage devices? If so, be aware that the company recently issued an advisory, stating that an unknown group of hackers has begun targeting them specifically with ransomware attacks. The advisory reads, in part, as follows: "QNAP Product...
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