This story is about the wise decision I made many years ago and have been preaching on this site and Octagon Technology and CyberAwake and every course and talk I have given. The Internet Archive and Wayback Machine webistes have been hacked and the user authentication database containing 31 million …
Hot on the heels of Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Following the monthly release of security patches and updates across its product range, Microsoft has issued a reminder that older versions of Windows 11 Pro and Home are no longer receiving updates. Microsoft: Windows 11 22H2 Home and Pro reached end of servicing (bleepingcomputer.com) Next month there will be no …
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Problems with QR Codes
Diana has written this week’s “Wednesday Bit” on QR Codes. Last week I became aware of a significant problem with QR codes, which are used by many organisations and individuals to direct people to their websites or sales pages. Such codes have been in use now for many years. (BizTechReports, …
If they annoy you enough…
…you might just give the threat actors your Google credentials. A malware campaign, detected by OALABS researchers, locks your web browser into “kiosk mode” and asks you for your Google credentials to unlock it. Of course, the malware then steals those credentials. Malware locks browser in kiosk mode to steal …
A real world QR code scam
I wrote about QR Code and cyber security over on CyberAwake back in June. Now BleepingComputer is reporting on “Your Boyfriend cheated” posters, which include a QR code and have been put up across the UK. Clickbaity or genius? ‘BF cheated on you’ QR codes pop up across UK (bleepingcomputer.com) …