Feb 7, 2023 | Podcast
A security researcher from Nepal has done a write up on how he was able to bypass the two factor authentication on Facebook. The vulnerability that was exploited was that the two factor code is 6 digits long and there isn’t any limits or rate limiting on the...
Feb 6, 2023 | Podcast
From tomorrow, Google will be dropping support for Chrome browser for users on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. What this means is that users on those operating systems will no longer be receiving security updates for their chrome browser, leaving their devices vulnerable to...
Feb 3, 2023 | Podcast
The government of Western Australia recently announced that the number of reported scam losses hit a record high in 2022. There were around 1,203 people losing a total of around $16 million. This represented a 7% increase on 2021’s losses. Almost half of those...
Feb 2, 2023 | Podcast
With all the news about data breaches and account compromises, it is important to keep our online data safe by changing our passwords. February 1st is Change your password day and a day to remind ourselves to review our online security. The day was established back in...
Feb 1, 2023 | Podcast
Adware disguised as activity tracking apps and Phishing apps disguised as investment apps and games are gaining popularity on the Google Play store. The adware apps promote themselves as health, pedometer and good habit-building apps. They promise users random rewards...
Jan 31, 2023 | Podcast
Make sure upgrade to the latest version of GitHub before this Thursday, otherwise it will no longer function. GitHub said that unknown attackers had stolen encrypted code-signing certificates for its Desktop and Atom applications. While they have found no evidence...
