A massive co-ordinated series of cyber attacks called “DDoS” forced hundreds of major websites including giants like Amazon, Twitter, PayPal, Spotify, and Netflix offline last Friday. The outages were intermittent, making it difficult to identify all the victims, though the attack had effects for users trying to access popular websites …..
VOCM TechTalk – Hack Turns Mac Computers Into Spying Devices
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how a newly discovered software hack turns Apple computers into spying devices.
Critical Security Bug Puts Apple Devices At Risk
Remember that dreaded Stagefright vulnerability discovered in millions of Android devices a year ago? At the time this critical vulnerability allowed hackers to access millions of devices using nothing more than a malicious text message. Now it seems a similar type of weakness has been found with anyone owning a …..
Android Malware Poses As Chrome Update To Steal User Data
Chrome, the web browser for Android users has always received updates through the Google Play Store, but users unaware of that may be more likely to fall prey to a newly discovered malware that steals calling, texting and banking information. Making matters worse, this malware is able to evade antivirus …..
New Ransomware Email Scam Knows Where You Live
There’s a new malware attack in town, and it’s designed to hit a little too close to home. A new email phishing campaign seems to be going around that is sending ominous-looking emails to thousands of people that contain the recipient’s home address. Once a user clicks on the link …..
VOCM TechTalk – eDellRoot Security Flaw
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss the eDellRoot security flaw found on many personal and corporate Dell computers.
All About eDellRoot Security Flaw
If the Lenovo Superfish security scandal back in February of 2015 wasn’t enough to force PC makers aware of software vulnerabilities from pre-installed factory software, Dell is now coming under fire after admitting that a support tool pre-installed on many of its consumer PCs contains a serious security flaw that …..
VOCM TechTalk – Are Your Kids Using Decoy Apps to Hide Their Cyber Lives?
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how kids are using secret mobile decoy apps to hide their secret cyber lives.
VOCM TechTalk – Webcam Hackers
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how to keep your Internet connected cameras safe from hackers.
Keep Your Webcam Secure From Online Hackers
There are concerns that private webcams around the world could be unsecure and streaming live images or video to anybody who wishes to view them — all without their owner knowing. This security issue has arisen over the past few years as the use of laptop, household, and baby security …..
VOCM TechTalk – All About Android StageFright Security Vulnerability.
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss the ‘StageFright‘ vulnerability and what it means to all 950 million Android devices. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.
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