Microsoft Drops Groove Music Pass Sending Customers To Spotify
Groove Music has had a short, troubled life. It started out as Zune Music, but Microsoft bought it in 2012, promptly rebranding it as Xbox Music before changing its name again to Groove. Now, the company has decided to get out of the music business altogether, and is sending all of its paying customers over … Continue reading Microsoft Drops Groove Music Pass Sending Customers To Spotify
New WiFi Issue Could Affect Millions Of Users And Devices
Security researchers have found a new critical security flaw dubbed “Krack” (Key Reinstallation Attacks) that affects literally every WiFi router and smart phone in use today. The reason? The security flaw resides in the WiFi standard itself, rather than in a third-party product. In addition to being vast in scope and scale, Krack is a … Continue reading New WiFi Issue Could Affect Millions Of Users And Devices
ATMs Continue To Be Huge Target For Hackers
Hackers are the new bank robbers in a very literal sense. Increasingly, hackers have taken to infiltrating bank networks specifically for the purpose of infecting ATMs attached to their network with malicious code that makes stealing from them a snap. Once the malware has been installed on a target machine, a lower level member of … Continue reading ATMs Continue To Be Huge Target For Hackers
Equifax Announces Another 2+ Million Were Affected By Breach
Equifax’s problems just keep getting worse. Not long ago, the company suffered a major data breach that ultimately resulted in the CEO stepping down and a painful congressional grilling. Initial estimates placed the number of impacted users at some 143 million, but as the investigation has continued, it turns out that the numbers are even … Continue reading Equifax Announces Another 2+ Million Were Affected By Breach
Update: WiFi Security Issue That Could Impact Most Routers, Smartphones
Recently, we wrote an urgent article about a serious security flaw in the current WiFi standard that could impact almost every wireless router and smartphone on the planet. Dubbed the “Krack Attack,” this flaw allows a hacker to make a carbon copy of your WPA2-encrypted network, spoof its MAC address, change the WiFi channel and … Continue reading Update: WiFi Security Issue That Could Impact Most Routers, Smartphones