Cypress and Broadcom chip bug affected iPhones, Macs, Android devices, Echoes, and more. In short make sure a your devices are updated with the latest software and firmware. Full Story here from ars Technica™
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SCAM ALERT! Please be aware there is a phishing scam on the Internet that pretends to be OPQ. We have had reports that this below screenshot pops up when accessing Google drive. THIS IS NOT AN OPQ PROMOTION, do not click any link on this pop up. Scan and clean your PC for viruses and…
Not passwords again!? Yes, we’re afraid so, hence the title of this post. We’ve discussed passwords on different levels and for different reasons and here we are again. We make no apology for bringing this dull but all important subject to the fore once more. You see, we only have your best interests (and ours!)…
Regular readers will know that we here at OPQ post regularly about SPAM and email scams, particularly ‘phishing‘ scams. Today we are seeing a re-appearance of a phishing scam from last year. As we expect the prevalence of these scams to increase we thought we’d publish an example so our readers can spot them more…
At least one email campaign is preying on fears by claiming to offer info about the Wuhan coronavirus. Internet low-lifes never miss a chance. Full story from Wired™
Avast is shutting down subsidiary Jumpshot over allegations that it sold user data. Free antivirus software-maker Avast is shutting down subsidiary company Jumpshot following reports that it sold “highly sensitive” web browsing data, its CEO said Wednesday. Avast’s software, installed on millions of computers worldwide, allegedly gathered data on people’s online activities and sent it…
Maybe it’s time to review your anti virus applications. “The Mac and Windows version of Avast antivirus has been used to harvest user data, an investigation claims, with some sensitive info sold to third parties, including Google, Microsoft, and Intuit. ” AVG is also under the spot light for the same shenanigans. Read the full…
There are breaches, and there are megabreaches, and there’s Equifax. But a newly revealed trove of leaked data tops them all for sheer volume: 772,904,991 unique email addresses, over 21 million unique passwords, all recently posted to a hacking forum. Full story from Wired™ To protect yourself as much as possible set a routine for…
More than 86% of the world’s iPhones can still be hacked with just a text. At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Google Project Zero researcher Natalie Silvanovich is presenting multiple so-called “interaction-less” bugs in Apple’s iOS iMessage client that could be exploited to gain control of a user’s device.…
The late 1990s was a simpler time for Google. The nascent company was merely a search engine, and Gmail, Android and YouTube were but glimmers in the startup’s eye. Google’s first privacy policy reflected that simplicity. It was short and earnest, a quaint artifact of a different time in Silicon Valley, when Google offered 600…
