keylogger
Should You Spy on Your Child?
Last night, I wrote a post discussing a proposed bill in California. This legalese, in short, wants to force social sites to remove information and content of minors at the request of parents. There are several loopholes in this proposed legislation. I worked hard to come up with as many of them as possible in [...]
Rental Computers from Aaron’s are Spying on You
Renting furniture, home appliances and electronics is pretty easy these days, thanks to chain store Aaron’s Inc. With the economy forever tanking, people may not be able to afford to go out and buy something outright. Let’s say your stove bites the dust… heading to Aaron’s and making small(ish) monthly payments is preferable to shelling [...]
Is Samsung Installing Keyloggers on New Laptops?
UPDATE! – Earlier today, Samsung reported that this fiasco was nothing more than a case of mis-identification on the part of VIPRE. Apparently, VIPRE can be fooled by Microsoft’s Live Application multi-language supporter. This doesn’t explain why a supervisor with Samsung originally stated that a keylogger was intentionally placed on the machines in order to [...]
Popular Site Becomes Alleged Source of Malware
The bad news is that there are reports that another popular site was hit with malware. Allegedly, some visitors to the popular Drudge Report came away with a malware infection. You see the word “allegedly” used here because there is some dispute about the actual source of the infection: “Matt Drudge denied that his site [...]
Protect Your Privacy Online
Your computer most likely holds the necessary data sufficient for successful identity theft. All that is needed for identity theft to occur is to tie a social security number to a name. If you access sites like PayPal or your bank account, those personal data become readily available. Having your identity compromised is simply a [...]
Malware Delivered by Any Means
It is really despicable. There is no low to which hackers and criminals won’t stoop to deliver malware to you. As many of you know, recently there was a tragedy at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Nodar Kumaritashvili, a luger from the former Soviet republic of Georgia, died in a crash during a training run. Criminals [...]
Layers of Computer Protection
Computer security people advocate layers of protection. There is no single software program that gives absolute protection. The Internet criminals and hackers simply respond too quickly, and are too sophisticated to be stopped by any one method. One of the layers of protection that people seem to neglect is encryption. There seems to be a [...]
Malware on the Rise
There are times when malware seems to be everywhere. Even a large, security conscious company like Google can be exploited. This week, Elinor Mills reported that Google Doodle had been compromised: Online scammers are taking advantage of the public’s interest in the Google Doodle to spread malware, a security firm warned on Tuesday. In so-called [...]
Are Hackers Suffering in This Economy?
One of the absurdities that is circulating the Internet is that even hackers are suffering in this economy. With the tough economic situation, supposedly hackers are having more competition. This is just one of the theories to explain why there is a steady increase in malware and criminal activity such as phishing and identity theft. [...]
Protect All of Your Computers at Once
Most people now have more than one computer. Some may have a main desktop machine and a laptop for out-of-the-house work. It is baffling why each and every computer that a person owns does not have the same level of protection against malware and spyware. The analogy that comes to mind is that the front [...]
Do You Have a Problem with PayPal?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On my birthday, $450 worth of iTunes gift certificates were transferred from my account to someone else’s, on account of my account being compromised. I logged into my PayPal and sent in a report. My request for my money to be [...]
