by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 18, 2018 | Spyware, Technology, Uncategorized
Hackers have been hijacking browsers for a long time! They do this to change your home page, making it redirect you to their server. After that, they can make you see pop up ads, track your movements online, or even put a keylogger on your browser and steal your...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 17, 2018 | Spyware, Technology, Uncategorized
Recent studies have shown that phishing scams, more specifically spear phishing, are the most successful cyber crimes! Hackers love the simplicity of these attacks and their effectiveness is unrivaled! They have been used around the world with devastating results. ...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 11, 2018 | Spyware, Technology, Uncategorized
Last winter Specter and Meltdown made news due to the fact that the flaw had existed and been exploited for almost 20 years! Now, there is a new flaw – Foreshadow. As with Spectre and Meltdown, this affects Intel chips and there is a patch in place. Chips that have...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 10, 2018 | Spyware, Technology, Uncategorized
We did a blog on computer Cryptojacking in June, now hackers have focused on phones. BitCoin mining is difficult to do and uses a lot of power. Cryptojackers are sneaking apps into phones thru websites with JavaScript. Once the apps are on your phone they work in the...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 5, 2018 | Spyware, Technology, Uncategorized
Spam used to be easily recognized by your spam filter. You didn’t have to think about opening your emails, or questioning the authenticity of them. Hackers are getting smarter and finding ways around spam filters. The typical scam warning signs are changing. No...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Aug 10, 2018 | Spyware, Technology, Uncategorized
The latest phishing scam is directed at PayPal users. The email looks pretty good when it arrives. The from address is service@paypal.com and the subject is PayPal Account Warning. When you open the email you will find your typical scam warnings: 1: Grammar and...
