by The Same Day Computer Team | Jun 11, 2018 | Spyware, Uncategorized
Mining for cryptocurrency, whether it’s bitcoin or Monero, isn’t an easy process and while it doesn’t happen in the ground but on computers, it does come with problems. The main one being that process takes up a lot of CPU usage and slows computers down...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 23, 2018 | Technology, Uncategorized
Hackers love to use Adobe for their scams! They can disguise them as anything from receipts to applications and anything in between! Beware of the PDFs that you get through your email! If you open them from an unknown sender you could be infecting your computer with...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 21, 2018 | Technology, Uncategorized
In an attempt to fix the problems that arose with Cambridge Analytica, Facebook has been auditing all of the apps on their site. During this audit they uncovered another leak! The total number of people affected is over 3 million! ‘MyPersonality’ quizzes has been...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 18, 2018 | Spyware, Uncategorized
With everyone switching to chip cards, hackers have had to change their equipment as well. We have heard of skimmers, the device that criminals attach to the ATMs that can read the strip on your card, with the chip cards they had to make an adaptation. They created...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 16, 2018 | Spyware, Technology, Uncategorized
Our phones store everything from our address books to banking information! It’s no wonder criminals are targeting them more and more! The latest attack, GLitch, is a ‘row hammering’ attack. What is ‘row hammering’? Row hammering is an attack on the memory, or RAM. ...
by The Same Day Computer Team | May 15, 2018 | Technology, Uncategorized
With all the bad news surrounding Facebook lately, I guess they decided it was time for some good. Facebook has announced new features that they will be rolling out shortly, not the least of which is called ‘Clear History.’ This feature will allow you to “delete data...
