Hackers Using Google "Contact Us" To Infect Systems and the Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team recently issued a dire warning that every IT professional should take it seriously. The Threat Team discovered an emerging threat in the form of hackers utilizing legitimate "Contact Us" forms associated with Google websites to distribute … [Read more...] about Hackers Using Google “Contact Us” To Infect Systems
Archives for April 2021
Post-Vaccine Survey Phishing Emails
Post-vaccine survey phishing emails are now a problem. The U.S. Department of Justice has recently issued an alert warning people of fake emails sent out asking recipients to take advantage of a post-vaccination survey. Naturally, as part of taking the post-vaccine survey phishing emails, they ask each participant several questions with designs … [Read more...] about Post-Vaccine Survey Phishing Emails
Sysrv Botnet Cryptomining Worm Attacking Vulnerable Devices
Sysrv Botnet Cryptomining Worm Seeking And Attacking Vulnerable Devices is a new cryptomining worm threat to be aware of, and it's making the lives of IT Administrators who manage Windows and Linux environments nightmarish. This news comes from a recently published report offered by a research firm called Juniper, which began monitoring the … [Read more...] about Sysrv Botnet Cryptomining Worm Attacking Vulnerable Devices
Mobile App Spending Is Up
Mobile App Spending Is Up, especially since the pandemic began, there has been an enormous boom in Mobile app spending, and that trend shows no signs of stopping. App sales broke a new record in the first quarter of 2021, with the total clocking in at an impressive $32 billion. That's up $9 billion from just one year ago. Apple is the big … [Read more...] about Mobile App Spending Is Up
Microsoft Removes Cortina From The App Store
Microsoft Removes Cortina From The App Store even though it's no secret that Microsoft is one of the 800-pound gorillas of the tech world. And here is where the company undeniably struggles. Their Internet Explorer browser was a disaster from day one. It is ultimately retiring in preference for Microsoft Edge, which has some supporters but still … [Read more...] about Microsoft Removes Cortina From The App Store
Free Google Stack App Helps Organize Receipts
Free Google Stack App Helps Organize Receipts is great since it's just in time for tax season. Google has released a new app called Stack for Android devices. Stack is functionally similar to a Microsoft app called Lens, initially released for use with Windows phones, but has since found a home on the Play Store. The purpose of the Free Google … [Read more...] about Free Google Stack App Helps Organize Receipts