In the past few years, there have been multiple news articles about spying and government data leaks. Since then, the U.S. government has ramped up their efforts to "spy" on citizens for any suspicious activities. Some of us are security conscious and don't like the fact that "Big Brother" may be watching over you. There…
What were the five most catastrophic computer viruses ever and how much damage did they cause?
The fact that the internet has become the backbone of modern society means that it has also become a prime target for hackers and crackers around the world. Find out here about the most prominent and catastrophic computer viruses…
Recently Atlanta-based Aaron's Rent-to-Own computer chain has been accused of installing monitoring software onto its computers. The software was able to track a customers' location, took photos using the computers' webcam, and also tracked all keystrokes using a keylogger. Unwary customers private information was sent to Aaron, everything from login credentials from emails to Facebook…
According to Kaspersky a new form of malware has been released on the Internet. Gauss, which they say appears to have come from the same hackers as Flame and Stuxnet, is designed to capture unsuspecting users passwords for online banking and other confidential information.
They have found several ways to detect this malware at this point…
A new study out is showing that you are far more likely to get a virus emailed to you in the morning hours than any other time of day. Many users around the world login to their computers first thing in the morning and review any emails they may have missed during the evening as…
This week was an interesting week... Just wanted to write this week about a sudden rash of computer viruses we have been seeing. We have had a number of clients hit with this virus recently and you don’t want to be next so pay close attention.
There is a newer virus going around that appears to…