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Instacart Reveals Data Breach After Issues with Unauthorized Access

August 28, 2020

Recently Instacart, a grocery pick up and delivery service, disclosed a data breach that involved unauthorized access on customer accounts. Sounds like an Insta-issue to me… Instacart – A Grocery Delivery Company Welcome back readers for the 27th installment of the cyber attack of the week series. Today, we are reviewing a recent attack on Instacart. Now, for those wondering just what Instacart is, allow me to explain. Instacart is “an American company that operates a grocery delivery and pick-up service in the United States and Canada with headquarters in San Francisco.” (Via Wikipedia). The service works as an application that allows customers to place their grocery order… Read More

Can Apps Snoop your Copy and Paste Clipboard? Yes.

February 28, 2020

Is anything private anymore? This is the question many are asking after the Apple users discover not even their clipboard is safe from third parties. Copy and Paste Clipboard This week, Apple is under fire for a recent discovery that has iPhone and iPad users up in arms. What is the discovery you may ask? To elaborate, researchers discovered in a security demo that all the apps on your Apple device can view your system clipboard. In other words, anything you copy and paste through IOS is accessible to a third party. Now, why is this such a concern? As simple as it seems, apps can use… Read More

TikTok Security Concerns

February 10, 2020

TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world right now. But with the ever present popularity of the video-sharing app, the public is beginning to ask questions about the security and safety of the application. TikTok? … Do you mean Tick Tock? Across the world, especially the US, many people are bringing attention to the security aspect of TikTok. Now, before we dive into the security side of things, let’s take a look at TikTok as a social media platform. To begin, TikTok is “a video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance”. Over 50% of the users on the app are between… Read More

Credit Card Skimmers – How do they Work?

October 4, 2019

Picture this: You’re running late for work. In a rush, you race to your car and hop in. On the way, you notice your gas light is on. Quickly, you pull into a gas station and whip out a credit card. Not paying attention, you slide the card in the terminal and begin pumping your gas. Within minutes you are back on the road, hoping you make it to work before your meeting starts. Later that day, you receive a call from your bank for exuberant charges out of area on your account. How could this happen? You just used your card for gas this morning… right? … Read More

Significant Locations – How Your iPhone is Tracking Your Every Move

September 20, 2019

Hidden within your iPhone is a list of locations. What are the locations you may ask? Oh, nothing really just everywhere you’ve ever been since you have had your iPhone. No big deal, right? WRONG. Now, if that statement at the beginning of the article caught you by surprise, it should. As an avid iPhone user, I have always had a feeling location services were tracking my iPhone. Further, if you think about it, many apps use location services to provide their service. For example, the weather app, maps, and so many more. So when I came across the Significant Locations “feature” I definitely needed to take… Read More

The Breakdown of the New iPhone 11

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019

New Apple Devices As September rolls around every year, the buzz is always surrounding what Apple will release next. On September 10, 2019, Apple unveiled several new additions to some of our favorite devices. The list includes the iPad, Watch and of course, the iPhone. For me personally, I always look forward to seeing the new features of the next great iPhone and IOS. So, today we will be looking at the all new iPhone 11 and it’s plethora of new features. The iPhone 11 To begin, Apple released two new iPhones ranging in price and hardware features. The new release included the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11… Read More

What is a Deep Fake?

September 6, 2019

Things are not as they may seem… Imagine this: you turn the news on after work. First the broadcaster speaks on the weather conditions for tomorrow. Next they mention the station will be showing a clip of the president from a press conference. You continue to listen to the news while doing things around the house. The channel announces that President Donald Trump is beginning to speak. After finishing your tasks, you sit down to watch the end of the press conference. But, what you see is extremely alarming. On the TV, it looks as though Putin is speaking instead of President Trump. How can this be? It’s Trump’s… Read More

Social Security Number Suspension Scam is on the Rise

August 30, 2019

“This is a call from the Social Security Administration Office. Your Social Security Number has been suspended due to suspicious activity” . -Cue panic and frantic actions. The Mysterious Caller Last week while I was sitting in my office, my phone began ringing repeatedly. I didn’t recognize the number, so I never answered the call. Following, I noticed that the mysterious caller left a voicemail. I begin to to play the voicemail, expecting to have “won” one million dollars or a dream vacation. I predicted the call correctly for the most part. The call did come from a scammer. The scary part though, they pretended to be… Read More

New Instagram “Privacy Policy” is a Hoax

August 23, 2019

Deadline day is hitting Instagram. Will a post on your feed actually protect your data from being used against you in court? Let’s find out. If you scrolled through your Instagram feed within the last week, you may have come across a post like this: This “contract” popped up on hundreds of thousands of account across the app. Users who posted this picture ranged from everyday users to celebrities. Some of the high profile “posters” include: Judd Apatow, Julianne Moore, Julia Roberts, Debra Messing, Taraji p Henson, Beyoncé’s mom, and Wacka Flocka Flame (via @TaylorLorenz on Twitter). This lead to the post spreading fear and confusion… Read More

Fake iPhone Lightning Cords Could Allow Hackers to Take Over Your Devices

August 16, 2019

cords Have you ever borrowed a charger cable? You may want to think about it the next time your iPhone is on 10%. Hacker Summer Camp Last week in Las Vegas, Black Hat 2019 took place. This conference brings tech giants, programmers, security professionals and more together to share ideas and innovation in the field. Throughout the conference, expos and panels are happening so that researchers can share their work and bring awareness to the need for cyber security. One researcher that caught the attention of many goes by the name MG. This researcher crafted a malicious tool of attack, and made it look completely harmless. Further, he… Read More