Bugs, Scams, Updates = Alerts
Alerts Archive 2015
December 31, 2015
Microsoft will notifiy users when ever a state or government orginization attempts to hack their accounts.
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November 7, 2015
Android adware, which can trojanize itself into some of the most popular apps, such as WhatsApp and Facebook. More than 20,000 apps are said to be at risk overall and once
embedded, the adware is almost impossible to remove.
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October 31, 2015
Apple has decided to fix these screens out of warranty.
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October 9, 2015
Millions of people visiting weather.com, drudgereport.com, wunderground.com, and other popular websites were exposed to attacks that can surreptitiously hijack their computers
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August 16, 2015
Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash and other browsing software exposed millions of users to weather.com, drudgereport.com, wunderground.com, and other popular webistes that
maliciously manipulated ads that can surreptitiously hijack their computers,.
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August 8, 2015
Hackers have accessed a built-in PDF readers that leaves Windows and linux user volunerable to having any stored passwords in
Firefox stolen.
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August 2, 2015
Things you can do to Opt out of the invaisive privacy.
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July 21, 2015
Microsoft has released an emergency patch for a "critical" bug present on almost every version of
Windows.
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July 14, 2015
The Firefox browser is blocking Flash that hasn't been updated by default.
Because the bug in Flash is so serious, Firefox is blocking Flash that hasn't been updated. If you get the message it means you haven't updated Flash and need to do
so immediately.
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July 10, 2015
Apple users are reporting "horrific stains" spreading across screens, in the forms of spots and patches.
Some of the new retina display screens are showing up with stains on them.
A Facebook group formed by people experiencing problems with their Macbook screens has 1,752 members, and Staingate claims to have been contacted by more than 2,500 people so far.
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June 23, 2015
There is a flaw in the Mac program Keychain that allows hackers to steal your passwords, id,
sensitive data.
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May 29, 2015
If you recieve a text with certain glyphs in it your device could be
reset.
The good news is there is a fix:
Settings/Notifications>Messages>Show Previews, and turn it to off.
If Messages quits unexpectedly after you get a text with a specific string of characters
1. Ask Siri to "read unread messages."
2. Use Siri to reply to the malicious message. After you reply, you'll be able to open Messages again.
3. If the issue continues, tap and hold the malicious message, tap More, and delete the message from the thread.
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April 23, 2015
A flaw in Android allows Hackers to steel the fingerprint info before it can be securely stored
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April 21, 2015
I just received this from my ISP:
An update for WordPress was just released to address various security vulnerabilities and it is recommended that you update as soon as possible.
WordPress versions 4.1.1 and earlier are affected by a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability, which could enable anonymous users to compromise a site.
Download WordPress 4.1.2.
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January 13, 2015
Google has decided not to update older versions of Android OS.
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January 9, 2015
With Yosemite, OS X, there have been a few claims of security breaches with 'Spotlight.' This is another one.
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