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An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum since the project started. A professional with 10+ years of experience in creating engaging content. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles! Follow Milena @Milenyim

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Jeanson J. Ancheta E-mail Scam – Why Did You Receive It?

There is a new email sextortion scam that is extorting users with the pretext that their email accounts were hacked and they have been recorded watching “dirty videos”. In other words, a new blackmail scam is circling the web, this…

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Someone Hacked the Largest Underground Market for Stolen Credit Cards

The following story can be described as a “hack the hackers” type of story. Apparently, one of the largest underground stores for purchasing stolen credit card data has been hacked itself. As a result, more than 26 million credit and…

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Ransomware Attack Hits Pitney Bowes in Time of IRS Tax Fillings

Pitney Bowes, a mailing equipment and services company based in Stamford, Connecticut, has been hit by ransomware. The company says that no customer data has been compromised in the attack. According to the official statement, the company experienced an “outage”…

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Remove Canfixmylife.info Redirect and Push Notifications

Canfixmylife.info is a suspicious domain that causes a series of redirects and prompts the user to subscribe to push notifications. In addition to showing push notifications, the redirect may also generate a pop-up stating that “Update is strongly recommended! Please…

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WordPress Versions Prior to WordPress 5.2.4 Vulnerable, Patch Now!

Security researchers reported the discovery of six serious vulnerabilities in WordPress. The vulnerabilities’ impact has been rated as “high”, meaning that patching as soon as possible is highly advisable. Six WordPress Vulnerabilities Fixed in WordPress 5.2.4 According to Symantec’s security…

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CVE-2019-14287: Sudo Bug Allows Restricted Users to Run Commands as Root

CVE-2019-14287 is a new vulnerability discovered in Sudo. Sudo is considered one of the most important and widely used programs for Unix- and Linux-based operating systems that allows a permitted user to execute a command as the superuser or another…

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Apple Is Sharing Safe Browsing Data with Chinese Conglomerate Tencent

According to a brand new research, Apple is sharing some browsing history with China. More specifically, the company is sending some browsing history of iOS 13 Safari users to Tencent Holdings Limited, a Chinese multinational conglomerate. Tencent specializes in various…

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Remove Allowplay.pro Push Notifications

Allowplay.pro is a suspicious domain that generates push notifications. As a result of landing on this page, you can see a pop-up stating the following: “Allowplay.pro wants to Show notifications. Wait! Your movie is ready. Please click on Allow to…

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Remove “AppleCare Protection Plan” Scam Virus (Mac Instructions)

AppleCare Protection Plan also known as “Your system is infected with 3 viruses!“, and AppleCare scam virus is a fake virus warning associated with a tech support scam. Usually, such fake warnings promote supposedly toll-free phone numbers that belong to…

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Americans Lack Digital Knowledge, Widely Unaware of What HTTPS Is

How educated are Americans on the various cybersecurity topics? The conclusion is, not enough. According to the results of a new Pew Research Center survey, 55% of Americans couldn’t identify what 2FA is. What is worse, just 30% of surveyed…

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Remove Mchlpr from Your Mac

Mchlpr is a suspicious file which most likely belongs to a rogue application known as Malware Crusher. Mac users have been complaining about experiencing intrusive pop-up ads and redirects, associated with Mchlpr. Malware Crusher, in particular, is classified as a…

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Lp.macapps-optimize.club Redirect – Removal

Lp.macapps-optimize.club is a suspicious domain and a website generating fake virus alerts. The redirect is similar to Lp.macsmart-cleanupc.club, and is also targeting macOS users. Suspicious domains such as Lp.macapps-optimize.club may be promoting rogue Mac software, such as fake system optimizers,…

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Remove Xbits Speedup Pro PUP

Xbits Speedup Pro is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Xbits Speedup Pro is a fake system optimizer which will detect issues on your system, and try to convince you to buy its full version so that these issues…

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CVE 2019-1166, CVE-2019-1338 Allow Full Domain Compromise

CVE 2019-1166 and CVE-2019-1338 are two vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s NTLM authentication protocol which were discovered by Preempt researchers. Fortunately, both flaws were patched by Microsoft in October 2019 Patch Tuesday. Attackers could exploit the flaws to achieve full domain compromise.…

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CVE-2019-9535: 7-Year-Old Bug in iTerm2 macOS App

iTerm2, a well-known open-source terminal emulator macOS app, has been found vulnerable to e critical flaw, which is known as CVE-2019-9535. The flaw was discovered during an audit sponsored by Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser. As for the…

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Remove MacSweeper from Your Mac (Illustrated Guide)

MacSweeper is one of the oldest rogue applications for Macs. Developed by KiVVi Software, the MacSweeper program has been plaguing users for years. MacSweeper is promoted as a useful application designed to detect various issues, including virus and malware-related, offering…

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SVE-2019-15435 Critical Bug: 40 Million Samsung Users at Risk

SVE-2019-15435 is one of 21 vulnerabilities in Samsung devices which affect Galaxy S8, S9, S10, S10e, S10 Plus, S10 5G, Note 9, Note 10 and Note 10 Plus users. SVE-2019-15435 in particular is a critical issue, which is described as…

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Phishing Alert: 1 in 4 Malicious URLs Are Found on Trusted Domains

Webroot has released a new threat report which sums up what has been happening in the malware sector so far in 2019. The report is described as a “mid-year update to the annual Webroot Threat Report” and it showcases data…

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Remove Catchynews.net Redirect and Stop Push Notifications

Catchynews.net is a suspicious domain that is associated with the display of push notifications and pop-up ads. In this article, we will try to explain why you are seeing the catchynews.net push notifications, and we will present a possible solution.…

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LiLocked Ransomware Currently Encrypting Thousands of Servers

LiLocked ransomware, also known as LiLu, is once again active in campaigns, this time affecting thousands of web servers. This is a new strain of the LiLocked ransomware which we wrote about in July this year. LiLocked Ransomware Currently Targeting…

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