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We hope all of you are healthy and safe. During these difficult times of uncertainty when many are working from home due to the COVID-19 virus, we understand that the last thing you need is more uncertainty with your computer, your phone or your wifi. TechnoMinds would like to let you know that we can …
CRA Data Breach
Data breach exposes passwords to nearly 10,000 user accounts. On Saturday, August 15, 2020, the Treasury Board of Canada announced that the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) website was hacked and that 9,041 user accounts were compromised. The CRA responded by shutting down their website and canceling the affected accounts. They are currently contacting the users.Even …
Are you paying for storage you don’t need?
Unravel the mystery of iCloud storage. I often hear from clients that they get these messages about storage being full. They think they upgraded to more storage and they are paying some monthly fee. Let’s face it. We all click away these notices too hastily and sometimes we are not sure what we agreed to. …
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Email Phishing Scam
Beware of extortion scam stating they have hacked your webcam and they will release it on adult websites. Reports are coming in regarding a new extortion scam where scammers email you stating they have hacked into your computer webcam and have a screen recording of you that they will release on adult video websites unless you pay …
Warning! Russian Malware attacking routers.
“Turn off your router now,” says FBI. According to the FBI Russian malware called Fancy Bear has infected thousands of routers and has the potential to spread quickly. The malware can allow the perpetrators to collect information by reading people’s internet activity, like email, web browsing, passwords etc.. The FBI states people should turn off their routers …
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Netflix Scam
There is a new assault on Netflix subscribers by scammers, that isn’t so new. However, it is more sophisticated than in past attempts. The latest email scam specifically targets Netflix subscribers and it is particularly clever, which is to say that it’s especially dangerous. According to a report from Deadline, scammers are firing off emails with the …
Apple releases iOS 11 and tvOS 11
Today Apple released iOS 11 & tvOS 11. It is a major release to be followed OS 11 for the Mac on September 25th. These updates come along side the exciting new hardware updates, iPhone X, iPhone 8, Watch series 3 and Apple tv 4k. Here is a list of some of the exciting features …
Say “Yes” scam alert
The United States’ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is warning consumers about a new scam that is hooking consumers with just one word: Yes. According to the FCC, the scam begins as soon as a person answers the phone. A recorded voice or an actual person asks: “Can you hear me?” And the consumer responds, “Yes.” “The caller …
Swift-based ransomware targets Mac pirated software seekers
There is a new ransomware for Macs that has been discovered. It is “poorly coded” in Swift programming language. It encrypts the user’s files and demands payment to get your files back. In the end, regardless if you pay or not, your files will not be decrypted. The ransomware is found in Bit Torrent sites …
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‘Xagent’- Another malware scare? Is it a real threat?
In the last few weeks there have been two new announcements of malware for Macs, MacDownloader and Xagent. If you listen to the security experts, they are to be feared and you should buy anit-virus and anti-malware software, which coincidentally many of these same companies sell. The question is, are they real threats to the …
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