by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
We have so many apps on our phones it can be a daunting task to go through them! If you download apps from the Google Play store or Apple’s Store then chances are that you are okay. However, some bad ones do sneak through. What to look for: 1: Grammar and...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 24, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
KeyPass ransomware was first discovered on August 8th and has been infecting computer since. KeyPass will encrypt your entire file system and you will get a note that looks like this: One other thing to note about KeyPass is that the hackers have adapted it so they...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
NewEgg is an online retailer that boasts 45 million monthly visitors to their site! Between August 14th and September 18th hackers were able to ‘skim’ the credit card information from NewEgg’s website onto a server of their own. NewEgg doesn’t...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 20, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
When it comes to data, we can be our own worst enemies. That’s why it’s important to change our online habits to protect ourselves! A few things that you can do: 1: Make sure that your software is up-to-date and all of the security patches are in place....
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
An operator at a free, public hosting service sent an unencrypted database with almost 42 million email address, passwords and partial credit cards to ‘HaveIBeenPwned’, causing a breach of this data. They have not been able to trace the company or the...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
Hackers have been hijacking browsers for a long time! They do this to change your home page, making it redirect you to their server. After that, they can make you see pop up ads, track your movements online, or even put a keylogger on your browser and steal your...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 17, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
Recent studies have shown that phishing scams, more specifically spear phishing, are the most successful cybercrimes! Hackers love the simplicity of these attacks and their effectiveness is unrivaled! They have been used around the world with devastating results. ...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 14, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
On September 12th Apple revealed the newest Apple products and the upgrades to come this year! This includes: MacOs upgrade from High Sierra to Mojave New Security updates to the Safari web browser New iOS for your iPad and iPhones Password reminders to let you know...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 12, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
In our bogs we have told you that you should use this whenever possible, but what exactly is two factor authentication, or 2FA? Simply put, this is a way to verify your identity in two ways. First you have your user name and password for each site. Then, if you set...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Sep 11, 2018 | Blog, Front Page, News, Uncategorized
Last winter Specter and Meltdown made news due to the fact that the flaw had existed and been exploited for almost 20 years! Now, there is a new flaw – Foreshadow. As with Spectre and Meltdown, this affects Intel chips and there is a patch in place. Chips that have...
