Recently, the cybersecurity world was shook by a data breach involving Snowflake, a cloud-based third-party server utilized by many companies to store huge datasets. Around 165 businesses, including Ticketmaster and Santander Bank, are believed to have been impacted. 

Social media: iPhone users were not happy with this strange development.

Recently, a number of Apple users experienced what many would consider a nightmare scenario — long deleted photos resurfacing on their devices.

Nobody likes to do laundry. Even worse when you have to drag all your dirty clothes to a laundromat and pay for the privilege on top of all everything else. But for a brief moment in time, two students at UC Santa Cruz discovered that maybe you don’t always have to pay. 

Ever get a random job offer you didn’t apply for on a messaging app? How about a text from a “wrong number” that then tries to initiate a relationship with you? If so, you may have been the target of a fraud attempt. One of the most common is pig butchering scams, where perpetrators build a fake relationship with a victim, extorting money from them over time, typically through cryptocurrency. 

Scam calls are becoming ever more prevalent. Whether it be robocalls or voice phishers looking to steal sensitive information from their victims, it’s estimated that Americans receive around two billion scam calls per month. 

Many of us use Google-related sites, services, and apps multiple times per day, every day. Whether you’re sending an email, finding directions, or searching for a random question that suddenly pops into your head, Google has become an intrinsic part of the lives of millions. 

Ransomware attacks are a continual problem across various industries and organizations and can have a catastrophic impact on a company’s reputation, finances, and technology. According to The State of Ransomware 2024 from Sophos, a whopping 59% of organizations were targeted by ransomware last year.