Author: Modernizing Tech
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Large Development Firm, Chemonics International, Affected By Data Breach
Chemonics International, a large development firm and USAID contractor, was impacted by a data breach affecting the data of thousands of users. According to the report they made in a notice on their website, the hack was first noticed late last year in December 2023, where they found possible hacking activity from earlier in the…
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Dangerous “SpyLoan” Apps Growing in Android App Store
Dangerous predatory loan applications, known as SpyLoan or fake loan apps, are growing in numbers in the App Store, many with millions of installs. McAfee’s mobile research team, a security software company, has raised an alarm on the growing wave of these predatory loan apps that are disguised as legitimate financial services but trick users…
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Change or Limit Apple’s AI Intelligence Features
Apple has rolled out its new Apple AI Intelligence features last month for iOS 18 on iPhone 15 and 16 (iPad with A17 Pro or M1 and later & Macs with M1 or later too), integrated with ChatGPT enhancing writing and drawing, customization, personalized recommendations for apps, and content suggestions. But some users may be…
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Staying Safe When Online Shopping This Black Friday Holiday Season
This year’s Black Friday is expected to reach record spending. This includes Cyber Monday, the online digital version. (Cyber Five, which is the five days of deals between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday, for 2024 is projeced to surpass nearly $40 billion⇗.) It’s a great time to make that needed purchase or replace any electronics…
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Security Bypass Vulnerability in WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin CleanTalk
A security vulnerability was recently discovered in the WordPress plugin Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall plugin by CleanTalk by researchers at Wordfence, a full security plugin for WordPress. The plugin aims to keep spam at bay on WordPress websites, which power many websites on the web, by protecting forms and other features on your websites from…
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Google Releases New Restore Credentials Tool for Simpler Account Restorations on Android
We’ve all been at the point of upgrading a phone. While it is an exciting purchase and time to learn a new device and features, it does come with the haunting task of logging in to each of your apps. Especially if you’ve forgotten your password (a password manager is best recommended to avoid forgetting…
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Bitcoin Reaches New Records, Edges $100k Valuation
The most popular and widely known cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has reached a new record worth today, surpassing $99,000. It is just shy of a $100k valuation as it maintains strong popularity and trading amongst users and investors. Track all markets on TradingView This comes as many are hopeful for a friendlier stance toward cryptocurrency from government,…
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