Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: September 9, 2019It’s now possible to search for text displayed on your images in Google Photos
Google has quietly added a new feature to its Photos app that allows you to search for and copy text displayed on images in your phone. The feature uses optical character recognition, a process that translates text images into text files. This is something the…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: August 30, 2019Millions of identifiers found unprotected on a server
Some three million stolen email addresses and passwords were found online on a server used to send fraudulent messages and extort money from tens of thousands of victims. The server, which was not password protected, was at the heart of a complex online fraud operation,…
Written by: Mitch Evans Posted on: August 29, 2019This malicious Android application has been downloaded more than 100 million times
Google removed the CamScanner application from the Play Store on Wednesday after it was discovered that it contained malicious software. The app downloaded more than 100 million times on the Play Store, allowed you to take pictures of sheets of paper to automatically convert them…
Written by: River Knicks Posted on: July 30, 2019Here’s how to find out if you are affected by the hacking of WhatsApp
Facebook announced Monday that its encrypted email application WhatsApp had been infected with spyware . Here’s how to detect if your device is touched. Which devices are targeted? The attack, allegedly carried out by NSO, an Israeli cyber-espionage group, targets some individuals in particular and not the majority…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: July 30, 2019Windows XP and 7 vulnerable to an attack similar to WannaCry
Several older versions of Windows, including Windows XP and Windows 7, are vulnerable to a rapidly spreading computer virus that can infect entire networks, much like the 2017 WannaCry attack. The flaw identified by Microsoft could allow hackers to take control of a remote computer…