Hacks N Facts

12/06/2025

I have actually discussed the term 'digital sovereignty' before. Now, more than ever, pc users have a choice to use Microsoft products or not.

Before the Danish government announced its move, Denmark's largest cities, Copenhagen and Aarhus, had already announced plans to phase out Microsoft software and cloud services. Here's why.

09/06/2025

Always check the link.

We found that cybercriminals are preparing for the impending holiday season with a redirect campaign leading to AsyncRAT.

02/06/2025

I recommend changing your passwords immediately.

A huge dataset with all kinds of sensitive information, likely to be the result of infostealers, was found exposed online.

29/05/2025

A disturbing new trend in cybercrime emerged this week as security professionals discovered QR codes taped to lampposts in what appears to be a sophisticated psychological manipulation campaign.

26/05/2025

This was an absolute beast of a DDoS attack. In fact, it was the largest ever unleashed.

May 20, 2025 42 Comments KrebsOnSecurity last week was hit by a near record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that clocked in at more than 6.3 terabits of data per second (a terabit is one trillion bits of data). The brief attack appears to have been a test run for a massive new Internet o...

25/05/2025

It certainly does explain a lot.

Grok apparently wasn’t an option.

24/05/2025

Pocket and Fakespot are shutting down. I'm particularly sad to see Fakespot go because I've been using it for a long time.

Firefox is the only major browser not backed by a billionaire and our independence shapes everything we build. This independence allows us to prioritize bu

24/05/2025

Cybercriminals are using TikTok videos to trick users into infecting themselves with Vidar and StealC information-stealing malware in ClickFix attacks.

24/05/2025

https://youtu.be/4_57VOUZY98?feature=shared

Nova Scotia Power has confirmed it is the victim of a ransomware attack and that the hackers who stole data have published it on the dark web. The CBC's Amy ...

23/05/2025

This is why you shouldn't click on random links.
https://tinyurl.com/ykcuxf2e

23/05/2025

Nova Scotia Power, which is owned by Emera has confirmed that customer data, which was acquired through a ransomware cyber attack has been published by the hackers. Nova Scotia Power has stated that they have not paid the ransom, but instead are working with a team of cyber experts. This is in fact the right thing to do.

The whole reason that hackers keep doing these ransomware attacks is because companies keep giving them money to regain access to the files. Every cyber security agency and numerous government entities have warned against paying ransoms for this very reason. I'm glad to see Nova Scotia Power doing the right thing.

21/05/2025

If you receive an email from Joblyz claiming that they received your CV, this is a scam. They do not hire for any of the businesses they claim to hire for. In this case, they are pretending to be hiring on behalf of Costco. I contacted Costco and they confirmed that they don't have any association with a business by this name.

I contacted their domain provider and reported them. Let's see what happens.