A scam campaign hitting WhatsApp users promises a free one-year subscription to Netflix, but instead steals personal information from the target, security researchers at ESET discovered. The fraudulent promotions come in the form of text messages from familiar accounts, and attempt to gain access to as many facets of a victim’s smartphone as the user will allow, including … [Read more...] about WhatsApp Scam: Text Message Offers Free Year Of Netflix, Steals User Information
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How to Create Users and Manage Their Sudo Privileges on Ubuntu
The sudo command allows normal users to run programs which are only available to the root user. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a system user and manage its sudo privileges on a Linux VPS running Ubuntu 16.04 as an operating system. First of all, connect to your Linux server via SSH and add a new system user: # adduser newuser Feel free to replace … [Read more...] about How to Create Users and Manage Their Sudo Privileges on Ubuntu
How to let users securely edit files using sudoedit on Linux
How to let users securely edit files using sudoedit on Linux Suppose you are a system administrator in a company where teams mostly work on Linux with limited privileges. Now imagine a situation where members of one of the teams - as part of some new work - need to frequently edit a file that requires superuser privileges. What would you do? One option is to give them the … [Read more...] about How to let users securely edit files using sudoedit on Linux
Facebook Dislike Button In the Works? Company Reportedly Testing New Reaction Buttons In Messages
Facebook has started rolling out a dislike button in messages, according to a report. However, the company hasn’t gone mainstream with the dislike button and has kept it restricted to user’s reactions just to messages. “We’re always testing ways to make Messenger more fun and engaging. This is a small test where we enable people to share an emoji that best represents their … [Read more...] about Facebook Dislike Button In the Works? Company Reportedly Testing New Reaction Buttons In Messages
Nintendo Switch gets iFixit teardown treatment
The Nintendo Switch hybrid console is now on retailer shelves and available online in various parts of the world, including the UK. Any home user can buy and admire the new console 'in the flesh' for its slick industrial design. However, most people won't want to disassemble a perfectly functioning machine to fix it - if it had some functional issues or obvious faults, for … [Read more...] about Nintendo Switch gets iFixit teardown treatment
Smartphone users should stay safe from QRishing scams
Yet another new term for us today – QRishing. This form of Phishing is initiated using QR codes. QR codes are those square images with an array of black and white codes we see in newspapers, magazines, brochures, posters, etc., scanning which – we are redirected to a website, can save contacts or open applications. Typically a QR code stores a URL and other related … [Read more...] about Smartphone users should stay safe from QRishing scams
Review: Qnap TS-231P
Picking a network-attached storage solution can be tricky simply because there's so much choice. Qnap, one of a handful of well regarded vendors, already has an enormous catalogue to choose from and new models are arriving thick and fast. For the typical home user seeking sage buying advice, our recommendation would be to spend somewhere in the region of £100-£200 on a dual-bay … [Read more...] about Review: Qnap TS-231P
Nintendo Switch Features Could Be Coming To New Sony PlayStation Device, Patent Shows
Sony could follow the Nintendo Switch model for a future device, a patent image uploaded by a user in the video game forum NeoGAF spotted by IGN shows. The user, who cited the images to a Japanese blog said the patent, which shows a handheld device, was filed in 2015 but was recently published. Here’s what the patent looks like: The blog cited by the user shows more … [Read more...] about Nintendo Switch Features Could Be Coming To New Sony PlayStation Device, Patent Shows
How Social Engineering attackers use PDF Attachments for Phishing
Efforts like raising awareness about Phishing have yielded desired results, but the cybercriminals continue to find new ways of devising attacks. The latest attacks through PDF attachments are geared towards pushing users to enter their email account credential into well-crafted phishing pages, reveals a finding from Microsoft. Before you proceed, you might want to take … [Read more...] about How Social Engineering attackers use PDF Attachments for Phishing
Fitness Trackers: If You Are Black, Xiaomi Mi Band2 Apparently Won't Work
The fitness tracker device, Xiaomi Mi Band2, apparently does not work on people of color, according to tech blog Phandroid. Many dark-skinned users said the device cannot depict their heart rate sensor --- unless if it’s put on a lighter area of the body. “Put a white paper below the sensor and it will work again,” a user suggested from the forum, "Mi Band 2 Heart Rate measure … [Read more...] about Fitness Trackers: If You Are Black, Xiaomi Mi Band2 Apparently Won't Work