Weekly News and Patch Report

Important Security Updates Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 120.4.4598 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website. [See SecureTheVillage’s warning below] Google Chrome: Google has released Google Chrome … [Read more...] about Weekend Patch Report, April 18, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Clubhouse Joins Facebook and LinkedIn as Target of Data Scraping; Cumulative One Billion User Profiles Have Been Leaked: Hot on the heels of high-profile data scraping incidents at Facebook and LinkedIn that … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 18, 2021

Important Security Updates Microsoft Edge: Microsoft has released version 88.0.705.75 of Edge. Updates are available within the browser under About Microsoft Edge on the Menu button in the top-right corner of the screen. Current Software … [Read more...] about Weekend Patch Report, April 11, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Clubhouse data leak: 1.3 million scraped user records leaked online for free: So far, it seems like it’s been the worst week of the year for social media platforms in terms of data leaks, with Clubhouse … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 11, 2021

Important Security Updates Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 119.4.1772 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website. [See SecureTheVillage’s warning below] Google Chrome: Google has updated its Chrome web … [Read more...] about Weekend Patch Report, April 4, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy 533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online: A user in a low level hacking forum on Saturday published the phone numbers and personal data of hundreds of millions of … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 4, 2021

Important Security Updates Apple Multiple Products: Apple has released security updates for iPhones, watchOS, iOS, iPadOS and more. Additional details are available on Apple’s website. Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 118.4.460 for … [Read more...] about Weekend Patch Report, March 28, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Defense Instagram scams and how to avoid them: Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has seen more than 1 billion accounts opened, and users on the service share close to 100 million photos every day. NakedSecurity, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 28, 2021

Important Security Updates Google Chrome: Google has updated its Chrome web browser to version 89.0.4389.90 fixing five security flaws, including a zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited. Updates are available from the … [Read more...] about Weekend Patch Report, March 21, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy What We Learned About Clearview AI and Its Secret ‘Co-Founder’: Charles Johnson, a notorious conservative provocateur, played a pivotal role at the start of the facial recognition company. The New York Times, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 21, 2021