Aug 09 2025
You’re browsing a sketchy website—maybe looking for a firmware update, maybe trying to stream Downton Abbey without paying—and suddenly, a CAPTCHA pops up. “I’m not a robot,” it says. You click the box. You feel validated. You are human. But then… your browser redirects, your CPU spikes, and your inbox starts getting emails from a …
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Nov 24 2022
It seems like everyday we get notified about another data breach. First it was Optus, then ahm, then Medibank and the latest I heard was Microsoft data had been leaked. Obviously the first question is “how much of my info was exposed?” and then next would be “what do I need to do?” The answer …
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Sep 30 2019
In the last few weeks I have been inundated with calls from clients who have managed to get Malware on their Mac. Whether it be by clicking on an ad on the fastest way to rid themselves of fat from their eyebrows, a sensationalist article about Orlando Bloom or being faked into updating their Flash …
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Jan 14 2013
In the past some spotty faced geek would decide that it has nothing better to do than to make our lives a misery by writing a virus or punching a hole into a piece of software we all rely on. I gather it has something to do with being inferior or not being breast fed …
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Apr 06 2012
It has been reported – wildly and with a fair amount of hysteria – that the flashback Java Virus has infected over 600,000 Macs around the world. First thing to do at a time like this is make a cup of tea and once brewed and whilst being enjoyed, go to your Applications folder, then Utiilies …
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