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Security News Bites for the Week Ending Oct. 5, 2018

Web Page Load Times Double Due to Trackers Trackers, those microscopic bits of pixie dust that web pages and advertisers insert into web pages to track our activities, make a significant negative contribution to user experience. Full disclosure – this study was done by Ghostery, who makes software – free software – that blocks these […]

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Visit New Zealand – Fork Over Your Passwords or Risk Being Prosecuted

In what is thought to be the first country to do this, travelers entering New Zealand who do not turn over their phone passwords during searches could be arrested, prosecuted and fined more than $3,000.  This includes citizens and foreigners. A New Zealand customs spokesperson said that the new fine is an appropriate remedy to […]

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Home Internet Router Hack Steals Banking Credentials

An attack that was originally spotted in August affecting DLink routers has spread to over 100,000 routers including 70 different models. The attack originally targeted Brazilian banking customers by compromising their internet router, changing the DNS server and pointing them to a bogus, look-alike banking site.  From there, they steal your credentials. Not satisfied with […]

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