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I'm a tech enthusiast, covering almost every aspect of the industry. I'm a Security Professional, author, software developer and also an open source evangelist. I'm the founder at BlanCorp and chief editor here at The B-Blog. Holla at me on my social platforms.

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Twilio ‘smishing’ attack compromised around 125 corporate clients, including Signal

Smishing, baby. Communications tool giant Twilio, which provides text and phone services to over 250,000 corporate customers ranging from Facebook to the American Red...

Phishing hack that mirrors Google login site—minus the URL

Phishing attempts reported on last month use a mirror image of Google-domain login pages—familiar logos and CAPTCHAs included. There’s one glaring characteristic in an...

The Facebook porn post spam is back

If you are one of the many Facebook users who got tagged by someone you don't know in a porn post, don't click or...

Lazarus attackers mimic job recruiters

Cyberattackers are impersonating a type of person who’s difficult to ignore: a recruiter saying that you’re just the right person for a new, impressive...

After some block and forth, Microsoft stops Office macros by default

The block is back. Microsoft has disabled by default the oft-helpful, oft-malwared shortcuts known as macros. And it got confusing for a second. In February,...

Instagram won’t ever be Instagram again

It’s hard to remember the last time a trend took off on Facebook or Instagram. This summer’s hits—Pink Sauce, “jiggle jiggle,” and “s/he’s a...

Meta looks to the metaverse as it struggles in the present

While Zuck foil-surfs toward the metaverse—an immersive internet that could be built over the next 10+ years—Meta’s losing its balance in the here and...

Survey: IT leaders expect resistance to passwordless security

Nowadays, facial recognition can open your iPhone and the right fingerprint will log you into your work laptop. As our everyday devices gain non-password authenticators,...

VPN limitations leave opening for ‘zero-trust’ tech

Virtual private network (VPN) usage soared in March 2020 as employers sought to connect a growing number of homebound employees to company resources. But limitations...

What’s The Deal with TikTok?

The FCC has once again called for TikTok to be de-listed from the Google Play Store and the Apple App store. What is going...

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