https://sensorstechforum.com/quora-hacked-access-internal-database-servers/

Quora has sent out notifications to all of its users notifying them that it has been breached. According to the information received, an unknown hacker or collective was able to access their database of user data on Friday (November 30). An investigation has started to find out how this has happened and to remedy any possible Quora security issues.

Full article in this link.
https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsr...dentified-in-worldwide-money-laundering-sting

Tracking and privacy concerns with Google? there are alternatives.
https://spreadprivacy.com/how-to-remove-google/

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46357007

More than 50 people have been arrested in India for their alleged involvement in fake security warning scams.
The New York Times said that Delhi police made the arrests during raids on 26 call centres linked to the scams.
Software giant Microsoft helped police trace who was behind the large-scale operations.
It said it received more than 11,000 calls per month about fake security warnings and that many people lost significant sums to the fraudsters.
"This is an organised crime," Courtney Gregoire, an assistant general counsel in Microsoft's digital crimes unit told the US newspaper.
Microsoft has estimated that fraudsters make about $1.5bn (£1.2bn) a year through fake Windows support calls.

Raids on 16 call centres were carried out this week and, earlier in November, another 10 locations were visited by police.
The raids were prompted by Microsoft filing complaints with local police in New Delhi about call centres it claimed were involved in the fraudulent operations.
Typically, said Microsoft, attempts to trick people revolved around pop-up warnings that falsely claimed that a person's computer was infected with a virus.
Fixing the non-existent virus could involve ringing a tech support centre. An operator would talk a victim through a fake fix and then charge them for the work.
In another version of the scam, staff at call centres claimed to be calling from Windows official support saying they had spotted that a person's computer has been hacked or harboured a virus. Again, victims were expected to pay to fix the non-existent problem.
Some people caught out by the scam paid up to $1,000 for the fake tech support, said the newspaper.
Microsoft has published advice about ways to spot the fake calls and avoid becoming a victim.

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-46309351

Black Friday sales could be targeted as "prime pickings" for cyber-crime, the UK's cyber-security defence agency has warned shoppers.
The National Cyber Security Centre, part of the GCHQ intelligence service, is issuing advice to shoppers of the risk of "malicious" online threats.
It is the first such official cyber-warning in the run-up to the Christmas shopping season.

Information about removing this malware.
https://easyquickremoval.com/2018/11/how-to-delete-1gxazhvqudjetpe62ufozfibpa8todoun3-malware/

And other variations. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=+1GXazHVQUdJEtpe62UFozFibPa8ToDoUn3&t=ffhp&atb=v130-3&ia=web

Some of these fixes may involve buying some products. You can try some of the free ones first like sophos.
https://www.sophos.com/en-us.aspx

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Yes they were quite believable at first.

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There seems to be an increase in these types of scams. Especially Ransomware.

What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system, either by locking the system's screen or by locking the users' files unless a ransom is paid.

What can be done? First of all don't fall for it. Lets imagine that you do actually pay these scammers the money demanded, how do you know they will remove anything or just ask for more money from you? Plus by doing so you are giving the scammers more information, not a good move.

Sometimes it seems that your computer is locked and you cannot do anything except do as they say. WRONG!
You can always close down your computer by pressing the power button for several seconds and this will close down your computer.
Second step- run an anti virus program.
Third step- Change your password.
It is always helpful to run Ccleaner from Piriform to clean out any residual nasty bits. It is available in a free version for Pc's and macs.

After taking ALL these steps it is a good move to change your password again, and run another AV scan for your peace of mind.

As a further precaution do regular back ups so that you can always do a re-install in case anything is lost. This is especially important if you run a business so that you can always recover the information you need to keep a business up and running.

New Mac OS.  A new upgrade for macs OS. https://www.apple.com/macos/mojave/

This could be interesting for our international members.

Mac is more fluent than ever

macOS Mojave adds UK English, Australian English, Canadian French, and Traditional Chinese for Hong Kong language options; improved maps for China; and romanized English input for Japanese keyboard.

macOS Mojave Compatibility
macOS Mojave is a free update for:

• MacBook (Early 2015 or later)
• MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or later)
• MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or later)
• Mac mini (Late 2012 or later)
• iMac (Late 2012 or later)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac Pro (Late 2013, plus mid-2010 and mid-2012 models with recommended Metal-capable graphics card)

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Please try now. It was here but disappeared I am trying a new system now so hopefully it will stay.