It is increasingly important to have a strong password set. If you don't have this malicious users can easily get into your hosting. Of course you don't want people to be able to do this easily and therefore it is advisable to set a strong password. However it has recently been found that the password '123456' is the most commonly used password for leaked email addresses. In this list there were also other passwords such as 'welcome' 'welcome01' 'qwerty' and 'password'. This research was conducted
Not only the security of your hosting is important but also that of your mail accounts. When malicious users enter your mail account they can spread malware more easily. Of course you don't want this to happen these people can also send spam mail from your account. The chance that you will be blocked is pretty big. Spoofing It can happen that you receive e-mails from your own e-mail address. Often these emails tell you that they have hacked your email address. Here they further claim to have access
WordPress sites are often the target of attacks by malicious users. This often involves exploiting leaks in plug-ins that add malicious pieces of code to your website. Thanks to this piece of code website visitors are redirected to malicious apps help desk fraud or drug ads. The plug-ins in question are Maintenance Mode Yellow Pencil and Blog designer. However this vulnerability has already been fixed for all three plug-ins. If you are using any of these plugins it is recommended that you update
You hear more and more lately about victims of phising attacks. Last Tuesday a suspect was reportedly arrested who had made dozens of victims through phising attacks. You may now be wondering what exactly phising is and how you can protect yourself from it. What is phising? The good news is that phising will not affect your hosting. However it is possible that you will be bothered by phishing mails. Phising is a form of criminality in which criminals send e-mails to your address in order to get
Most people today use web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. However there are also other options that are great for surfing the Internet. One of these less popular browsers is the Pale Moon browser which is where malware was last found. What kind of malware is it? If you are using the Pale Moon browser then you are probably wondering what kind of malware it is. In this case it is the ClipBanker malware this form of malware mainly targets cryptocurrency.Users who
Most people will be able to distinguish a real webshop from a fake one however there are still many fake webshops online. Recently about 3000 fake web stores were taken offline by Europol. These stores sold fake products such as sports equipment phones and other electronic parts. In this operation there were also 30 suspects arrested and about 4.5 million goods seized. How do I recognize a fake webshop? When you start hosting it is important that you know how to navigate the Internet safely. This
Security is becoming increasingly important for both your hosting your local PC but it is also important that you secure your phone properly. Do not only think of securing it against theft but also online security against malware. In this blog post we will discuss how you can best secure your phone. Use a lockscreen Most people will probably use this but it is important that you have a lockscreen with a password. Do not only think of a pincode for your sim card but also for your lockscreen you
It was already known that WordPress is not the most secure Content Management System but most exploits are found in the plug-ins. Recently a leak was found in a plug-in called WP Live Chat Support. With this leak it was possible for malicious users to redirect you to their own website. The website you were redirected to was full of malware the plug-in is still used by about 50 000 websites. Fortunately this leak has already been closed but many users still need to update the plug-in and WordPress.
New variants of it are discovered every day and it remains a danger to computer users for both new and experienced computer users. If you are using hosting then it is important that you know what certain malware is and what it does. We are going to talk about different types of malware and what exactly they do in the upcoming blog posts. Trojan horses This is probably the most well-known type of malware a Trojan horse can enter your PC in various ways. Often this happens via emails or if you download
