SelvanSoft, LLC.

10/10/2024

I regularly contribute to subreddits like r/cybersecurity_help, r/scams, r/IdentityTheft, r/privacy, and r/MacOS on Reddit, answering questions on online safety, identity theft, scams, extortion, malware, and viruses. To address repeated questions, I’ve consolidated some of the FAQs here. Check it out to stay informed and secure!

Howto blogs

06/01/2023

https://blog.selvansoft.com/2023/06/android-battery-drain.html

Android Battert

05/14/2023

Data breach incidents are very common these days. In-spite of all the efforts & money spent by organizations on robust cyber security measures to protect themselves, data breaches continue to occur. With countless sensitive records compromised, it serves as a stark reminder that no organization or i...

05/14/2023

https://blog.selvansoft.com/2023/05/howto-credit-freeze.html

Data breach incidents are very common these days. In-spite of all the efforts & money spent by organizations on robust cyber security measures to protect themselves, data breaches continue to occur. With countless sensitive records compromised, it serves as a stark reminder that no organization or i...

03/03/2023

https://blog.selvansoft.com/2023/03/shorturlscams.html

I am sure many of you are familiar with shortened URLs that redirect you to a different long-winded URL when clicked. If you’ve ever seen or used tinyurl.com, or a bit.ly link, you are already familiar with how they work. 

10/20/2022

https://security.googleblog.com/2022/10/SecurityofPasskeysintheGooglePasswordManager.html

Posted by Arnar Birgisson, Software Engineer We are excited to announce passkey support on Android and Chrome for developers to test today, ...

08/27/2022

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/twilio-breach-let-hackers-gain-access-to-authy-2fa-accounts/

Twilio's investigation into the attack on August 4 reveals that hackers gained access to some Authy user accounts and registered unauthorized devices.

08/26/2022

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-developer-systems-hacked-to-steal-source-code/

Note: This is not a data breach, rather this is a source code breach, at least that's what LassPass claims at this point but the story may change ... it always does. However, this breach can be potentially bad as well since threat actors now know how stuff works under the hood.

Password management firm LastPass was hacked two weeks ago, enabling threat actors to steal the company's source code and proprietary technical information.

08/21/2022

https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/apple-warns-1-a-half-billion-iphone-mac-users-to-update-their-software-immediately.html

No need to panic ... If you don't use safari (who does anyways?) you are fine but it would be wise to update iPad, iPhone and MacOS (needs to be v12.5.1).

Another zero-day bug could allow an attacker to take control of your device.

07/20/2022

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/07/experian-you-have-some-explaining-to-do/

July 11, 2022 137 Comments Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords f...