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06/16/2026

📢 Heads up — Meta is changing how it uses your data starting next month.

And this time it's not just about ads.

Starting in July, Facebook and Instagram will use information from other websites and apps you've used — purchases you've made, services you've signed up for — to shape everything you see in your feed, the Reels that pop up, and even what Meta's AI tells you when you ask it something.

The default? You're automatically opted in. If you don't change your settings, this happens without you doing a thing.
Here's what to do right now:

✅ Go to Settings on Facebook or Instagram

✅ Find "Activity from other businesses" and review how it's set

✅ While you're there, check which apps and websites are connected to your account and remove anything you don't use
It takes about five minutes — and it puts you back in control of what Meta knows about you.

Full details in this week's blog — link in the comments. Share this with someone who uses Facebook or Instagram. 👇

06/09/2026

Quick question — do you have a smart TV with free apps installed?
You might want to read this.

A new security investigation revealed that free apps on smart TVs can quietly enroll your home internet connection into a massive data network — routing AI web scraping traffic through your IP address, using up to 200 GB of your data per month, without you realizing it.

The opt-in screen tells you it's "occasional." The reality is very different.

And on iPhones with affected apps? Your VPN won't stop it.
Here's what to do:
✅ Block these domains on your router: proxyjs.brdtnet.com and clientsdk.bright-sdk.com (full list in the blog)
✅ Audit the free apps on your smart TV
✅ Be skeptical of any app that mentions "sharing your connection" in the fine print

Free apps are rarely free. Your bandwidth is the price.

Full details in this week's blog — link in the comments. Share this with anyone who has a smart TV at home or in the office. 👇

06/02/2026

🚨 Warning for anyone who uses ChatGPT — this is happening right now.

Hackers have found a way to deliver malware through the real ChatGPT website. Not a fake page. The actual chatgpt.com domain.

They're running Google ads that look completely legitimate. You click, you land on a real ChatGPT page, you see a message saying the site is down and to download the app. You download malware.
This week researchers also found fake ChatGPT installers on GitHub, a fake OpenAI download site stealing passwords on both Windows and Mac, and a new vulnerability that can inject phishing links directly into ChatGPT's responses.

Here's what to do:
✅ Never click a search ad to download any AI tool — type the web address yourself
✅ Only download apps from official sources or verified app stores
✅ If a site tells you to download something unexpected — stop and verify first

Read the full breakdown in this week's blog — link in the comments. Share this with your team before they click something they shouldn't. 👇

05/26/2026

🚨 Google just confirmed it — hackers are now using AI to bypass two-factor authentication.
That extra login code you rely on to protect your accounts? AI just found a way around it.
The good news — Google caught the attack before it launched. The reality — this is only the beginning.

Here's what every business should do right now:
✅ Keep all software fully updated
✅ Switch from SMS text codes to an authenticator app
✅ Never rely on a single layer of security

Two-factor authentication is still worth having — but it needs backup.

Have questions about this? Click the link in the comments. 👇

05/20/2026

🚨 If your team uses Microsoft Teams on Android — this is important.
Microsoft just announced a security vulnerability that allows attackers to make fake messages and malicious content look completely legitimate inside Microsoft Teams.
The fix is already available — but only if you update.

Here's what to do right now:
✅ Open the Google Play Store and update Microsoft Teams
✅ If you manage company devices, push the update immediately
✅ Let any employees using personal Android phones for work know to update today
This one hasn't been actively exploited yet — but that can change fast. A quick update today could prevent a serious problem tomorrow.

Want to know more? Check out the link in the comments. 👇

05/13/2026

📱 Did you know fake apps can make it onto the official Google Play Store?

A new report revealed 28 fraudulent apps that racked up 7.3 million downloads — all promising to show users call histories and SMS records for any phone number. Once users paid
(up to $80!), they got back completely made-up data.
Even scarier? Some apps sent fake notifications saying "your results are ready" just to lure users back to the payment screen.

Here's how to protect yourself and your team:

✅ Research the developer before downloading any app
✅ Never pay inside an app before seeing real results
✅ Check your Google Play subscriptions regularly
✅ If something feels off — it probably is

Want to know more? Check out the link in the comments!

05/05/2026

Is your business website built on WordPress? This is worth 60 seconds of your time.

A popular WordPress plugin was just found to contain a hidden backdoor — buried in the code for YEARS before anyone caught it. It had been installed on hundreds of thousands of websites.

WordPress runs over 40% of all websites. That makes it a massive, constant target.

If you have a WordPress site and you're not actively monitoring it, you may not know if something is wrong until it's too late.

Quick checklist:
Review your installed plugins — delete anything old or unused.
Make sure WordPress and all plugins are set to auto-update.
Know who is responsible for your website security.

This week's Tech Tip Tuesday breaks it all down. Check the link in the comments for the full post.

04/28/2026

Is your team at risk from this new cyberattack?

Hackers are now impersonating IT support inside Microsoft Teams. Here's the playbook they're using:

First, they flood an employee's inbox with spam to create panic. Then a "helpful" IT rep appears on Teams offering to fix it. One click or install later — the attacker has full access to your system.

It works because it feels real. Real tools, real platforms, real urgency.

What every business owner should know:
✅ Real IT teams don't send unexpected chat messages asking you to install things
✅ Always verify through a separate, known channel before acting
✅ Limit who can install software on company devices

Share this with your team — one informed employee can stop an attack before it starts.

🔗 Read the full breakdown on our blog: link in the comments.

04/22/2026

We have a rule: we don't send repeat alerts.

We're breaking it today.

Last Tuesday, we warned our clients about CVE-2026-34621 — a zero-day flaw in Adobe Reader that hands attackers full control of your machine the moment you open a PDF.

No macros to enable. No link to click. Just open a file.

This week it stopped being theoretical. Businesses are getting hit.

Here's what makes this one different:

🔴 CVSS severity score: 9.6 out of 10
🔴 It ran undetected for 5+ months — antivirus had zero signatures for it
🔴 CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list on April 13th
🔴 Federal agencies have a hard patch deadline of April 27th

The attack vector is ruthless in its simplicity. An attacker sends a PDF — through email, a shared drive link, or a vendor portal. You open it. That's it.

Who's being targeted? Procurement teams. Finance staff. Project managers. The people who open vendor quotes, purchase orders, and spec sheets all day long.

Your employees cannot visually identify a weaponized PDF. It looks completely normal.

One question worth asking your IT team right now:

If someone on our team opened a malicious PDF this morning, would we know?

If the honest answer is "I'm not sure" — that's the conversation you need to have before something forces it.

Patch Adobe Reader across every machine today. Don't skip the ones nobody thinks about — the shop floor terminal, the exec laptop that "doesn't need IT touching it," the remote worker on a personal machine.

04/14/2026

A Single PDF Can Compromise Your Business: The Latest Adobe Zero-Day. | Infortech

A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader is actively being exploited through malicious PDF files — and it requires nothing more than opening the document to trigger the attack.