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I recently read this article entitled Don’t Blame Employees who fall for a BEC scam! and it is an article by Trend Micro. They have…

When I read the article entitled Think of satellites as big, vulnerable IoT devices, researcher says I really had to sit and think about this…

Hello everyone, Its time for some good news. 20-year-old pleads guilty to DDoS-for-hire scheme that netted $550,000 is the latest in the good news department.…

I believe I’ve covered this from time to time, but in an article These scammers claim to have videos of your most private moments and…

Hello all, Its been a long time since I’ve posted articles, and I really thought it would be good to post on some of what…

The topic of phishing and more specifically voice phishing is not new, but this is clever. I know I’ve not posted to the blog as…

Sans does a newsletter called Ouch. In February’s issue, they touch on Scams, and one of them talked about in this newsletter I’ve seen multiple…

Hi all, I know I’m late with this, and I’ve got some time to look at some email. I recently came across the December 2018…

AA19024a is from the USCERT in regards to the DNS system and how it can be hijacked without your knowledge. This starts with creds stealing,…

According to a recent article from Krebs on Security, it is looking like courts in different parts will be handing down harsher sentences for people…

Hello everyone, Here are some of the items that I’ve read as of late that may be of interest to readers. Tech Support Scams: What…

Hello folks, here’s something that I spotted while looking at twitter. It talks about another case of swatting, good thing nobody was killed in this…

Here’s what I’ve read in the last little bit. Hackers target ‘hundreds’ of Middle East activists with fake login pages, 2FA bypass schemes other countries…

Hello folks, In the continuing of catching up of news, Trend Micro has an interesting article dealing with Face Book, and its log in capabilities.…

I have a question to start this post off. Why are building systems connected to the Internet, and what is their purpose? I’ve never heard…

Hello everyone, Lets start the new year with some good news, although we all know that this is only a stepping stone. DOJ indicts 2…

Happy New Year, I’m trying to catch up on 2018 news, and I found this article entitled BevMo payment breach affects thousands, with researchers pointing…

Officials said the hacker made off with the personal information of over 500,000 student and staff. Source: Hacker steals 10 years worth of data from…

I read today an article from Trend Micro entitled Tildeb: Analyzing the 18-year-old Implant from the Shadow Brokers’ Leak and I found it of interest.…