Final Thoughts on Ubiquiti
Last year, I posted a series of articles about a purported “breach” at Ubiquiti. My sole source for that reporting was the person who has since been... Read more
Nitrokod Malware uses Google Translate to infect Crypto Miners
Nitrokod Malware has infected tens of thousands of computers with crypto mining software. Surprisingly, Nitrokod transmits this virus using unauthori... Read more
How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability
Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes from employees at some of the... Read more
Walmart Scam: Don’t buy this 30TB SSD that is Being Sold for just a few dollars is the latest scam
A security researcher has sounded the alarm over a portable SSD listed on both AliExpress and Walmart, which appears to be programmed to misrepresent... Read more
LockBit ransomware gang announces triple-extortion level after hit by DDoS attack
LockBit ransomware gang announced that it is improving defenses against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and working to take the operatio... Read more
Dominican Republic Govt Agency become the victim of a Quantum ransomware
Quantum ransomware is one of the types of ransomware that has cyber-attacked the government agency of the Dominican Republic named Instituto Agrario... Read more
PayPal Phishing Scam Uses Invoices Sent Via PayPal
Scammers are using invoices sent through PayPal.com to trick recipients into calling a number to dispute a pending charge. The missives — which co... Read more
When Efforts to Contain a Data Breach Backfire
Earlier this month, the administrator of the cybercrime forum Breached received a cease-and-desist letter from a cybersecurity firm. The missive al... Read more
ShitExpress online poop gifting site suffers data breach
ShitExpress, a website that offers you to send a box of feces along with a personalized message to friends and enemies, has suffered a data breach af... Read more
Sounding the Alarm on Emergency Alert System Flaws
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is urging states and localities to beef up security around proprietary devices that connect to the Emerg... Read more
It Might Be Our Data, But It’s Not Our Breach
Image: Shutterstock. A cybersecurity firm says it has intercepted a large, unique stolen data set containing the names, addresses, email addresses, p... Read more
The Security Pros and Cons of Using Email Aliases
One way to tame your email inbox is to get in the habit of using unique email aliases when signing up for new accounts online. Adding a “+” character... Read more
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2022 Edition
Microsoft today released updates to fix a record 141 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software. Once again,... Read more
Class Action Targets Experian Over Account Security
A class action lawsuit has been filed against big-three consumer credit bureau Experian over reports that the company did little to prevent identit... Read more
Scammers Sent Uber to Take Elderly Lady to the Bank
Email scammers sent an Uber to the home of an 80-year-old woman who responded to a well-timed email scam, in a bid to make sure she went to the bank... Read more
No SOCKS, No Shoes, No Malware Proxy Services!
With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now som... Read more
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Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 121 security holes in its Wi…
