A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
One of my IT associates got an email that had one of her actual passwords in it, and threatened to reveal information unless she paid a ransom in Bitcoin. This seems to be getting a lot of traction, so beware. Do not pay the extortion demand. First, this is a scam. They got ...
Continue Reading →Cyber-criminals are masquerading as customer service sites on Facebook, luring disgruntled customers to their Facebook page in order to trick them into divulging their user name, password, and other personal information. This is called “angler phishing.”
The way this usually works is this. Let’s say you have a bad experience with your bank. Then you write and post a negative comment on Facebook or Twitter about bad service you received at your bank, for example. A cyber-crime crew will be searching ...
Continue Reading →Did you know that the easiest way for me to get your password is just to ask for it? This is one way that cyber-criminals can get one of your passwords. In our last post we focused on password cracking. Today we will look at all the other ways that an clever attacker can compromise your password.
In our last post we looked at the frighteningly short amount of time that it takes to crack a typical password. Today we will look at all the different password cracking methods that a clever attacker can use to compromise your password, and how to defend against these attacks.
There are several types of automated password attacks that can be combined to make the process quicker, or to configure for a certain type of password attack.
On May 7, the FBI announced the release of the 2017 edition of the Internet Crime Report, published by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). This 29 page report outlines what cyber-crimes are most popular and most profitable for the perpetrators. Don’t miss the extensive list of cyber-crimes and definitions in Appendix A. Seriously, I found them kind of interesting. Anyway, these crimes led to $1.42 billion in losses last ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.WordPress will be 15 years old this May 27th, 2018! On Sunday, May 27th, we’re planning a global event celebrating the WordPress 15th Anniversary with WordPress community groups around the world.
Researchers have shown how attackers could trick ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.05/07/2018 08:30 PM EDT Original release date: May 07, 2018
FBI has released the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2017 Internet Crime Report, which highlights scams trending online. The top three crime types reported by victims in 2017 were non-payment/non-delivery, personal data breach, and ...
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If you own a small business, you have a website. Would you be surprised to learn that your site is a top target of cyber-criminals? Most people believe their business is too small and insignificant to be interesting to attackers, but your website is valuable to them precisely because it is small.
What makes a small business website an attractive target? It is ...
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The early bird gets the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese. The late tax filer gets nothing. Why? April is tax fraud time. The best way to avoid losing your tax refund to a scammer is to file as early as possible, before the tax fraudster can get it done. Having said that, this information would be more valuable in January than in April. From US-CERT.
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.A tiny US company called Grayshift is reportedly quietly touting software it claims can unlock Apple’s flagship handsets, the iPhone X and 8.