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Potential Hurricane Dorian Cyber Scams

Original release date: September 4, 2019

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity targeting Hurricane Dorian disaster victims and potential donors. Fraudulent emails commonly appear after major natural disasters and often contain links or attachments that direct users to malicious websites. Users should exercise ...

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Capital One, CEH, cheating, disaster scams, Dorian, students

Moving to the Cloud? Don’t Rely on Vendors for Security

Is your company moving operations to the cloud? What about the cybersecurity aspects of protecting your data assets in the cloud? Are you relying on your partner/vendor to take care of securing your information? In light of the Paige Thompson indictment, it is apparent that relying too heavily on your vendor’s expertise and staff can open ...

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Don’t fall for fake Equifax settlement sites, warns FTC

Equifictitious sites popped up within days of Equifax agreeing to pay up to $700m to settle claims over the 2017 data breach.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Releases Advisory on Fileless Malware

Original release date: July 18, 2019

The Canadian Centre ...

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Astaroth, fileless malware, firefox, Mozilla, US Coat Guard

Weekend Update

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50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface ...

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Apollo Moon Landing, Docker, Drupal

Weekend Update

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Update Firefox now! Zero-day found in the wild

Mozilla has fixed a critical zero-day bug in the latest point releases of the Firefox web browser.

IRS Warns of New Tax Scams

Original release date: June 07, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a reminder urging consumers to look out for two new ...

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How Cybersecurity Firms Overcome Ransomware Attacks

You just got infected with SamSam crypto-ransomware. What if I told you I had a secret process that guarantees I can recover your files that have been encrypted by a ransomware attack. Would you pay me to get your files back?

Brian Krebs tweeted on May 16 about ProPublica’s investigative article ...

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Anubis Banking Trojan Using Google Play and Telegram App

The powerful Anubis banking Trojan is showing up in the Google Play Store in other apps. Currently, Anubis is masquerading as a battery saver and currency converter. This Android banking Trojan launches a fake app overlay screen when the user opens the app. The user enters his or her account credentials into the fake overlay, which allows the Anubis malware to steal the data. Anubis can imitate 377 financial apps ...