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The classic arcade game—which turns 40 on May 22—made history by launching an unprecedented merchandise empire. But Pac-Man was innovative in other ways, too. During a time when video games’ default audience was adult men, Pac-Man successfully engaged women and children, becoming one of the first games to broaden the medium’s appeal in both ...

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ransomware, surveillance, Weekend Update

North Korea, Pac-Man

Friday Phish Fry

Catch of the Day – Donald Trump and Mike Pence phishing emails. Beware these official-looking “government” emails.

Chef’s Special – LogMeIn credential harvesting phish.

Phishing Email Alerts

Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, or from clients, or reliable sources on the Internet.

I would be delighted to accept suspicious phishing examples from you. Please forward your email ...

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account hijacking, email, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing, privacy, social engineering

COVID, COVID-19

The PC World Meets the PC World

Are some common cybersecurity terms racist? Is the personal computer world being attacked by the politically correct world? It seems that’s the accusation being leveled against the terms “blacklist” and “whitelist.”

In a recent post, the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) announced that it is changing the way it talks about the good and the bad in ...

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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, News and politics

Double Checking Your Amazon Account Security

Losing control of a major online shopping account like your Amazon account is a huge problem. An account hijacker could purchase all sorts of high end goods, jewelry, electronics, gift cards. Really, almost anything is for sale on Amazon. If you have a Prime membership, an attacker also has access to your video and music streaming account as well. This access can ...

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account hijacking, cybersecurity, multi-factor authentication

Sunday Funnies – Help Desk

Found this online – but I’ve come across it in my life as a tech support guy too. NO MORE TOOLBARS! From Bored Panda.

Never seen this one before!

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MAY

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Sunday Funnies

Weekend Update

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

ILOVEYOU: The Love Bug virus is 20 years old – could it happen again?

The Love Bug virus is 20 years old. It was also known as ILOVEYOU because it spewed itself out in emails with those three words, jammed together as one, in the subject line. This was one of the first mass mailing worms ...

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Computers and Internet, cyberwar, email, ransomware, Virus, Web Design, Weekend Update, WordPress

APT, ILoveYou, vulnerabilities, web conference

Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, or from clients, or reliable sources on the Internet.

I would be delighted to accept suspicious phishing examples from you. Please forward your email to phish@wyzguys.com.

My intention is to provide a warning, examples of current phishing scams, related articles, and education about ...

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account hijacking, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing, WordPress

spearphishing

Give Yourself A Google Account Security Checkup

If you use Google for anything (and who doesn’t), it is a good idea to periodically check your your Google account security settings. If you have an Android phone, then there is a Gmail account attached to the phone, whether you use it or not. This account is tied to the GPS location history generated by your phone. It is also attached to Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Google Photos, any ...

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account hijacking, Android, Google, multi-factor authentication, passwords

Anyone Can Buy DIY Malware Kits

If you think it seems like there is more activity, attacks, and exploits from cyber-criminals and other bad actors, you may be right. Malware exploits can be easily bought online as kits complete with installation assistance and technical support. Just as the business web is moving everything to “The Cloud” with AaaS (Anything as a Service), the denizens of the ...