The First Global Ransomware Attack Wreaking Havoc — 18 Months Later When the first-ever global ransomware attack, WannaCry, took the world by storm, there was a kill-switch developed. Meaning, if the ransomware attempted to run, it would first see if this kill-switch was available. If so, it wouldn’t encrypt the files; but would remain dormant […]
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Some of you may have received a new PC this holiday season, which will have Windows 10 loaded as the operating systems. For some, this may be a new OS to adapt to, to others, perhaps you’ve been using Windows 10 for some time now. Either way, the ten tips listed below are great ways
Beginners or Intermediate Users, These Windows 10 Tips are Genius! Read More »
Scammers Portray IRS in Latest Phishing Scam Earlier this week, the IRS issued a warning to tax payers regarding a fraudulent email that has been impersonating the agency. The email includes tax transcripts, in an attempt to get the users to click on the documents, which contain malware. The biggest risk would be employees clicking
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Yet Another Facebook Bug Leads to Leaked Information Some of us have done it — uploaded a picture to Facebook, and then decided not to hit “Post”. What we don’t know is that the social media platform keeps a copy of that picture. What they do with it, or why they need it remains unclear. However,
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Microsoft Launches New Anti-Malware Initiative Microsoft has just kicked off their latest cyber security initiative. The company is offering up a $25,000 award for data scientists who can correctly predict which Windows PCs are more likely to fall victim to malware attacks. So far, over 80 teams have joined the challenge. The data scientists will
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Pay Bitcoin Demands Or Else… Hackers have taken malicious scams to an entirely new level by sending a wave of threatening emails to businesses, schools, and public municipalities in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. The hacker’s ransom note demands a payment of $20,000 in bitcoin by the end of the day. They also claim, if the
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Another Medical Facility Targeted By Cyber Criminals The University of Maryland Medical Systems (UMMS) suffered a malware attack over the weekend. According to officials, the cyber criminals executed the attack during the early hours of December 9, 2018. Within hours of the malware being installed on the network, employees identified the malicious activity and took systems
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Firefox Leaves Security Gap Open for Hackers… One of the top used browsers, Firefox, has left a security gap open which hackers and scammers continue to exploit. These cyber criminals are embedding an iframe into various malicious website’s source code, which can be exploited on each browser (Chrome, Edge, or Firefox). However, it is how the
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Update 12/10/2018 – Authorities have a suspect in custody. The Chinese police were able to track the suspect down due to the personal information used to create the WeChat app to collect the ransom demands. New Ransomware Attack Targets Chinese Users A new ransomware variant has infected 100,000 Windows PCs in China by encryption the
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So your security provider failed you, and you were a victim of ransomware. What do you do now? It is likely you have a ransom note on your screen stating what you need to pay, and how to do it. What they don’t tell you is just how difficult that will be. Often times hackers
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