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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Fake Error Message, SSL Cert Invalid
Bad guys are putting up fake error messages with hopes that victims will call them for help. Don’t fall for it!
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged Fake SSL Warning, hackers, online trickery, Security Awareness, social engineering
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Smartphone Enabled ATMs
BMO Harris Bank is launching the U.S.’s biggest cardless ATM network that allows customers to withdraw cash within seconds, using nothing but their smartphones! If your phone is lost or stolen, the bank can remotely remove the app. No card … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged 2015, BMO, cardless ATMs, Reducing Fraud, two-factor
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Viviana’s 1st Birthday
Carmelo’s first cousin twice removed, Viviana, had her birthday! Here are some pictures of the Dr. Seuss themed birthday.
Posted in life
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Free Apple Watch, Click Here!
A scam is being played out right now since Apple has re-introduced the Apple Watch. A group of scammers are creating Facebook events, littered with Apple Watch pictures, where the victim is instructed to invite 100 friends to join the … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged 2015, Apple, Apple Watch, Facebook, phishing, scammers, scamming, Security Awareness
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Spear Phishing in Florida Nearly Leads to Half Million Dollar Loss
Orange Park City Hall nearly lost $500,000 from the city’s bank account at Wells Fargo, according to Security Info Watch. An email with an attachment was sent to an employee. Once the attachment was opened, similar emails were sent to … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged Orange Park City Hall, phishing, Security Awareness, spear phishing, spearphishing, Wells Fargo
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Bloomberg Interview with FBI Special Agent of Cyber Special Operations, Leo Taddeo
The Cost of Security Breaches
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged Bloomberg, breach, cybercrime, FBI, Leo Taddeo
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A USB to Destroy a Computer
A blog writer named Dark Purple wrote an article on a proof of concept called USB Killer, a USB that when plugged into a computer, would charge, then discharge back into the computer, to fry circuits and burn half the computer … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged 2015, computer security, Dark Purple, malware, mission impossible, usb, USB Killer
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Rowhammer
Intel-compatible PCs running Linux are exploitable through the physical weaknesses in certain varieties of DDR DRAM (double data rate dynamic random-access memory) chips and gaining higher kernel privileges on the system. Google’s Project Zero has released an in-depth article on … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged ddr, DRAM, exploit, Google, how to exploit, Linux, project zero, rowhammer
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The Disgruntled and Passed Over
The FBI reports that; Michael Meneses, a system manager and software programmer who was often passed over for promotions, created a program to pharm employee passwords, left his job at an unnamed Long Island High-Voltage Power Manufacturer, in January 2012. After … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged 2012, attacks from within, cybercrime, FBI, Michael Meneses, pharming, sniffing
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