It’s been seen all over Facebook, really highlighting those who are probably gullible enough to fall for Phishing and Spearphishing attacks.
It’s with a heavy heart to announce that Jaime’s Aunt, Rebecca, passed away during the night.
57-year-old Cathy Bernstein, a Florida woman, was driving her Ford in Port St. Lucie, on Friday when she allegedly ran into a Ford truck and then a Dodge minivan, hard enough to deploy the airbags. Not even caring, she left both scenes. Her car called 911 to report an accident using 911 Assist, which gets help in an accident in the event you are disabled.
911 Operators called Cathy, didn’t believe her alleged lies and dispatched police to investigate. She’s in jail now.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Please enjoy this wonderful picture of Santa. Privacy Day is just around the corner.
Posing as recruiters, the LinkedIn fake accounts allow hackers to map the networks of business professionals and gain the trust of those in them.
Symantec has worked with LinkedIn to remove all of the fake accounts it identified.
By making these connections, criminals can entice users to give up personal details, direct them to malware-laden websites and, if they can get their email addresses, launch spear-phishing campaigns – targeted emails that aim to steal personal information.
If you suspect that you’ve identified a fake LinkedIn account, report it.
Read the Symantec blog post here.
My 1st cousin twice removed (my cousin’s grandson) had his fourth birthday already! How time flies! It was really good to see everybody!
An anonymous (not the group) hacker got into the VTech toy makers servers and downloaded 190 GB of data that included pictures of parents, kids, and chat logs between the parents and their children. That’s about 4.8 million registered users data, which includes hundreds and thousands of children.
Many of the VTech line toys are tablets with cameras and baby monitors.
Not much else is known about the hacker, but he claims that he will not be publishing the data he accessed.
As you know, with Cyber Monday coming up and all the online shopping you are all doing, you and everybody you know will be hit in the email and all over your social media with probable scams. Be Aware and Click with Care!
Scammers, Hackers, Fraudsters, etc will try to get you to divulge information or download malware.
Happy Thanksgiving. I’m so thankful for family and friends, great experiences, and having the skills to pay the bills!
After dinner, Jaime and I rode our bikes around the neighborhood to burn off some of the food and fight the lethargy. Damien had to go to work for prep for Black Friday.
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