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Category Archives: Security Blog
NSA’s XKeyscore
The NSA has their own version of Google. It collects, supposedly, way more information than the search giant. The NSA system pulls in countless people’s Internet searches, emails, documents, usernames and passwords, and other private communications. XKEYSCORE is fed a … Continue reading
Halt!
Due to a computer glitch and are supposedly unrelated, United Airlines flights were grounded this morning and at the same time the New York Stock Exchange halted all trading. Is foul play suspected? At this time, the answer is no, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, american airlines, Availability, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, New York Stock Exchange
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Phishing and Vishing Attacks are Up
With the recent OPM hack… I use hack loosely because of this. A lot of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) was stolen. About 32 million records. The PII consisted of Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers, Dates of Birth, places one lived … Continue reading
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Tagged malware, OPM, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, vishing
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Vishing Voicemail? Sounds Serious!
I got a voicemail yesterday on my Google Voice number, a number I haven’t used in a year. Vishing is voice phishing, a category of social engineering and the act of using the telephone in an attempt to scam a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Danny Archer, fraud, phishing, Security Awareness, vishing, voice phishing
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Personnel Data and Social Security Numbers for EVERY Federal Employee STOLEN
It was announced last week that hackers stole Social Security Numbers, military records and veterans’ status information, address, birth date, job and pay history, health insurance, life insurance, and pension information (age, gender, race data) when they breached the Office … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, breach, cybercrime, fraud, hacked, hacking, Identity Theft, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, phishing
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The Stegosploit Digital Steganography Project
Stegosploit is the technique that allows an attacker to embed executable JavaScript code within an image. Now there are new scary scenarios for Internet users that could be infected by viewing a picture on any website, even without clicking on … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Malicious Code and Application Attacks, steganography
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Credit Card Skimmers at Gas Stations
A recent investigation in Florida uncovered 103 credit card skimmers over a three-month period. A problem state leaders here have faced head on. Arizona is number two in the nation. Aggressive measures by investigators at the Arizona Department of Weights … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Arizona, credit card, gas stations, skimming
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Google Fiber Sends Fine Letters to Pirates
Google’s Fiber division is passing along automatic fine notices to Google Fiber users suspected of pirating copyrighted content. Instead of merely alerting subscribers that their connections have been used to share copyright infringing material, these notices serve as automated fines, offering … Continue reading
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Tagged Google Fiber, Piracy
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