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Category Archives: Security Blog
Vawtrack Trojan Capabilities
Vawtrak is a banking Trojan that has been spreading in recent months. It infects victims via malware downloaders, exploit kits, or through drive-by downloads (e.g. spam email attachments or links). AVG has a white paper (pdf) full of details. Vawtrak … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, malware, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, trojan, Vawtrack
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NYPD Auxiliary Officer Hacking into NYPD Computer + FBI Database
Yehuda Katz, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) Auxiliary Deputy Inspector assigned to the 70th Precinct in Brooklyn, executed a scheme to hack into a restricted NYPD computer and other sensitive law enforcement databases. He was caught and brought … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, computer security, FBI, fraud, hacking, NYPD, remote attacks, spy, spy gear, Yehuda Katz
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Car Updates to Enable Self-Driving
Rachel Maddow has a video on the self-driving car and how some cars today, already have the basic functionality, and just require the update. What isn’t covered, is how laws and law enforcement will perceive inebriated or sight impaired drivers if … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, driverless cars, hacking, Progressive Insurance, Security Awareness, Snapshot
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150,000 Records Accessed in Advantage Dental Breach
Compromised data included names, Social Security numbers, birthdays, phone numbers and home addresses, but not treatment or financial information. The information was accessed between Feb. 23-26, when Advantage’s internal IT specialists detected the security breach. So far, no patients … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Advantage Dental, breach, cyber risk, cybercrime
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Premera Blue Cross Breach
At the end of January, this year, Premera Blue Cross discovered they were breached. Possibly 11 million records of Personal/Medical and Financial information was exposed. After working with Mandiant and the FBI, the indicators of compromise date as far back … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, 2015, Anthem, breach, credit card, cybercrime, hacked, Premera, privacy
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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!
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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
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Tagged 2015, BMO, cardless ATMs, Reducing Fraud, two-factor
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged Bloomberg, breach, cybercrime, FBI, Leo Taddeo
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