Tag Archives: 2016

Samsung Stops Production of Note 7

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Carmelo

Samsung’s money maker, the Note 7 has been having really bad battery problems. They literally burn and explode. Of course the company recalled them as they had a fix, but even the replacements came out having the same problem. Even … Continue reading →

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Amendment to California Law on Breaches

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Carmelo

On September 13, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2525, which amends the state’s data breach notification law (California S.B. 1386) requiring businesses to disclose data breaches to individuals whose personal information has been compromised. Currently, the law only requires … Continue reading →

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The Largest Distributed Denial of Service, EVER! (A Robot Knock-Knock Description)

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Carmelo

Denial of Service explained: Computers respond to network traffic, generally. If there was a computer on my network that wanted to talk to my computer, that computer would put out a request to talk to my computer over the network, … Continue reading →

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Happy #CyberAware Month

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Carmelo

Today is NOT ONLY the first day of October, the beginning of a whole month I justify that it’s okay to stuff my face with fun size Twix bars [whispers “Fuck Yeah“], it’s also National CyberSecurity Awareness Month! Not only … Continue reading →

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Pay the IRS with Target Gift Cards! Catching a Phone Scam

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Carmelo

Fear is a strong motivator. Nobody wants to be told they owe on their taxes, that they are penalized, or that they will be sent to jail. I remember when someone tried to vish (voice phish) me and it sounded … Continue reading →

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Got an @yahoo.com Email Address? This is for you!

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Carmelo

Depending on the news source you follow, either 200 million or 500 million Yahoo! accounts have been breached, so…. if you have an @yahoo.com email address, change your password The accounts were actually stolen about 2 years ago, but it … Continue reading →

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Hacking Star Wars

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Carmelo

Dubbed the Floppotron, Pawel orchestrates the imperial march. A remote controlled AT-AT from an Arduino, an XBox controller and some ingenuity (also, where I got the photo from).

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What to Watch To Learn A Little CyberSecurity

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Carmelo

Do you like to be entertained? I know I do! Here are some shows and movies that I recommend. Brian Brushwood’s Hacking the System

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City Data Breach

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Carmelo

Ken Selzer, the Kansas Insurance Commissioner warned that members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City need to safeguard their financial and health information following a data breach that accessed information on their medical ID cards. Insurance officials … Continue reading →

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Oracle Systems Breached… MICROS Point of Sale Systems’ Customer Portal Breached

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Carmelo

Oracle had their computer systems breached and that lead to the compromise of the MICROS customer service portal. The MICROS customer service portal system had traffic going to a server owned/operated by Carbanak. MICROS is owned by Oracle’s retail division. … Continue reading →

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