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SaveMe App is Actually SocialPath Malware for Android Phones
The Save Me app claims to be able to save a user’s contacts and other data including photos and videos, in the event that a mobile device is lost or stolen but it actually contains a variant of information-stealing malware … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, android, cyber risk, cybercrime, malware, Security Awareness
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Harvesting Birthdays
When participating in social media, there are all sorts of fun things to be part of, like “Who would be in your Zombie Apocalypse team?”. Though it’s fun, it’s also easy to give up your personal information. Why the heck … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, birthdays, cybercrime, fullz, harvesting, Security Awareness, social engineering
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There is no CyberSecurity?
60 Minutes has a video on cyberthieves stealing your credit card information. This is a must watch for everybody who has a debit/credit card; a must watch for every merchant and service provider. The 15 minute video talks of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, 60 Minutes, Brian Krebs, credit card, cybercrime, FireEye, Security Awareness
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Operation Onymous… 414 Onion sites Taken Offline/Seized
Tor (The Onion Router) is an anonymizing program that allows access to the Dark Web, it works by basically routing packets through an anonymous proxy network. (See Searching the Deep Web) Europol, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security, … Continue reading
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Tagged .onion, 2014, cybercrime, dark web, Department of Homeland Security, Europol, FBI, hackers, Operation Onymous, tor
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Breaches, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities in October 2014
This might be the longest one I’ve done so far: List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October http://t.co/AtYQ3vBJEa — Lewis Morgan (@LewisMorgan_) October 28, 2014 Payment information breach Dairy Queen Data breach hits 395 stores ‘Big K’ raided … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, cyber risk, cybercrime, information security, malware, phishing, security, social engineering
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McAfee Exec on Cybersecurity
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Tagged 2014, credit card, cybercrime, hackers, Information Technology Security Awareness, NCSAM, PCI Compliance, Security Awareness
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Goodwill/C&K Systems
Back when I posted about the 868,000 Payment Cards, 330 Stores, it was recently revealed that the exposure was due to C&K Systems. All 20 previously affected Goodwill members have stopped using C&K Systems to process customers’ payment cards… Earlier … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, breach, credit card, cybercrime, goodwill, hacked, Information Technology Security Awareness, phishing, Security Awareness, stores
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Home Depot Breach
Home improvement retailer Home Depot confirms its payment security systems fell victim to a massive cyber attack, possibly since April, at nearly 2,200 stores in the U.S. and Canada. Fishnet Security, Symantec, and the Secret Service are working to research … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, breach, credit card, cybercrime, hacked, hackers, home depot, security, target
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Cyber Risk & Internet of Things
I made this video for work, but modified it a bit so it’s not directly work related, but I didn’t edit the audio… Don’t hate! It’s my first one. The intended audience is for those who don’t think with a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, baby monitor, Carmelo Walsh, cyber risk, cyber security, cybercrime, google car, hacked, hacking, information security, Information Technology Security Awareness, Internet of Things, Refrigerator, Security Awareness, video tutorial
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Should We Buy Credit Monitoring Services?
With the ton of breaches that have been happening, we use one of the credit monitoring services, after this year though and all the breaches going on, one of the first services that is offered to potential victims, is credit … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, albertsons, Brian Krebs, credit, credit card, cybercrime, Dairy Queen, hacking, home depot, information security, monitoring, security, supervalu, UPS
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