This is an interesting story and we will have to watch to see where it goes. One FCC commissioner sent a letter to Apple and Google asking/telling them to remove TikTok from their app stores. The commissioner, one of the Republicans, Brendan Carr, said “it is clear that TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Executives are a prime target for hackers. The reason for this is that execs have access to the most sensitive information – finance, mergers, contracts, personnel, performance, patents, etc. They also, apparently, don’t follow best practices for security. Security company BlackCloak said that 27% of executives have open ports on their home networks, 20% have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]OK, so the headline is a bit of a hook because at this point, it is only a bill, but if it passes, it will be a nightmare for anyone who does business in California, which is good for my company, bad for everyone else. While this is not in my personal best interest, I […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Want Some BidenCash? This is not a political statement – at least not by me. There is a new carding site that uses the President’s name and likeness to sell stolen credit card data for as little as 15 cents each. Last week the admins gave away a CSV file with names, addresses, phone numbers, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A China based Advanced persistent threat actor (APT) who has been active since last year seems to be using ransomware as a smokescreen for state sponsored espionage. The group has been using just one malware loader called the HUI loader, which seems to only be used by Chinese hackers. They use that to load Cobalt […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]So you get hit by a ransomware attack – what do you do? Is your first thought TO pay it? Or is that first thought NOT to pay it? Paul Furtado of Gartner, speaking in Sydney said: “I have yet to see an organization going through that that says ‘No, I’m not going to pay’,” […]
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