SIM swap attacks is a hacking technique where hackers socially engineer cell phone providers to steal a victim’s phone number. That means that hackers get the victim’s text messages and phone calls. While two factor authentication is not used by the majority of people, when it is used, the most common form of two factor […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Beazley is one of the largest cyber risk insurance providers in the country and publishes periodic reports on claims that they see. Here is a summary of what they saw. Ransomware evolved during 2020, reaching new levels of complexity. Rather than getting an employee to click on something, they hack the network, install malware that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Literally. Serious. Before there was a refrigerator that could tell you when you were out of milk or a baby monitor that you could listen to from around the world, critical infrastructure like water, power and electric was using Internet of Things technology to give you safe water and make sure the lights stayed on. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Are You the Victim of Covid Fraud? As if Covid wasn’t bad enough, there are widespread stories of people getting tax forms for their Covid unemployment benefits -benefits they never applied for and never received, but which are considered taxable income. In California alone, crooks stole at least $11 billion in unemployment benefits by stealing […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Adult Web Site Hacked; 2 Million Records Leaked Most visitors to adult web sites do not want to be “outed”, but that is exactly what happened to 2 million customers of MyFreeCams. While the data stolen (username, email, UNENCRYPTED passwords and account balance) is not that sensitive, the fact that someone has an account there […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The cops are fighting a game of whack-a-mole with the hackers and likely always will, but this week they whacked hard and had a couple of wins. In a multi-nation effort including the US, UK, Europol and many others, the good guys (and ladies) took control of the command and control servers for the Emotet […]
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