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Trump Coin Scam Delivers Malware That Hijacks Device

Note that this is not a political post; they are only using that coin because it gained popularity and therefore is a good attack method for scammers. It will work just as well on any cryptocurrency if there is enough interest. It took scammers TWO MINUTES to exploit Trump’s crypto launch to spread malware and […]

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Security News Bites for March 7, 2025

Prez Eases Attacks On Moscow to Cozy Up to Putin As the president tries to get Putin to the negotiating table by continuing to make concessions to him, the Pentagon has told the NSA to stop offensive cyberattacks against Russia. This is the exact opposite of what he said he would do during the campaign. […]

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2,665 Percent Increase in Deep Fake Camera Scams

Is that person staring at you on Zoom really your boss? Or, is it a deep fake trying to get you to “gift” some hacker your company’s money? Last year that is exactly what happened to one Hong Kong company — to the tune of $25 million. iProov, a company that sells facial recognition identity […]

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Security News Bites for February 28, 2025

Screens at HUD Display AI Video of Donald Trump Sucking … Okay, I know that was click bait. As Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) employees walked into headquarters on Monday, they were greeted by large television screens showing video of the President sucking Elon Musk’s toes. Staff could not initially turn off the […]

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Security News Bites for February 21, 2025

Is Russia Reining-In Ransomware? Historically, if you are a ransomware hacker you are in heaven in Russia as long as you don’t attack targets favored by the Kremlin. Putin has arrested, unexpectedly, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, a famous Russian hacker who was indicted in the U.S. He paid a fine and had to give Putin a […]

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China, Russia Continue Cyberattacks Unabated; Unclear What US Intends to do

Multiple Chinese hacking groups continue to go after US and other companies and agencies with, apparently, no consequences. China’s Salt Typhoon, who hacked a dozen or more major US telecom and Internet providers including Verizon and AT&T, is now using vulnerabilities in Cisco firewalls worldwide. In December and January the Chinese government hackers successfully broke […]

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