Old Scams Never Die, They Just Get a Fresh Coat of Paint Scammers have been posing, according to a warning by DHS, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents in San Antonio. The scammers call the mark, pretending to be HSI and tell them there is a problem with their passport […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Feds Having Some Success In Going After Hackers The DoJ announced the arrest of a Ukrainian who is accused of deploying ransomware on behalf of the REvil ransomware gang. They also seized $6 million in cryptocurrency. The Ukrainian was arrested in Poland (crooks are not smart. If you are in the crosshairs of U.S. law […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Trump is Fighting a Mastodon Donald Trump’s not-yet-launched social media site, Truth, is already fighting a potential lawsuit. Although Trump has not said so, tech folks who have seen the site say that it is based on the open source social media code base called Mastodon. The license that comes with Mastodon requires that users […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Smartphone Counterespionage Tips for Travellers Most people say “who would be interested in me?” but the reality is that foreign governments track Americans for a variety of reasons, both good and bad. Read this article to find some tips that could keep you below the radar and your information safer. Are Surveillance Cameras the Answer […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Mother Sues Alabama Hospital After her Baby Died During Ransomware Attack You know how hospitals say that even though none of their computers are working during a cyberattack, patient safety is not compromised. Unless you were born yesterday, you know that is a lie, but saying anything else would open them up to even more […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Women, Minorities are Hacked More Than Others A new report, released this week, says that lower income and vulnerable populations are disproportionately affected by cyber crime. Shockingly (not), the report says that those with lower incomes, lower education and minority groups are more likely to fall victim to cyber crime. While the gap is not […]
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