Caller Poses as CISA Rep in Extortion Scam Homeland Security’s CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) says that they are aware of a scam where a caller pretends to be a CISA rep and claims to have knowledge of the potential victim’s questionable behavior. The caller then attempts to extort the potential victim. CISA says […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As I have been saying for a while, hackers are good at evolving. As we see more and more ransomware attacks, a lot of the people are opting not to pay the ransom and instead deal with reconstructing their infrastructure and losing data (like police losing digital evidence and having to let crooks go). So […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]SmarterASP.net, a web hosting provider with over 400,000 customers, was infected by ransomware over the weekend. They are, at least, the third provider to be hit by such an attack. Affected user web sites are down and the company’s website was also down. Customers logging in might see a directory listing that looks like this […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Comcast Testing Encrypted DNS While Lobbing Against It Encrypted DNS (either DoH or DoT) has become a political hotbutton. Recently Vice reported that Comcast is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying against it. Mozilla is writing to Congress saying that what Comcast is saying is not true and most interestingly, Comcast is testing its […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Database Leaked 179 GB of Personal Data of military personnel, officials and hotel customers. I wish this was a new story. Autoclerk, a Best Western service that manages reservations, revenue, loyalty programs, payment processing and other functions for the hotel chain. left an elastic search database exposed. Hundreds of thousands of guest reservations were exposed […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Medical Practice Closes After Ransomware Attack Wood Ranch Medical is closing their doors permanently after a ransomware attack. The attackers not only encrypted the practice’s data, but also its backups. In April 2019, the Brookside ENT and Hearing Center in Battle Creek also closed after a ransomware attack. Ransomware attacks are just one reason why […]
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