Google Warns of Wide-Spread Phishing Scam That Can Steal Your Account Info
If you get a request to view or edit a Google Docs file in an email message, even if you know the sender, you should really...
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Facebook and Google Scammed Out of Millions - Stark Reminder That Anyone Can Be a Victim
There is another reminder that businesses, regardless of size should continue to be vigilant with cybersecurity training and...
Netflix Subscribers Validate Information for Cybercriminals
Netflix subscribers are once again being targeted with a phishing scam. This one is using the increasingly popular tactic of a...
Great Blackout of 2011 Reveals Weaknesses and Possible Threat to U.S. Power Grid
In early September in 2011 Southern California was experiencing a heat wave. As residents cranked up their air conditioners, it...
DHS Hotline Phone Number Used to Steal PII from Illegal Immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning immigrants of a new scam. The inspector general for the agency warned that...
Chipotle Breach Gives Burrito Lovers Another Unappetizing Incident
Burrito lovers just can’t catch a break. The restaurant chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill has once again made the news for another...
Two Well-Known Companies Try to Steal From You
There are a couple of recently sighted phishing emails making rounds. Both are phishing and using names of well-known companies...
InterContinental Hotels Group Releases More Information on 2016 Breach
In December, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) reported that it was investigating a possible data breach at some of their...
Cybercrime Reaching $600 Billion; A Reminder to Review Cybersecurity Policies and Processes
Various sources list the cost of cybercrime to the global economy at somewhere near $600 billion each year. This figure will no...
Locky Ransomware Reappears After Staying Out of the Limelight for a Few Months
The ransomware Locky has been out of the limelight for a few months after making a big bang throughout 2016. Last year, it...
Poll Finds Americans to Take Big Digital Risks; Guidelines to Drive the Internet Highway Safely
Americans are risk takers. Digital risk takers, that is. That’s what a survey by OpenPoll found when it asked 2,000 Americans...
FBI Warns Healthcare Industry to Secure FTP Servers
The FBI recently released a warning to those in the healthcare industry about attacks on FTP servers running in “anonymous” mode...