News, Consumer Alerts
December 04, 2024
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Chinese hack of global telecom providers is ‘ongoing,’ officials urge people to use encrypted apps to communicate

The U.S. may not have totally kicked China-affiliated Salt Typhoon out of U.S. telecommunication systems, a new publication by CISA explains. Politico reports that CISA and the FBI are advising people to use encrypted communications: Jeff Greene, [executive assistant director of cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency], strongly urged Americans to “use your […]

Consumer Alerts
December 04, 2024
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Six password takeaways from the updated NIST cybersecurity framework

Specops Software has some useful advice to share and some of it may be surprising, Password security is changing — and updated guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reject outdated practices in favor of more effective protections.  Don’t have time to read the 35,000-word guidelines? No problem. Here are the six takeaways from NIST’s new […]

Consumer Alerts
November 20, 2024
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Update now! Apple releases software to patch critical security flaws

No joke — update promptly because these vulnerabilities are being actively exploited. Apple is urging users to promptly apply the iOS 18.1.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, and the older iOS 17.7.2 updates across all devices in the Apple ecosystem. NewsBytes summarizes the issues: In a move to protect its users, Apple has pushed critical security updates for its macOS and iOS platforms, […]

Consumer Alerts
November 18, 2024
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Hackers are exploiting Microsoft 365 to send extortion emails

PCWorld reports that in the past week, a number of people have started receiving extortion demands that were sent via emails from the Microsoft 365 Message Center. These emails are demanding users to pay $2,000 worth of cryptocurrency to a specific address, under the threat of stealth nude webcam photos of them being leaked to […]

Consumer Alerts
September 16, 2024
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Hackers Force Chrome Users To Hand Over Google Passwords, Here’s How

Forbes reports: Newly published research has revealed how threat actors are using a devious new technique to force Chrome browser users to reveal their Google account passwords out of nothing more than sheer frustration. The credential-stealing campaign, which uses malware called StealC, locks the user’s browser in kiosk mode while blocking both the F11 and […]

News, Consumer Alerts, Data Breach News
September 13, 2024
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FBI and CISA Release Joint PSA, Just So You Know: False Claims of Hacked Voter Information Likely Intended to Sow Distrust of U.S. Elections

Released: September 12, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, as part of their public service announcement (PSA) series to put potential election day cyber related disruptions during the 2024 election cycle into context for the American people, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly issued the Just So You Know: False Claims of Hacked Voter […]