Look Before You Click!
Look carefully at the URLs before you click to make sure they’re legitimate. The bad guys are using look-alike letters to trick you..
Entries by Joe Imperato, Sr.
Hackers Serve Malware Cocktail That Evades Most AV Programs
Malware cocktails are hard for AV programs to detect because of their ever-changing code. They are dropped onto systems via phishing emails.
A New Twist To An Old Scam
Hackers are constantly evolving their tactics. They’ve added a new twist to an old scam to become even more convincing to users.
Are You Or Someone You Know The Star Of A Fake Porn Movie?
AI-driven “deep fakes” have made it possible for criminals to generate fake porn videos, where innocent victims are the stars for extortion.
O&R Warns Residents Of Utility Scams
Scammers are pretending to be O&R workers and calling customers threatening them if they don’t pay bogus back payments.
Meet Skygofree—The Multipurpose Mobile Trojan
A recent post in Kaspersky Lab detailed a powerful “new” Android trojan that has been operating since 2014 that was “discovered” in late 2017. It’s called Skygofree (not related to the TV service Sky Go) and here are some of the things it can do: Track where you are and turn on audio recording when […]
Watch What You Type Into Your Browser!
Cyber-criminals are smart and look for common misspellings of legitimate websites to create their look-a-likes to ensnare you.
2018 … And The Beat Goes On
Vulnerabilities were found in Intel, ARM and AMD processors that power most devices today. Hackers are poking holes in major systems.
ALERT: Worldwide Ransomware Attack Underway
A variant of the notorious NotPetya ransomware, known as Bad Rabbit, is making its rounds throughout the world.
Security Alert: Critical Wi-Fi Vulnerability Found – DO NOT IGNORE THIS!
Mathy Vanhoef, a researcher from Belgian university KU Leuven made public yesterday information about an attack vulnerability affecting the wide-spread wireless protocol WPA2. It is called “Key Reinstallation Attack” or KRACK for short and can be used by cyber-criminals to bypass WPA2 network security and read information that everyone assumes is encrypted and secure. This […]
