PC Pitstop was featured in the Sioux City Journal for the company’s strong ties to the community. Many of the company’s high level executives were previous employees of Gateway Computers, headquartered in North Sioux City, South Dakota. This includes CEO and founder – Rob Cheng, COO – Keith Linden, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing […]
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On November 25, 2016 San Francisco experienced a major ransomware attack that took down their Municipal Transportation Agency, also known as Muni. The ransomware took down over 2,000 Muni payment and scheduling systems. To accommodate the transportation needs of the San Francisco population, the city ordered all of the fare gates to be kept open.
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Bigfork Schools located in Bigfork, Montana was recently infected with ransomware. The attack led the school’s files to be encrypted. School officials reported to the Billings Gazette that they hoped to have the files restored by this week to finish the grading period. The school did not disclose the ransom demand, or the malware variant
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With all of the Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday sales, maybe you’ve found yourself intrigued with the idea of buying a new PC. Before doing so, be sure to keep the following tips in mind: First and foremost, set a budget. PCs can range from a few hundred to a few thousand.
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In-Store Malware Scam According to Kim Komando, there has been quite the controversy regarding Office Depot erroneously deeming various computers with malware. These computers were brand new, just out of the box, and never connected to the internet. So how could they have possibly been infected? They weren’t. Jesse Jones, from KIRO 7, took six
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HUD Breaches Leave Thousands Exposed National Mortgage News reported the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) suffered two major breaches in August and September. The first resulted in over 50,000 leaked records, and the second, over 420,000 records. The exposure was through the department’s website, where this private information was inadvertently made public. The individuals
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Android devices have been experiencing several security issues lately. Earlier this month, we reported on the malware associated with fake Flash Players on Android devices. Then, BleepingComputer reported Android banking Trojans, which impacted over 200,000 users. Now, it has been discovered, over three million Android devices have firmware installed on them. Firmware, the software that enables
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Gartner reports that total US shipment of PC were down 6.6% year on year for Q1 of 2016. Our analysis looks at the brands of the Windows PCs that ran PC Pitstop scans during the past several years. The PCs installed base analysis reveals that both desktops and portables have shown a consolidation of brand
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There are millions of malware threats targeting PCs worldwide. PC Matic’s Vice President of Cyber Security, Dodi Glenn, has been researching malware trends, as well as which variants tend to be more popular than others. He has provided his findings below, along with each variant’s distribution methods. Bitcoin Miner – This malware attempts to steal
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PC Matic was one of several Synnex partners who participated in the Varnex Gives Back event while in Las Vegas earlier this month. The Gives Back event took place prior to the Fall Varnex Trade Show. All partners are given the opportunity to participate in the Give Back event. This month they had 70 people
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