How to Get PC Matic Support Recently it has been brought to our attention there are several different companies and support organizations that are claiming to provide technical support for PC Matic. Please know, PC Matic is in no way affiliated with these companies, nor can we confirm their legitimacy. Legitimate PC Matic support is […]
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New York Medical Facility Riddled with Ransomware Finger Lakes Health, of Geneva, New York was infected with an unknown ransomware variant on March 18, 2018. Therefore, the medical facility’s systems were left completely encrypted, with an unknown third-party demanding a ransom payment. The amount of the payment has not been disclosed, and it remains unclear
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We live in a world where everything is online. Online banking, online shopping, online dating, online bill pay — we could go on and on. We have multiple email accounts, multiple social media accounts, multiple passwords, multiple security questions — again, we could go on and on. Why are we putting all of this information
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Ransomware Takes Georgia’s City of Hinesville Offline An unknown ransomware variant took down the City of Hinesville in late February. Initially, the ransomware attack was reported as an IT incident; however, city officials are now reporting their systems were indeed infected with ransomware on February 20th. The exact ransomware variant is unknown, and the ransom
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New Malware, FakeBank, Targets Android Devices A new malware has been circulating on Android devices. The malware, deemed FakeBank, infects Android devices through third-party apps and website downloads. Once in the device, FakeBank will reroutes the user’s bank calls to scammers instead. Also, the cyber criminals also have the ability to mask their phone number
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Unknown Hackers Target Saudi Plant, Hoping to Cause Explosion A cyber attack that hit a private petrochemical company in Saudi Arabia was executed with the end result being an explosion. Fortunately, there was an error in the coding, which didn’t trigger what could have been a deadly event. The attack occurred in August of 2017,
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Cyber Defense Magazine Names 2018 InfoSec Awards Finalists Over the last six months, Cyber Defense Magazine has read through over 3,000 nominations for their coveted 2018 InfoSec Awards. After proper review, the judges have named the finalists. PC Pitstop is honored to be named one of Cyber Defense Magazine’s 2018 InfoSec Awards finalists for its
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Crypto-Jacking Skyrockets Over Last 10 Months Just last month, we introduced our readers to the concept of crypto-jacking. Crypto-jacking occurs when a hacker takes over a user’s device, without their permission to mine for crypto-currencies. The crypto-mining act itself, is not malware. The hackers are merely using the device to mine for the digital currency.
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Connecticut Courts Riddled with Ransomware After being corrupted with ransomware, Connecticut court systems had no option but to take their systems offline. Court staff members first realized there was a problem in their systems on March 9, 2018. The exact ransomware variant that infected the systems is unknown. However, after investigation, court officials do not
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The Blacklist Cannot Keep Up with New Ransomware Variants In 2016, NextGov reported 1,419 ransomware variants, compared to 2,855 in 2017. These are only the confirm malicious variants. New strains are being created every minute of every day. Therefore, knowing the exact number and exact coding of all malicious variants is impossible, which is why
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