Security Gap Found in Facebook-Owned Company Instagram, a social media company owned by Facebook, recently implemented a tool in their platform allowing users to download a copy of all the data Instagram has stored in their account, including pictures, account profile information, and comments. This feature was deployed in an attempt to accommodate the upcoming […]
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As if there aren’t enough ways for users to stumble upon malware, hackers are now taking an aggressive approach with browser extensions. Users are known for downloading various browser extensions to increase the use and efficiency of their browsers. However, as browser extensions become more popular, it increases the odds malicious ones will worm their
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U.S. Government Targeted by Russian Hackers On November 14, 2018, a Russian hacking group known as APT29 or Cozy Bear, sent out emails impersonating State Department public affairs specialist Susan Stevenson. The email included a malicious document, claiming to be from State Department official Heather Nauert. The end goal of the attack was for users to
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Tis’ the Season to be Jolly Scammed… As the holidays quickly approach, scammers are using holiday deals as a way to target customers. This approach is not new, but shoppers must be aware of the risk. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal bombarding our news feeds, inboxes, and web pages, it is critical shoppers understand the
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A New Look to An Old Scam The fake virus scam is not a new concept. We’ve actually dedicated ad campaigns to the fake virus scam, in an attempt to raise public awareness. However, as we raise awareness for the pop-up scams hackers were traditionally using, they began using new fraudulent error messages. Most recently there
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Pennsylvania Eye Care Facility Suffers Data Breach After Ransomware Attack May Eye Care Center and Associates, located in Hanover, Pennsylvania recently reported a breach of patient records as a result of a cyber attack. In July 2018, May Eye Care Center suffered a ransomware attack. The unknown ransomware variant infected the eye care center’s server, leaving
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Microsoft Launches October Windows Update, in November The initial launch of the Windows October Update was an epic fail. After being released for less than a week, Microsoft put a halt on any updates that had yet to initiate, so they could resolve the issues its users had been reporting. Some of those bugs included incorrect
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Virginia High School Suffers Outage After Malware Infects Systems Grassfield High School located in Chesapeake, Virginia, has suffered a cyber attack, leaving various computers utterly useless. According to school officials, a staff member clicked on a phishing email which infected their computer, as well as others on the network. At this time, the infection is not system-wide
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Malware Samples Shared Between Public Sector & U.S. Government According to the U.S. Cyber Command, the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) will be sharing different malware samples with the public sector. It is believed by doing so, the U.S. government can better serve the public to actively thwart cyber attacks. So far, different malicious variants have
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Android Malware Increases 40% Year Over Year According to a recent analysis, mobile malware has increased approximately 40% in 2018. The analysis showed over 3 million malware variants had been identified by the end of the third quarter of 2018. The spike in samples is only supposed to continue, with projections putting the year-end total of
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