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Legitimate PC Matic Support – Where and How to Access It

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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Scarab Ransomware Distributed to Over 12.5M Email Accounts

Scarab Ransomware Explodes Worldwide A new ransomware variant, deemed Scarab, began taking the world by storm earlier this month.  The new variant was first discovered on November 23, 2017.  Since being discovered, it is believed the ransomware was sent to over 12,500,000 different email accounts.  The emails distributed included the ransomware in a .zip file,

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California Hospital Agrees to $2M Settlement After Breach

California Medical Facility Owes $2M After Reaching Settlement with the State Cottage Hospital was the victim of a breach that lasted a whopping three years.  From 2011 to 2013, a security breach left 50,000 patient records exposed to anyone and everyone who completed a basic Google search.  The information available online included patient names, addresses,

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Ransomware Hackers Delete 30M Files From Sacramento Regional Transit

Millions of Files Deleted After Ransomware Hit On the evening of November 18, 2017, the Sacramento Regional Transit systems were hit with ransomware.  The initial red flag was when the hackers defaced the Sacramento Regional Transit website.  According to the Sacramento Bee, when visitors would attempt to access the website, they would instead get a

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PC Matic Named Best Anti-Malware Solution by American Security Today

PC Matic Awarded Platinum ASTORS Award Last week, PC Pitstop, the makers of PC Matic were awarded the Platinum ASTORS Award for the Best Anti-Malware Solution by American Security Today. American Security Today’s 2017 ASTORS Homeland Awards Presentation Luncheon at ISC East was an overwhelming success.  The ceremony brought over 100 professionals from across North America and the

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Ransomware Damage Costs Projected at $11.5B in 2019

Ransomware Damages Projected to Skyrocket With 2017 coming to an end, the final ransomware damages are being released.  This year alone, ransomware damages are projected to total $5 billion.  This includes not only the ransom demands paid, but also the company downtime, remediation efforts, loss in productivity, investigation costs and reputation damages.  One would almost

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