{"id":56521,"date":"2017-02-27T18:43:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T00:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=56521"},"modified":"2017-02-27T18:50:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T00:50:12","slug":"russians-hack-cyber-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/russians-hack-cyber-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Russians Attempt to Hack Cyber Security Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russians Attempt to Hack Security Expert<\/h4>\n

Dodi Glenn, Vice President of Cyber Security for PC Matic, was recently the victim of an attempted hack. \u00a0Dodi received an email notifying him of a failed login attempt to his remote desktop. \u00a0Russians attempted to hack into his account, from Kaluga, Russia. \u00a0Below is the email Dodi received.<\/p>\n

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This isn’t necessarily shocking, considering there has been a large amount of speculation regarding Russia’s ties to criminal behaviors in the cyber world. \u00a0A recent report by Russian-based security company, Kaspersky, confirmed <\/a>75% of crypto ransomware had Russian ties. \u00a0So to think they’ll attempt to hack into personal accounts really doesn’t seem that surprising.<\/p>\n

However, just because they’re trying to steal your information, doesn’t mean you have to be a victim. \u00a0To stay safe from cyber criminals, be sure to enhance your passwords with these three tips:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Use capital letters<\/li>\n
  2. Add numbers<\/li>\n
  3. Use symbols<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For example, say your password is\u00a0“ashley”. \u00a0You could implement the above tips and change it to “@shl3Y”.<\/p>\n

    Another tip, do not<\/strong> reuse the same password for multiple accounts. \u00a0If you’re doing so, and one account is hacked, that puts all of your other accounts at risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Russians Attempt to Hack Security Expert Dodi Glenn, Vice President of Cyber Security for PC Matic, was recently the victim of an attempted hack. \u00a0Dodi received an email notifying him of a failed login attempt to his remote desktop. \u00a0Russians attempted to hack into his account, from Kaluga, Russia. \u00a0Below is the email Dodi received. 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