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More Hotel Data Breaches And Credit Cards Left Online Without Security
Today we learned that two separate hotel chains are warning their customers that they have suffered point-of-sale malware infections that compromised customers' payment card data. Both chains say they were alerted to related card fraud by the U.S. Secret Service and...
Apple iOS 9.3.5 Is Available: This is why you need to update NOW.
Today Apple released iOS 9.3.5, an essential update for all iOS devices, meaning iPhones, iPads and iPods. Apple didn't add any new features as part of this software update, but instead fixed at least one, possibly 3 major security vulnerabilities have been addressed...
Back to School Competition – Share your Safety Tips (Cyber + Otherwise)
Here's the scoop - it's 'back to school' season and that's a time when parents, students, grandparents and more are super busy - but it's a time when we must still remain vigilant to the threats which are all around us. So - while we want you all to remain safe,...
Do your kids know good password hygiene? Here are some rules
Growing up before the age of the internet and social networks has left many older users unprepared for risks looming in the virtual world. From that perspective, today’s kids are lucky, as the best Cyber-Security practices, such as good password hygiene, are at hand....
Epic Games forums hacked again: more than 800,000 gamers put at risk
More than 800,000 usernames, email addresses, and birth dates are thought to have been stolen by hackers from online forums run by Epic Games. Epic, famed for developing popular games such as Unreal Tournament, Gears of War and Infinity Blade, are thought to have had...
Ransomware: To pay or not to pay?
Towards the end of July 2016, Kevin Townsend brought it to my attention that Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, had announced an initiative to address the ransomware problem. No More Ransom is intended to provide information and help victims recover...
Eddie Bauer Hack: Malware Infects Every Eddie Bauer Stores in U.S. and Canada
On July 5, 2016, KrebsOnSecurity reached out to Bellevue, Wash., based Eddie Bauer after hearing from several sources who work in fighting fraud at U.S. financial institutions. All of those sources said they’d identified a pattern of fraud on customer cards that had...
Banner Health Hack Affects More Than 3.7 Millions Patients
If you are one of the 3.7 Millions patients who received letters from Banner Health this months, their hack might not be news to you. What might be news, is that you're only one of 3.7 Millions Patients whose details were leaked during the hacking event. The letter we...
Do I Need a Cloud Backup Solution?
Do you really need a Cloud Backup Solution? The short answers is: Yes. Why yes, you do! We're sure that you're similar to most people; you probably have once-in-a-lifetime memories along with important personal files related to your family, work life and home life on...
WikiLeaks Spreads Malware In Email Data Dump
Security expert Vesselin Bontchev has scanned the WikiLeaks data-dump from Turkey’s ruling political party (AKP) and found at least 80 different malware strains contained within the emails. At Bontchev's Github page, he published a neutered list of emails (the links...
900 Million Quadrooter Vulnerable Android Phones Can NOT Be Patched – Yet.
News broke a few days ago that 900 Million Android phones are vulnerable in a 'quadrooter' flaw - meaning there are FOUR ways for the phone to be 'rooted' or compromised. Over 900 million Android smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to cyberattacks, as they contain...
Microsoft Accidentally Published Back Door Keys
Microsoft has inadvertently leaked a “backdoor” means to digitally bypass 'Secure Boot', a firmware component designed to keep its devices sealed from outside tampering. Anyone with administrator rights who possesses the “golden keys,” as security researchers have...
Guccifer 2.0 claims hack in another DNC Hack
A hacker who claims to have breached the Democratic National Committee’s computers is now taking credit for hacking confidential files in a second hack of a related campaign group. Guccifer 2.0 claimed on Friday that he also attacked the private servers of the...
Windows 10 Anniversary Update Warning – Do NOT Uninstall Your Antivirus
This week, Microsoft issued the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which changes the way in which security status is presented to home users. Windows Defender now displays a user’s protection status as “off” if any non-Microsoft antivirus protection, including ESET, is in...
WARNING: Windows 10 Anniversary Edition – DO NOT REMOVE YOUR ANTIVIRUS!
This week, Microsoft issued the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which changes the way in which security status is presented to home users. Windows Defender now displays a user’s protection status as “off” if any non-Microsoft antivirus protection, including ESET, is in...
Mini Security Tip: Protect Yourself From JavaScript Malware in Windows
It's important to know that there are files you can download which can damage your computer. One of those file-types is JavaScript. It is one of the most commonly used files for websites. This site uses close to 10 different Javascript files to add functionality to...
Kimpton Hotels Investigate Claims of Card Breach
Kimpton Hotels, an upscale boutique hotel brand that includes 62 properties across the United States, said today it is investigating reports of a credit card breach at a number of their locations. Today, Kimpton issued and posting the following statement: Kimpton...
Ransomware Advice and Decryption in one place
If you're suffering from Ransomware, then you might need some help - and there is a website where you can get it. No More Ransomware is a website collaboration between law enforcement agencies; Europol, Politie and security companies - Intel Security and Kaspersky....
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