twitch chat dupes its users into clicking on free “game items” (F-Secure story) Thanks F-Secure. The above are samples that show items to be given away, except if somebody clicks on them some malicious software(malware) is placed on the user computer. From there the malware steals all the items in your game account. … Read more
Aza Raskin describes a new style of attack If you also click on his link, you will see it in action. The initial Aza Raskin page: (I am copying and pasting the screenshots here) Once you click on a page it changes your tab to a “Gmail tab” favicon (the little icon on … Read more
Time magazine has a short story 5 million Google passwords were seen on a Russian hacker forum. Although Google denies it, This is a good time to set up two-factor identification and institute a better password (if you have not done so already) Contact Us
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1574308430/computer-security-simplified I am putting a book together to explain some computer security basics I have found along the way of a 20 year career in IT. Password policy, Two-Factor-Authentication, Clickjacking/phishing, Wifi setup,Virus and malware fixes. Radio show went well this morning at KXEN… http://www.businessinsideandout.com/ As soon as I get the content (mp3 file) will … Read more
KrebsonSecurity has the story again: “KrebsOnSecurity also heard from an employee at a much larger bank on the West Coast that lost more than $300,000 in two hours today to PIN fraud on multiple debit cards that had all been used recently at Home Depot. The manager said the bad guys called the customer service folks … Read more
