Yes you must renew your membership says the email… Did I remember to pay it?? I thought it is on auto-renew?? Anyway This is what it looked like on my phone: So I clicked on the update information(gently so as not to double click on phone) and copied and pasted the link. I then pasted … Read more
Is there anything that we can do that will completely stop all phishing attacks? Short answer is no. We can reduce them by trying to get ourselves off different lists, but the hackers and nation-states are always changing their methods, and ultimately the “attacker” whether it is a local script kiddie(new hacker learning stuff), a … Read more
Microsoft Typhoon story: “Living off the Land” The story starts: ‘The attack is carried out by Volt Typhoon, a state-sponsored actor based in China that typically focuses on espionage and information gathering’ The Chinese attacked and stole state department employee email, in this Politico story about the Chinese hack: “Among the most sensitive information stolen, … Read more
Because it is an election year and because the sun is coming up over the horizon the latest FBI director is testifying in Washington to say China could (was and is) attack(ing) us using cyber. “FBI director Christopher Wray testifies on China’s growing cyber threat against U.S. — 1/31/24 (CNBC Youtube video)“ Christopher Wray, FBI … Read more
SCMagazine has the story ” Accepting Calendar Invite Could Leak Your Password Several steps and the hacker has to create the right environment, but if they can make you click on a calendar invite with the right circumstances your password “hash” will be transferred to the hacker. A hash are a number of characters that … Read more
