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04/11/2019

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01/13/2017

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/01/gmail-phishing-data-uri/

A new phishing technique that affects GMail and other services and how to protect yourself.

03/21/2016

Kindle owners - a very important update is mandatory for a number of Kindle devices, and the deadline is tomorrow, March 22nd, 2016. Failure to update by that date will render your device unable to connect to the network. For further information and a list of affected models, please see the attached article.
http://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-kindle-update-march-22/

Do you own an old Kindle that's been gathering dust? Get it updated before March 22 or you won't be able to get online and download your books any more.

06/17/2015

https://www.hackread.com/forbidden-content-facebook-phishing-scam/

10/11/2014

Looks like Kmart is the latest in a line of large retailers who have had their customers' credit info stolen. They are not releasing estimates on the number of accounts compromised at this time, but do estimate that the breach started sometime in early September. More info as we get it.
http://www.securityweek.com/kmart-says-hackers-breached-payment-system

Kmart said that on Thursday, Oct. 9, its IT team detected that its payment data systems had been breached, exposing payment card data.

09/10/2014

"On Tuesday, approximately 5 million Google accounts and their passwords were leaked on the Russian Bitcoin Security forum btcsec.com. A forum user named tvskit created a topic that included the leaked accounts and said that approximately 60% of the accounts were still valid. At this time, Google has not verified whether the leak is valid and there have been reports that this information is just a compilation of older leaks that go back a few years."
While this data may be outdated, we strongly recommend changing the password on any gmail accounts you may have. Compromised email accounts are extremely dangerous, as they may be used to gain access to other sites or services where that account is used to log in (Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, eBay, etc.) In addition, gmail accounts are the common identifier for multiple services provided by Google themselves, including Google Play, Google Shopping, Google Voice, and all Android devices.

09/10/2014

You’re our only hope.

08/06/2014

FireEye and Fox-IT are providing decryption recovery service for those hit by the CryptoLocker malware. A collection of decryption keys has been recovered from captured CryptoLocker servers, and a website has been set up to distribute those keys to the appropriate victims, available here: https://www.decryptcryptolocker.com/
Feel free to call us with any questions you may have.

CryptoUnlocker

08/05/2014

New ransomware in the wild. If you have a Synology NAS device, you may want to pull it off the network until Synology can discover and patch the vulnerability in the device.
http://www.cso.com.au/article/551527/synolocker_demands_0_6_bitcoin_decrypt_synology_nas_devices/

Synology network attached storage (NAS) devices, capable of storing terabytes of data, have been targeted by ransomware that encrypts victims’ files.

05/13/2014

Toshiba Satellite L875-S7308

Windows 8 (w/ free 8.1 upgrade option)
Intel i3 2.4GHz
4G RAM
600G HDD
17.3" screen
Full size keyboard w/ number pad
Extra battery included!

$375

05/13/2014

Dell Vostro 220

Windows Vista Business
Intel Core2 Duo 2.8GHz
2G RAM
250G HDD

$175

05/13/2014

Dell Inspiron 560

Windows 7 Premium
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.9Ghz
8G RAM
400G HDD
Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse
$350