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10/10/2024

PSA: Active and highly sophisticated social engineering attack that is targeting large organizations and users. This attack is designed to exploit trust and urgency.

How the attack unfolds:
1) Flood of Subscription Emails: The attacker uses automated scripts to sign the victim up for hundreds of email subscription services, overwhelming their inbox with legitimate "Thank you for subscribing" emails.
2) Phishing Phone Call: Posing as a member of the IT team, the attacker contacts the victim on their work phone, claiming to assist with the sudden influx of spam emails.
3) Remote Control Takeover: The attacker instructs the victim to open Quick Assist (native to Windows) or download AnyDesk to provide remote access under the guise of fixing the issue.
4) Malware Deployment: Once remote access is granted, the attacker installs malware, potentially leading to data theft and system compromise.

This type of attack preys on confusion and trust. Vigilance and quick action are key to protecting yourself and your systems.

PSA (Part2) mostly for windows users ... no CAPTCH (those annoying tasks you to prove you are human) is going to ask you...
09/04/2024

PSA (Part2) mostly for windows users ... no CAPTCH (those annoying tasks you to prove you are human) is going to ask you to prove you are human by entering a keyboard sequence ...

PSA: Just as a reminder, you will *NOT* get emails from companies telling you that your MFA has expired, or is expiring.
09/03/2024

PSA: Just as a reminder, you will *NOT* get emails from companies telling you that your MFA has expired, or is expiring.

10/10/2012

Fingerprint Users: Just an FYI, for those who rely on fingerprint scanner on their laptop for security ... the fingerprint scanner software has a major security flaw, allowing your machine to be compromized VERY easily. Personally, I would recommend that you stick to using passwords, rather than fingerprints ... Although your fingerprint may be unique to you, the software that scans it is not secure.

10/09/2012

Skype Users: Please beware there is a new worm that targets Skype software. It will hijack your skype account, and send bogus messages to your contact list. Eventually it will lock the machine unless a $200 "fine" is paid...

10/09/2012

Microsoft Users: Microsoft released 7 bulletins today, fixing various problems. Only one of which is listed as Critical (Word). The rest cover all versions of Windows, as well as most home PC's that shipped with Microsoft Works. Please run the updates, as they do help prevent someone from being able to take over your machine.

10/09/2012

Adobe Flash users: Adobe has released an update for Flash targeting 25 vulnerabilities on multiple platforms (including Android). Whilst it can be annoying to have to reboot, please bear in mind, that your machine security is worth the effort.

09/21/2012

IOS Users: Apple release a security update for iOS 5.1.1 and below. Whilst the cynical may think that this is Apples attempt to get a new record number of people updating to iOS 6, there are numerous security flaws in Safari on iPad/iPhone/iPods. Whilst I'm recommending the update, note you will loose Google Maps and YouTube apps, in the process.

09/21/2012

OSX Users. Apple release a security update for SnowLeopard, Lion and Mountain Lion. This update fixes 197 flaws, many of them target Safari.

09/21/2012

Windows Users: Microsoft release a special update this morning targeting a major security flaw in Internet Explorer. It is important to note, that even if you do not use Internet Explorer, this flaw can still cause problems. Please ensure you update your machine as soon as possible.

08/11/2012

Adobe Users: Adobe has announced their upcoming patch day as well. Their post warns that they plan to release Adobe Reader and Acrobat X updates to fix vulnerabilities that affect both Windows and Macintosh platforms.

Attackers have been leveraging flaws in PDF documents in many of their spear phishing attacks lately, since many users still consider these documents as benign. If you use these popular Adobe products, plan to patch post haste.

08/11/2012

Microsoft Users: According to their August Advanced Notification, Microsoft intends to post nine security bulletins on August 14, five of which they rate as Critical. The updates fix vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, SQL Server, Exchange, and a few other products (see the image on the right for the full list).

Microsoft hasn’t shared the details about these flaws with the public yet, but it is safe to say you should apply the Critical updates as soon as possible — especially the server related ones. Critical vulnerabilities tend to allow remote attackers to gain full control of your computer, which is bad, to say the least.

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