ACT USA

06/20/2025

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📢 URGENT SECURITY ALERT: MASSIVE 16 BILLION LOGIN / PASSWORD CREDENTIALS LEAKED

A cybersecurity firm recently uncovered an unprecedented data breach exposing 16 billion login credentials—including email/password pairs, cookies, tokens, and URLs—for major platforms like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Paypal, X, Steam, GitHub, Telegram, VPNs, and even government portals. These credentials were gathered via infostealer malware and assembled across 30 separate databases, some with over 3.5 billion records each.

🚨 Key Risks:
• Phishing, account takeovers, and identity theft powered by fresh, “weaponizable” data.
• Overlapping records make it hard to know exactly how many users are impacted.
• Cybercriminals can leverage cookies and session tokens to bypass security—even 2-factor-authentication in some cases.

🔐 What You Should Do Now:
1. 🚷 Change passwords immediately for all online accounts.
2. 🔑 Enable multifactor authentication (2FA or passkeys) wherever available.
3. 📋 Use unique, strong passwords.
5. 🚫 Beware of suspicious links, especially in SMS or email—stay vigilant.

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Your security matters—please take these actions immediately and share this alert.

If you need help with securing your accounts, securing your business data, making sure you have a valid backuo, our team is ready to assist. 🛡️www.actusa.net

03/31/2025

🔒 Is Your Business Network Secure? 🔒

Cybercriminals are always looking for weak spots—don’t let your business be an easy target! 😨

✅ Quick Security Tip: Change your password often and use a strong passphrase (at least 12 characters with a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols). This helps keep hackers and unwanted guests OUT of your account and your network!

🛡️ Find out if your data is at risk and how to lock it down before it’s too late!

📍 ACT USA – Protecting Your Data, One Step at a Time
📞 Call: 805-370-8001 | 💬 Or Message Us Now!

🔽 Click below to secure your network today! 🔽
http://www.actusa.net

03/17/2025

Don’t Wait for Disaster—Back Up Your Data Today!

What would you do if your computer crashed right now? Don’t risk losing precious photos, important documents, and critical business files! Our secure backup solutions keep your data safe from crashes, cyberattacks, and disasters.

✔ Easy setup
✔ Reliable cloud & local backups
✔ 24/7 protection

Protect your business data before it’s too late! Give us a call!

09/30/2024

Verizon Wireless National Outage. Your phone may be in SOS mode. This simply means that the phone is having trouble connecting to a wireless network. You can still make emergency calls, such as 911. (this outage also affects any other carriers who use the verizon network - spectrum, straight talk, tracfone, net10 and others..)

07/30/2024

🔒 Essential Tips to Secure Your Business Network 🔒
ACT USA can help you with all of these things! Please don't hesistate to give us a call. 805-370-8001

In today's digital age, safeguarding your business network is more crucial than ever. Cybersecurity threats are on the rise, and protecting your data is vital for maintaining trust and operational stability. Here are some essential tips to help secure your business network:

Use Strong, Unique Passwords: Ensure all employees use strong, unique passwords for their accounts. Implement a password manager to help manage and store passwords securely.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Add an extra layer of security by requiring a second form of verification in addition to passwords. This makes it harder for unauthorized users to gain access.

Regular Software Updates: Keep all software, including operating systems, antivirus programs, and applications, up-to-date. Regular updates often include patches for security vulnerabilities.

Install and Maintain Firewalls: Use firewalls to monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic. Firewalls help block unauthorized access and protect your network from various cyber threats.

Conduct Regular Security Audits: Regularly review and assess your network security measures. Identify vulnerabilities and take steps to address them promptly.

Employee Training: Educate employees about cybersecurity best practices. Ensure they recognize phishing attempts, understand the importance of secure passwords, and know how to report suspicious activities.

Backup Data Regularly: Regularly back up your data to a secure, off-site location. This ensures that you can recover your data in the event of a cyber attack or data loss incident.

Use Secure Wi-Fi Networks: Ensure your business Wi-Fi network is secure by using strong encryption (like WPA3) and hiding your network's SSID. Consider setting up a separate guest network for visitors.

Limit Access: Grant access to sensitive data and systems only to those employees who need it for their job roles.

Invest in Antivirus and Anti-Malware Software: Use reputable antivirus and anti-malware software to protect your systems from malicious software. Regularly scan your systems to detect and remove threats.

By implementing these security measures, you can significantly reduce the risk of cyber attacks and ensure that your business network remains secure. Protect your data, protect your business!

09/15/2023

ACT USA is at the forefront of safeguarding our clients against the ever-evolving threat of ransomware attacks, exemplified by recent incidents like those targeting MGM Resorts and Casinos earlier this week. We would love to talk to you about your current strategy to protect yourself against these threats. We can create a custom solution so that you secure your business, before such an event can disrupt your operations.

Haven’t heard about this news, here is a video to watch. Don’t be a victim!

MGM properties says the hack crippled key cards, slot machines and ATMs at nearly a dozen of its resorts and casinos on the Strip.WATCH the ABC News Live Str...

12/27/2022

Do you use a Password manager? If so, keep reading!

Lastpass, a password security and identity management company confirmed that customers personal information was exposed in data breach which occurred last August.

Possible breached information included both sensitive customer data like names, email addresses, phone numbers and billing information, as well as some customer encrypted password vaults.
LastPass said customers password vaults are encrypted and can only be unlocked with the customers master password, which is only known to the customer.

But LastPass also warned that the cybercriminals behind the attack may attempt to use brute force to guess your master password and decrypt the copies of the vault data they took.

If you use LastPass, our suggestion is to login to LastPass and change your password! NOW! And change the passwords on other sites/services.

One of the most effective ways to protect yourself from a brute force attack is to use strong and unique passwords for all your online accounts. A strong password is one that is long, includes a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters, and is not based on personal information that could be easily guessed. Using unique passwords for each of your accounts means that if one password is compromised, the attacker will not be able to use it to access your other accounts.

11/26/2022

CYBER MONDAY SPECIAL.
30% off any computer service (labor only).

On-site service (in our service area), drop off service or remote service all qualify for the discount.

What can we do for you? Just about anything computer/network/printing/internet/backup related. Catering to small to mid size business. Check out our website: www.actusa.net

New customers only. Only 1 discount per customer/location. Good through December 31, 2022.

Call 805-370-8001 and make sure to neantion the CYBER Monday special.

04/14/2020

We hope that you are staying home, and staying healthy. ACT USA is open and available to help you with any technology needs. We have some creative ideas on how to service our valued customers. We are practicing social distancing, but we can help remotely/drop off. Also, we have been busy assisting people to work remotely, with VPN access. Please contact us if there is anything we can do to help you through this COVID19 stay at home order. Www.actusa.net 895-370-8001

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03/14/2020

Just a note to let you know that we will be staffed and available throughout the Coronavirus incident. We are implementing some new policies regarding physical contact, but almost all issues can be handled remotely. These new policies should not affect our service to you.

We are starting to get requests to implement or expand remote network access for clients to allow their staff to work from home. If your are considering this, please contact us as soon as possible so we can get you in the queue to get you setup and working.

Some excellent information is available on these sites:
http://www.vcemergency.com/
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/New-Release-2020.aspx
https://www.ventura.org/covid19/

Stuart Sheldon
President
Sheldon Networks, Inc. (dba: ACT USA)
866-497-4228

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10/09/2019

Is your business data secure? Edison has announced Public Safety Shutdowns. This means they can shut down electricity at any time. Make sure you have a great backup solution! If you are not at the location when the power goes out, and were unable to safely shut down your equipment, a variety of things can happen. Power outages and surges can cause data to become become corrupt, hardware issues can occur (mostly hard drives), and some equipment wont come back up at all. What then? We can help! Call us today and secure your business data! www.actusa.net 805-370-8001
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02/19/2019

Beware - very realistic looking Facebook phishing scam is going around! Read the article and protect your account!

Cybercriminals will basically do anything to steal your personal information. They are constantly coming up with newer and more clever scams to trick us, and this latest one is no exception. These criminals are using a page that many of us see on…