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29Jul
FBI Warns Fake Crypto Apps Are Stealing $Millions
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

FBI Warns Fake Crypto Apps Are Stealing $Millions

This week the FBI announced that threat actors have defrauded victims of about $42.7 million over the past 8 months through fake cryptocurrency apps that exploit people’s legitimate investments in…

21Jul
We're upgrading from Cylanda to Cypac
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

We're upgrading from Cylanda to Cypac

Hi guys, Attila here with some exciting news! At long last, after waiting almost 2 years, we have been awarded the trademark for the company name we have always wanted.…

15Jul
Square hacked? Too soon to tell but likely - currently down
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Square hacked? Too soon to tell but likely - currently down

Hi guys, Usually I have a helpful weekly email with some tips to keep you safe but this couldn’t wait. If you tried to get a coffee at Starbucks within…

01Jul
Ransomware Alert: Do not Click on Copyright Violation Emails
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Ransomware Alert: Do not Click on Copyright Violation Emails

According to a recent report published by the NCC group, 40% of reported ransomware assaults for the month of May were from Lockbit ransomware. This latest scam tries to bait…

23Jun
NCIS Alert: Peak time for travel scams
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

NCIS Alert: Peak time for travel scams

With Covid-19-related travel restrictions loosening, pleasure-seeking travelers are booking plane tickets, accommodations and tours with a vengeance. However, phishers, scammers and malware peddlers are ready to take advantage of the…

10Jun
Next Friday-Kapolei Chamber Luncheon, Cybersecurity & Business Panel
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Next Friday-Kapolei Chamber Luncheon, Cybersecurity & Business Panel

Happy Friyay! I have some great resources for you today: Next Friday the 17th I’ll be speaking on a panel on protecting Hawaii’s local businesses from Cyber threats for an…

02Jun
Tonight! Congressman Ed Case Facebook Live on Cybersecurity
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Tonight! Congressman Ed Case Facebook Live on Cybersecurity

From Congressman Ed Case’s Office: Cybersecurity, or protecting our computer systems and networks from intrusion, attack and manipulation, is an escalating challenge. Join me and three Hawai’i experts in a…

23May
Special Advisory: Hawaii Government Contractors Currently Under Attack by Criminals
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Special Advisory: Hawaii Government Contractors Currently Under Attack by Criminals

This is a special advisory Over the past week we have noticed a spike in attacks targeting local businesses that may be a prime or subcontractor for government work. We…

12May
FBI says business email theft is now a $43 billion scam
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

FBI says business email theft is now a $43 billion scam

Good morning, Last week the FBI reported that the amount of money lost to business email compromise (BEC) scams continues to grow each year, with a 65% increase in the…

06May
Recording Just In - Cybersecurity & Must Do's for Hawaii Employers
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Recording Just In - Cybersecurity & Must Do's for Hawaii Employers

Good morning! There was a huge turn out at the last ProService live webcast: Cybersecurity & Must Do’s for Hawaii Employers. As a panelist, we discussed and shared real world…

21Apr
Cybersecurity & Must Do's for Hawaii Employers
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Cybersecurity & Must Do's for Hawaii Employers

  Good morning! Not sure if you’ve heard, but I’m going to be a panelist on tomorrow’s Proservice live webcast: Cybersecurity & Must Do’s for Hawaii Employers. We’ll be discussing…

14Apr
Cyber criminals thwarted from disrupting Oahu telecommunications
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Cyber criminals thwarted from disrupting Oahu telecommunications

Not sure if you’ve heard the news, but we were featured on KITV yesterday and talked about the coordinated cyberattack on the undersea cable that connects Hawaii to the rest…

08Apr
YouTube fraudsters steal $1.7M in fake 'giveaway' scheme
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

YouTube fraudsters steal $1.7M in fake 'giveaway' scheme

YouTube fraudsters are at it again – this promising to give away free cryptocurrency (such as Bitcoin) by targeting unsuspecting victims. The scam gang ran 36 YouTube streams between February 16…

01Apr
Patch your Apple devices ASAP
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Patch your Apple devices ASAP

Yesterday Apple rushed out patches on a set of newly discovered 0-day vulnerabilities found on its MacOS and iOS devices. This latest set of bugs could allow threat actors to…

25Mar
New Tax scams targeting your phone apps
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

New Tax scams targeting your phone apps

Threat actors are impersonating personal-finance apps to fool people into giving up their private information It’s tax season, and just like every year, it’s rife with scams. Usually we see…

17Mar
Watch out for phony Instagram ‘Support’ Emails
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Watch out for phony Instagram ‘Support’ Emails

A new credential harvesting email scam has emerged, this time impersonating Instagram tech support, threatening to shut down your account for sharing “fake content.  This latest scam was discovered last…

11Mar
Beware of infected fakes in Microsoft Store
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Beware of infected fakes in Microsoft Store

The new Electron Bot backdoor malware can take over you social-media accounts – including Facebook, Google and Soundcloud and has infiltrated Microsoft’s official store by cloning popular games such as…

03Mar
New 'Help Ukraine' scams have arrived
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

New 'Help Ukraine' scams have arrived

This week scammers began targeting unsuspecting users via phishing webpages, forum posts, and email links enticing users to “help Ukraine” by donating The development follows Ukraine’s successful effort of raising…

24Feb
Beware of Microsoft Teams sending computer takeover trojans
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Beware of Microsoft Teams sending computer takeover trojans

Cyber criminals are targeting Microsoft Teams users, planting malicious documents into chat, allowing them to take over computers Microsoft Teams has had surge in use over the COVID-19 pandemic, especially…

18Feb
Patch your Chrome's zero-day vulnerability ASAP
By Cylanda Watchtowerin CyberSecurity

Patch your Chrome's zero-day vulnerability ASAP

This week Google released an urgent update for their Chrome browser, patching a zero-day exploit that was being jumped on by attackers in the wild Google has stated that the…

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FBI Warns Fake Crypto Apps Are Stealing $Millions
Jul 2022 by Cylanda Watchtower
FBI Warns Fake Crypto Apps Are Stealing $Millions
We're upgrading from Cylanda to Cypac
Jul 2022 by Cylanda Watchtower
We're upgrading from Cylanda to Cypac
Square hacked? Too soon to tell but likely - currently down
Jul 2022 by Cylanda Watchtower
Square hacked? Too soon to tell but likely - currently…
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