Author: Cylanda Watchtower

Shocking news from Capcom, the makers of several multi-million dollar video game franchises including Resident Evil, Darkstalkers and Street Fighter. They have reportedly been hit by a ransomware attack that…

If you’re like me and have been married for a while, you may not know this. Over the past 10 years or so, the entire dating scene has moved to…

 Have you ever tried on a glasses to see if you could find a pair that fit just right? Sure can be tough sometimes. Well, there’s a good chance…

A new campaign by Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors has surfaced and Microsoft is warning Microsoft Teams users, especially those like us in the cyber defense community of this new…

I have some surprising information to pass along. There is a phantom service attached to your credit card you’re not supposed to know about. Here’s the deal – if your…

 Microsoft recently announced that they took down the enormous malware network of servers behind the Trickbot malware that criminals were using to launch cyberattacks, including strains of highly potent…

 Guess what, there’s one thing that both Donald Trump and Joe Biden  can agree on: that Cybersecurity is important to America.  Back in May president Donald Trump signed a…

 As we get closer to the election there is a rising risk of cyber criminals preparing to disrupt the democratic process I did a show this week with Think…

Hi guys! The team here at Cylanda works really hard to help make the community aware of cyber threats and give real, actionable advice on how to protect ourselves. It’s…

Christian Grado, a 29 year old Waikiki man is behind bars after being accused of sending thousands of emails to an address dedicated to reporting stay at home violations. Back…

 Potentially the largest cyberattack on a medical facility in U.S. history took place last weekend. Universal Health Services, a Fortune 500 major hospital chain with over 90,000 employees, and…

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued a joint alert to warn about the growing threat from voice phishing or…

 The folks at Dunkin’ Donuts are great at making pastries, but not at protecting private customer information Dunkin’ Donuts will be paying $650,000 in penalties and costs to the…

A 50-year old Georgia woman was just duped out of $10,000 by a scammer pretending to be Honolulu resident John Kim. His picture was used to setup a fake Facebook…

The U.S. Commerce Department said today it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from app stores on Sunday and will enforce technical restrictions that will seriously limit their functionality for…

 In this very special episode we’re going to talk about what to do when an employee tests positive for Covid-19 at the workplace We’re doing this segment because we’ve…

 Ever wonder what to do if your personal information gets stolen and ends up for sale on the Dark Web? Imagine that your name, address, drivers license, social security…

 Face to face impersonation is easy to spot in person but way harder to spot by email, don’t you agree? According to a new analysis by the email security…

 Have you recently received unwanted packages on your doorstep from Amazon that you don’t remember ordering? If you have, it may be a part of a new scam called…

Hi guys, things have really changed in the online scamosphere since Covid hit. In yesterday’s episode with Hawaii BBB’s Roseann Freitas and Think Tech’s Jay Fidell, we discussed what you…