Ok, it’s Halloween and you or someone you know is probably thinking, “I’m not dressing up this year.” But… Everyone else is dressed up – why not join the fun?…
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Netflix users targeted in fresh scam looking for updated payment details
Bogus phishing email circulating since beginning of this week A scam targeting Netflix users has resurfaced with emails claiming to be from the streaming company asking for updated payment details circulating since…

FBI Releases Payroll Scam Protection Guidelines
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a document describing the measures companies and their employees can take to avoid being the victims of payroll phishing scams. Phishing attacks…

What the new update to your Android phone is going to change
Google Assistant will soon be able to answer questions from the lock screen of Android smartphones. Today, Android phones can only respond to the “Hey Google” wake phrase when unlocked…

People are being victimized by a terrifying new email scam where attackers claim they stole your password and hacked your webcam while you were watching porn — here's how to protect yourself
Did you recently receive an email with one of your old passwords in the subject line and a request for bitcoin? It’s a new kind of scam. The attacker probably took…

Hackers Laser-Target Arkansas Small Town With Ransomware
According to local news provider KARK, local businesses in Conway, Arkansas, have been hit with a ransomware attack. Some of the businesses have reportedly lost thousands of dollars. Companies impacted by the…

Coming Soon: Medical Device Cyber Attacks
The cybersecurity of connected medical devices – notoriously poor for decades – should finally start to improve. That is genuinely good news. But it is tempered by the reality that…

LIVE (replay) Hurricane Lane EMERGENCY Tech Session
As you know hurricane Lane is coming fast. We did a special EMERGENCY community forum yesterday on how to make sure your business can continue to function when the hurricane hits and…

Fraud Alert for Local Hawaii Businesses
A new scam is afoot you should know about as it is targeting local Hawaii businesses. The Judiciary has notified the State Procurement Office (SPO) regarding an unknown third party…

Hackers May Be Using Your Phone to Commit Crime
Right now, your mobile phone could be hosting invisible software that’s helping hackers commit crimes across the globe and you’d have virtually no way of knowing it. That’s one of…

Samsung phones randomly texting photos to contacts
Some Samsung users are complaining that their smartphones randomly sent photos and scheduled texts to contacts. According to posts on Reddit and Samsung’s official support boards first spotted by Gizmodo, the devices affected…

Major International Airport’s Security System Found for Sale on Dark Web
The closest many of us get to the dark web is watching hackers surf it in television shows or movies. However, it is a very real place that contains lots…

How to protect yourself from 'spear phishing' hacking techniques
As sophisticated as the scheme was by Russian intelligence agents to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, they used a simple hacking technique, among others, to infiltrate the email accounts…

LifeLock Bug Exposed Millions of Customer Email Addresses
Identity theft protection firm LifeLock — a company that’s built a name for itself based on the promise of helping consumers protect their identities online — may have actually exposed customers to…

Microsoft Edge Flaw Lets Hackers Steal Files From Your Computer
Microsoft has fixed a vulnerability in the Edge browser that could be abused against older versions to steal local files from a user’s computer. The good news is that social…