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Annoyed by having to use Multi-factor Authentication?

October 10, 2022 Do you find it annoying to have to deal with Multi-Factor Authentication? Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is that extra log-in step that cyber experts, including Microsoft and the FBI, say will stop 95 percent of attacks. (Some say 99 percent!) We will stipulate: It can be annoying to have to stop and provide that extra credential.  … Continue reading "Annoyed by having to use Multi-factor Authentication?" Read More

Meet a Cybercriminal accused of hacking Kaseya

January 24, 2022 Polish authorities arrested 22-year-old Ukranian Yaroslav Vasinskyi on Oct. 8 in connection with attacks on software provider Kaseya and others. In an indictment a month later, the U.S. Department of Justice accused Vasinskyi of unleashing Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware on Kaseya and other victims. Vasinkyi and a co-defendant, 28-year-old Russian Yevgeniy Polyanin, “deployed some of the internet’s … Continue reading "Meet a Cybercriminal accused of hacking Kaseya" Read More

Meet a Cybercriminal: Oleksandr Vitalyevich Ieremenko

October 23, 2021 Ukrainian Oleksandr Ieremenko, 30, tops a recently re-launched Most Wanted List from the U.S. Secret Service. We say “tops” because Ieremenko and a colleague each have a $1 million reward for information on their whereabouts. The U.S. wants Ieremenko for 2010 hacks into newswires that host business press releases. The stolen releases provided insider knowledge … Continue reading "Meet a Cybercriminal: Oleksandr Vitalyevich Ieremenko" Read More

Meet a Cybercriminal – Said Pourkarim Arabi

August 13, 2021 Our latest alleged cybercriminal is Iranian Said Pourkarim Arabi, 35. The FBI says he led a trio of Iranians who broke into computer systems at US and UK aerospace companies between July 2105 and February 2019. As of August 2015, Arabi was employed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to a federal indictment. He … Continue reading "Meet a Cybercriminal – Said Pourkarim Arabi" Read More

Meet a Cybercriminal: Jiang Lizhi

September 23, 2020 Jiang Lizhi, 35, works at a company called Chengdu 404 Network Technology Company Ltd. in the capital city of China’s Sichuan province. He’s the Vice President for the Technical Department of Chengdu 404. Chengdu 404 bills itself as a network security company, with “elite ‘white hat’ hackers” providing defensive measures and data analytics services. According … Continue reading "Meet a Cybercriminal: Jiang Lizhi" Read More

Remember those annoying pop-up security alerts?

November 24, 2019 Remember “scareware”? Those flashing, annoying pop-ups that looked like Windows security alerts, suggesting you had a virus on your computer? They were scams. If you clicked on it, you were directed to purchase and download fake security software called ‘Winfixer’ or ‘AntiVirus 2008’ or ‘VirusRemover 2008.’ They were malware or spyware, and sometimes damaged your … Continue reading "Remember those annoying pop-up security alerts?" Read More

Meet Fujie Wang – indicted for “extremely sophisticated” Anthem breach

July 9, 2019 Fujie Wang, a 32-year-old from Shenzhen, China, faces a U.S. government indictment for the giant 2015 Anthem breach.He and a co-defendant who uses aliases are accused of hacking into Anthem plus three other large but unnamed businesses in basic materials, technology, and communications.The indictment says he and colleagues used spearphishing emails sent to an Anthem … Continue reading "Meet Fujie Wang – indicted for “extremely sophisticated” Anthem breach" Read More