More ongoing proof that hackers try anything: New emails about a Christmas party or holiday hours could bring disaster. Hackers invite unsuspecting victims via an email that talks about a holiday party or holiday hours in the body of the email. It comes with an attachment the victim believes lists a party menu, or a …
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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 …
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This summer has shown that criminals are targeting small governments – cities and school districts – with ransomware. Attacks are costing governments, their insurance carriers, and their taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. But city hall and school boards can fight back. City-Journal.org lists several ways communities can battle the flood of malware aimed at …
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Hackers now sell collections of website templates that are near-perfect copies of brand websites, Akamai Technologies reports. The collections – and phishing “kits” – are coming out so fast new ones are developed within hours, a top company researcher says.
Any time you hand over personal information to a company offering goods and services to you, you open the door to identity theft. Yes, it’s convenient and adds value and ease to our busy lives. But the downside is, you don’t have the access or capability to discover whether the company holding your information has …
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