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Puma Sportswear Recently Impacted By A Data Breach

Puma Sportswear Recently Impacted By A Data Breach

March 3, 2022BlogNo Comments »

We have recently learned that Puma Sportswear was impacted by a data breach in the waning days of 2021. It's important to note that Puma's networks were not attacked directly.  The attack was made against Kronos which is one of the company's North American workforce management service providers. In a recently filed data breach notification it was disclosed that the...

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Microsoft Teams Gets Optimizations To Use Less Resources

Microsoft Teams Gets Optimizations To Use Less Resources

March 2, 2022BlogNo Comments »

Do you use Microsoft Teams and do you have an older PC that struggles with Teams video meetings?  If so there's good news.  Microsoft has recently upgraded Teams and halved the power used by Teams video meetings to make life easier on people with older hardware. Of course, even if you've got newer hardware this is still very good news...

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Medusa Android Banking Trojan Steals Sensitive User Information

Medusa Android Banking Trojan Steals Sensitive User Information

March 1, 2022BlogNo Comments »

There are two new forms of malware spreading rapidly among people with Android devices according to researchers at ThreatFabric. This latest campaign involves the FluBot malware (also known as Cabassous) and the Android banking trojan called Medusa.  What's disturbing about this most recent spate of attacks is that both forms of malware share the same basic infection tactics and delivery...

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Malware Disguised As Windows 11 Upgrade Targets Windows 10 Users

Malware Disguised As Windows 11 Upgrade Targets Windows 10 Users

February 28, 2022BlogNo Comments »

According to researchers at HP, there's a new threat to worry about.  Hackers have recently begun disguising malware as Windows 11 upgrades and are using them to target Windows 10 users who are anxious to move to Microsoft's latest OS. This new campaign begins like many others with an email informing the recipient that if they click the link provided...

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The San Francisco 49ers Recently Hit With Ransomware AttackThe San Francisco 49ers Recently Hit With Ransomware Attack

The San Francisco 49ers Recently Hit With Ransomware AttackThe San Francisco 49ers Recently Hit With Ransomware Attack

February 26, 2022BlogNo Comments »

Hackers will attack absolutely anybody.  No one is safe and nothing is sacred.  Not even football is safe. The most recent high-profile attack was made against the San Francisco 49ers according to BleepingComputer which got confirmation from the 49ers. According to the information disclosed by the 49ers they are in the process of recovering from an attack by the BlackByte...

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iPhone Sales Edging Out Android In The US

iPhone Sales Edging Out Android In The US

February 25, 2022BlogNo Comments »

It's no secret that supply chain issues have impacted a variety of different industries.  Apple has been somewhat less impacted than others. Leveraging this and their massive infrastructure and marketing budget, they have flexed their corporate muscles and gained market share. According to statistics gathered by data analytics firm Kantar, Apple accounted for slightly more than half of all smartphone...

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Hackers Are Breaking Into Microsoft Teams And Dropping Malware

Hackers Are Breaking Into Microsoft Teams And Dropping Malware

February 23, 2022BlogNo Comments »

Researchers at Avanan are a Check Point subsidiary. They have recently issued a warning that anyone who uses Microsoft Teams should be aware of. According to the latest statistics, more than 270 million people use Teams every single month. According to Avanan, hackers are breaking into Team chats and attaching malicious files to ongoing conversations.  By all outward appearances the...

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Hackers Are Setting Their Sights On Linux Systems

Hackers Are Setting Their Sights On Linux Systems

February 22, 2022BlogNo Comments »

For most of the history of the internet Linux has been able to stay below the radar of hackers around the world. While there have been some attacks that specifically targeted Linux users, they've managed to keep a low enough profile that it hasn't been a major issue. According to a group of researchers from VMware, that appears to be...

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New Malware Is Using CSV Files To Infect Users

New Malware Is Using CSV Files To Infect Users

February 21, 2022BlogNo Comments »

Researchers have spotted a new phishing campaign you should be aware of. What sets this one apart is that the hackers are using a lowly but specially crafted CSV file to infect machines. They are installing the BazarBackdoor malware. If you're not familiar with the term CSV stands for "Comma Separated Values" and it's a text file format that can...

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Last Year Microsoft Blocked More Than 25 Billion Hacker Attacks

Last Year Microsoft Blocked More Than 25 Billion Hacker Attacks

February 19, 2022BlogNo Comments »

Individual users often don't have a good sense of the scope and scale of hacking attacks around the world.  The numbers may shock you. According to Microsoft, in 2021 the company blocked more than 25.6 billion brute force authentication attacks against Azure AD users. They also and intercepted a staggering 35.7 billion phishing emails with Microsoft Defender for Office 365....

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