Category Archives: Hacking

News: Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine under cyber-attack

For those not familiar with The Internet Archive, (archive.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library, to offer permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. According to the Internet Archive About page,

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Update: More On T-Mobile Data Breach

T-Mobile is confirming that their system was breached. According to details released by T-Mobile, approximately 7.8 million current T-Mobile postpaid customer accounts’ information was stolen. The data also includes just over 40 million records of former or prospective customers. Today’s post will cover the details

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From Zoom to Zoombombing (How To Prevent)

*Updated April 23rd 2020* Zoom is one of the most popular ways to stay in touch. Unfortunately, the default settings in Zoom could expose you to problems. Today’s post include the changes you need to make in Zoom.

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How To: Avoid Email Scams Phishing

Since the start of email, it has been one of the biggest targets for those looking to get other people’s data. Today’s post will go over How To Avoid Email Scams and Phishing

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Zoom Changes Due To Zoombombing

With all of that is going on in the world, video conferencing has become the way to keep in touch. Zoom is quickly becoming to de-facto video conference choice. Unfortunately, due to some “bad people”, Zoom is changing some default security settings

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News: Forever 21 Breach

Another month another merchant announces that their point of sale system was compromised. This time it’s Forever 21 reporting their point of sale was compromised. Forever 21 Announcement – Point of Sale Compromised

Data Breach – Imgur Affects 1.7 Million Users

According to a post on the Imgur website, they have suffered a data breach that affects 1.7 million users of the site. For those who don’t use the site, Imgur is an online image sharing community and image host founded by Alan Schaaf in 2009.

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News: Yahoo Announces New Breach

Yahoo has just posted information concerning a newly found breach of its systems. This hack of Yahoo systems appears to be unrelated to a previously announced breach in September 2016. Yahoo Announces New Breach According To Yahoo  This time the Yahoo breach is reportedly affecting an astronomical 1

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News: Quest Diagnostics Breach

According to a News Release by Quest Diagnostics, it appears they have suffered a data breach. The news release states that on November 26, 2016, via a third-party app approximately 34,000 individuals had their Name, Date of Birth, lab results, and (in some cases) phone

Alert: Credit Card Breach at Madison Square Garden Company

According to a notice released today by The Madison Square Garden Company, they have suffered a Credit Card Breach with the on-site credit card processing. Per MSG, if you visited the following locations Madison Square Garden Radio City Music Hall The Beacon Theatre The Chicago

Updated: Yahoo Breach Announcement Confirmed 

Updated 9/22/16 @ 3:15 pm (EDT). Yahoo has now confirmed that it was breached, by what it calls “a state-sponsored actor” in 2014. The hack according to Yahoo affects at least 500 million accounts (and to that can we all say DAMM!). Per Yahoo, The

Alert: Major Credit Card Data Breach

Landry’s Inc., which owns or operates some very well-known brands is reporting that they have been the victim of a data breach at some of its locations.  According to the information released by Landry’s Inc. the breach occurred during 2 different periods from May 4,

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Flash Player Upgrade Required Fake Message

Flash Player Upgrade Required’ Fake Message, Don’t Get Fooled. Criminals typically use the ‘Flash Player Upgrade Required’ fake message to deliver Trojans and other malware disguised as fake updates for Adobe Flash.