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Trojan Smartwatch?

Trojan Smartwatch?

When activated, these watches attempt to auto-connect to Wi-Fi and begin trying to connect to cell phones unprompted. Once connected to a smartphone they push malware to the phone which attempts to access saved data
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The best outcome is to never let the attacker onto your computer to begin with.

The best outcome is to never let the attacker onto your computer to begin with.

It's late on a Wednesday and you still have a ton of stuff to do. Suddenly, your computer screen is covered with a dire message saying you have a Trojan and no matter where you click, nothing happens.
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Compromised websites pushing fake Chrome update

Compromised websites pushing fake Chrome update

Numerous compromised websites are trying to trick users into installing malware by impersonating an update for the Google Chrome browser. After displaying the message below, a file named release is downloaded
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DOJ Recovers $112m from Romance / Investment Scams

DOJ Recovers $112m from Romance / Investment Scams

The Department of Justice announced it has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $112 million linked to Romance and Investment scams. They seized six virtual currency accounts that were being used to launder the ill-gotten gains.
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Your Personal data's been found on the dark web. What now?

Your Personal data's been found on the dark web. What now?

Finding out you have some personal information available for sale on the dark web can be disturbing. How does this happen and is it serious?
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Phishing Trends

Phishing Trends

Email phishing is still the number one way for attackers to push their malware threats. Be wary of any unanticipated emails, it is more likely any emails claiming to be from a brand are fraudulent rather than sent by the actual brand.
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Password Practices Survey by Keeper

Password Practices Survey by Keeper

Password manager vendor Keeper just released survey findings based on responses from over 8k individuals from the US, UK, France, and Germany. Password manager vendor Keeper just released survey findings based on responses
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June Patches available for Windows

June Patches available for Windows

Yesterday was patch Tuesday for Microsoft, the 2nd Tuesday of every month. They patched 69 vulnerabilities covering the operating system and Office applications. Six are tagged as critical, and 62 as moderate in severity.
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Google addresses 8 Vulnerabilities categorized as High with recent Chrome updates

Google addresses 8 Vulnerabilities categorized as High with recent Chrome updates

Google released versions 114.0.5735.90/91 for the Chrome browser on Linux. Mac and Windows yesterday. The update includes fixes to 16 security issues, half of which were rated High.
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Solving the Impossible Travel Dilemma

Solving the Impossible Travel Dilemma

Having a member of your team log in from an IP address in San Diego and an hour later from an IP address in New York City should raise a red flag. This scenario is known as “impossible travel; there's no physical way to get from
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July Patch Tuesday

July Patch Tuesday

Tuesday of every month when software vendors, particularly Microsoft, release security patches and updates for their products. It is a scheduled day for the release of these patches to address vulnerabilities and fix bugs
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New MacOS-based info stealer

New MacOS-based info stealer

macOS Catalina and up to the latest version of Apple's OS, Ventura. It's designed to steal credentials stored in the iCloud KeyChain, web browsers, and cryptocurrency wallets and is being distributed as unsigned DMG files
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