Raivo OTP is a popular free and open source authenticator app for iOS that is well-respected in the privacy community. However, in a surprise announcement on Monday, Raivo declared it had been acquired by a little known app development company called Mobime. While Raivo’s announcement claimed “nothing will change for you, except for more support […]
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After adding a Massachusetts school district to their dark web leak site last Wednesday, the Royal ransomware gang appears to have had a change of heart. In a lengthy statement shared by security researcher Dominic Alvieri on Twitter, the gang claimed they were no longer planning to release the stolen data and had instead deleted
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Note: I was not paid to write this review, and this post does not contain affiliate links. I’m writing this review because I recently heard about Skiff Mail and was impressed when I tried it out. Update February 11th: Skiff has been acquired by Notion and will be shutting down its suite of products within 6 months. If you
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According to security researcher Dominic Alvieri, notorious ransomware gang BlackCat allegedly breached an Alabama based mental health provider. Safe Not Scammed is not naming the facility so it can focus on securing its systems and protecting its patients. The breach BlackCat claims to have stolen “patient logs, patient mental illness records, SSNs, DLs, [and] Employees
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Despite Musk’s claims to the contrary, Twitter is still full of scams. Crypto scams, in particular, are rampant on the platform. In this post, I’ll explain one I came across recently so you’ll be able to avoid it. You can also watch this one-minute video I made for a quick overview: The scam Tweets promoting
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You receive an email supposedly from Ace Hardware, saying you’ve won a prize, like a fancy drill or a space heater. All you have to do to receive it is take part in a short survey. Should you do it? Nope! It’s a common scam! In this post, I’ll break down one such scam email
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2-factor authentication (2FA) provides essential protection for your online accounts. Without it, you might wake up one day to find your accounts hacked and your money stolen. In this post, I’ll explain what 2FA is and why you need it, before pointing out some of its limitations. Let’s dive in! What is 2FA? 2FA adds
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The fallout from ransomware gang Cl0p’s massive, worldwide attack continues to grow. Police departments, state and federal agencies, and numerous companies are among the known victims. Recap Cl0p stole data from hundreds of organizations by exploiting a vulnerability in popular file transfer software MOVEit at the end of May. The cybercriminals then told organizations to
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Yesterday, ransomware gang Cl0p began listing organizations affected by its exploit of file transfer software MOVEit. The gang used the exploit to steal data from potentially hundreds of companies around the world at the end of May. The gang had previously instructed affected companies to begin negotiations by June 14th to avoid being named and
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On Friday, the State of Illinois and the Minnesota Department of Education both revealed they were victims of the Cl0p ransomware gang. Cl0p exploited a vulnerability in file transfer software MOVEit at the end of May, breaching up to hundreds of organizations worldwide. Minnesota Department of Education The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) reported that
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Ransomware gang Cl0p has exploited a vulnerability in file transfer software MOVEit to compromise companies around the world. Security researcher Kevin Beaumont estimates “there are over one hundred” organizations affected by the attack, with British Airways, the BBC and Boots already confirmed as victims. Cl0p posted a message to companies who use MOVEit on their
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