Educational organizations are often at the top of a cybercriminal’s list of potential targets. That’s because they hold a lot of valuable data but rarely have much budget for cybersecurity. Ransomware gangs, in particular, have been aggressively targeting the sector. In this post, I’ll dive into ransomware and the threat it poses to educational institutions, …
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 …
Did you know anyone can now register a domain name that ends in .zip or .mov? That’s thanks to Google, who opened up registrations for these domain extensions earlier this month. This has riled up many in the security community, who warn that .zip and .mov domains can be used maliciously. The potential for scams …
YouTube videos claiming to help viewers download premium software for free are instead tricking them into downloading malware. An internet researcher going by the handle idclickthat raised the alarm about two such malware campaigns on Twitter earlier this week. Lumma info stealer campaign The first campaign targeted popular software, including Adobe Animate, AutoCAD by Autodesk …
Earlier this week, Keystone Smiles, a daycare and community learning center based in Knox, Pennsylvania, became a victim of the LockBit ransomware group. Ransomware works by stealing data from a victim’s computer and then encrypting the original files so that the victim cannot access them. Ransomware operators inform the victim they must pay a hefty …
Since its release in November 2022, OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has become all the rage. Unfortunately, as a new report by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 shows, it has also become a hot target for scammers. As part of their investigation, Unit 42 researchers found registrations of ChatGPT and OpenAI domain names have skyrocketed. While many …
A few months ago, I tried to log in to one of my online accounts and was stopped by a weird test to prove I was human. Instead of the usual tasks of checking a box or picking out all traffic lights in a photo, this test, or CAPTCHA as they’re called, told me to …
Unless you use an ad blocker, chances are the top results you see in a Google search are ads. For example, the top four results that appear when I search for “malware removal” are all ads. Worse, I have to scroll down to get to the real search results! While Google gives these ads a …
