September 27, 2019
Busted: $10 Million Tech Support Scam That Preyed on the Elderly
Two individuals were arrested this week in connection with a fraud scheme that manipulated thousands of victims into paying for invented tech services that they didn’t need. Source: Busted: $10 Million Tech Support Scam That Preyed on the Elderly
September 26, 2019
Two years later, hackers are still breaching local government payment portals | ZDNet
New 20,000 batch of payment card details found on the dark web and traced back to new Click2Gov hacks. Source: Two years later, hackers are still breaching local government payment portals | ZDNet
September 26, 2019
Researchers uncover 125 vulnerabilities across 13 routers and NAS devices – Help Net Security
In a cybersecurity study of network attached storage (NAS) systems and routers, Independent Security Evaluators found 125 vulnerabilities in 13 IoT devices. Source: Researchers uncover 125 vulnerabilities across 13 routers and NAS devices – Help Net Security
September 25, 2019
Exposed RDP servers see 150K brute-force attempts per week: Here’s how to protect them
BlueKeep and DejaBlue renewed interest in brute-force scanning for vulnerable systems, which negatively impacts Windows Server performance. Cameyo has solutions to protect your Virtual Desktop server. Source: Exposed RDP servers see 150K brute-force attempts per week: Here’s how to protect them
September 25, 2019
Smart TVs, smart-home devices found to be leaking sensitive user data
“Nearly all TV devices in our testbeds contacts Netflix even though we never configured any TV with a Netflix account,” the researchers wrote. Source: Smart TVs, smart-home devices found to be leaking sensitive user data