Bite Sized Cyber Crime

Using an MSP can be handy for getting your IT set up or managing technical support without hiring a lot of full time staff, but there are risks that can come with outsourcing your IT to a third party. One MSP was compromised, leading to many customers having ransomware headaches.

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Piracy and accidentally getting malware go hand in hand for many, and though the days of Limewire viruses on your Linkin Park albums are mostly over, modern problems require modern solutions so attackers have moved to modern platforms to spread malware to those not interested in paying for software.

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Coinbase is one of the largest crypto exchanges, but when corrupt employees are compromised into handing over data to scammers, a series of social engineering attacks took place. The scammers demanded a ransom, but Coinbase fired back.

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Pearson is an education giant, providing learning tools and standardized assessments across many fields, schools, and organizations. Recently they were breached by what was likely a series of relatively minor mistakes.

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This is one of the craziest stories I've ever covered in my 3 years of this podcast, and hearing both sides somehow makes the situation even less clear. Cybersecurity firm CEO Jeff Bowie accessed hospital computers and wrote malicious scripts on them intended to steal data. But why?

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NFC has allowed for payments to be easier than ever, but it was only a matter of time before this method was exploited by threat actors. A bold, new real time malware that leverages NFC has been making rounds.

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The CVE program is essential for tracking vulnerabilities all across the technology industry, but what happens when funding is cut? Let's talk about what's been going on with the CVE program.

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You're always told to never plug in a random flash drive because it may have malware on it, but is that really a thing? The answer is yes, and it can potentially compromise a military mission.

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Tax season is a stressful time for many in the US, and this creates the perfect opportunity for a number of scams against virtually anyone living in the US. Be aware of fake documents, fake filing services, and unusual emails.

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A hacker claimed to have stolen 6 million lines of data from Oracle, which Oracle swiftly denied. However when security firms received data samples and showed them to customers, the data was confirmed to be real.

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