Archive for May 2015

May 1, 2015

· Card Cracking making the rounds at colleges
· The biggest threat to business is the employee

May 2, 2015

· 6 Mad Max: Fury Road videos all in one place
· White, grey or black hat hackers
· Phishing résumés turn up on Career Builder

May 4, 2015

· New spam pushing CTB Locker ransomware
· Online threat to gamers

May 5, 2015

· Woman arrested for hacking webcams
· Simple questions about cell phone activity could replace passwords

May 6, 2015

· New malware destroys hard drives
· Fiesta malware delivers ransomware
· Google: 5 Million users infected with adware

May 7, 2015

· Lenovo issues patch for flaws in their computers
· IRS creates unit to investigate identity theft

May 8, 2015

· Hard Rock Hotel and Casino hacked
· Sally Beauty stores hacked again

May 9, 2015

· Microsoft says Windows 10 is the last version
· New scam targets PayPal users
· U.K. police break up counterfeit Cisco ring

May 11, 2015

· Game hacker suffers public execution (Video)
· Former employee charged with trying to hack the Department of Energy

May 12, 2015

· Verizon will shell out $4.4 Billion for AOL acquisition
· Adult websites targeted in malvertising campaign
· Russia and China agree not to attack each other with cyber-espionage

May 13, 2015

· Windows XP still being used by corporations

May 15, 2015

· How to Disable Skype Ads
· Scammers are targeting Starbucks customers
· Russian hackers targeting US banks

May 16, 2015

· Thousands of routers hijacked
· The UK is cracking down on cyber criminals

May 18, 2015

· Most people can't tell a phishing email from a legit one
· Starbucks denies mobile app hack; blames careless customers

May 19, 2015

· Hacker says he made airplane change course
· Students hack school district

May 20, 2015

· Ransomware pushers are shameless
· Pirate Bay domains seized - fights back with new logo
· Passwords may be a thing of the past if the White House has its way

May 21, 2015

· People continue to fall for phishing scams
· What to do if you or your friends are victim of a botnet

May 22, 2015

· Fake Bitly links deliver trojan
· Microsoft plans on charging for Win10 after the free year give-away

May 23, 2015

· Security report shows latest version of Windows better protected
· CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield hacked; 1.1 million records stolen

May 25, 2015

· Nigerian scammer sentenced to three years

May 26, 2015

· Charter to buy Time Warner Cable for $55 billion, $10B more than Comcast offered
· Teenager arrested in "swatting" incident
· Phony Bank of America/ American Express phishing email making the rounds
· 100,000 taxpayer records accessed in IRS breach

May 27, 2015

· iPhone bug causes phone to power down after receiving simple text
· Domain owner convicted of facilitating prostitution
· New Android ransomware campaign making the rounds

May 28, 2015

· Facebook being used to spread malware disguised as a Video installer
· Boeing says Roberts hack of airplane never happened

May 29, 2015

· Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht to Be Sentenced Today (Updated)
· IRS Hack Is Believed to Have Originated in Russia