by Denise Camargo | Nov 30, 2018 | News, On The Web, Uncategorized
Hospitality giant Marriott today disclosed a massive data breach exposing the personal and financial information on as many as a half billion customers who made reservations at any of its Starwood properties over the past four years. Marriott said the breach involved...
by Denise Camargo | Nov 26, 2018 | News, On The Web, Uncategorized
Maybe you were once advised to “look for the padlock” as a means of telling legitimate e-commerce sites from phishing or malware traps. Unfortunately, this has never been more useless advice. New research indicates that half of all phishing scams are now...
by Denise Camargo | Nov 23, 2018 | News, On The Web, Uncategorized
‘Tis the season when even those who know a thing or two about Internet scams tend to let down their guard in the face of an eye-popping discount or the stress of last-minute holiday shopping. So here’s a quick refresher course on how to make it through the...
by Denise Camargo | Nov 21, 2018 | News, On The Web, Uncategorized
U.S. Postal Service just fixed a security weakness that allowed anyone who has an account at usps.com to view account details for some 60 million other users, and in some cases to modify account details on their behalf. Image: USPS.com KrebsOnSecurity was contacted...
by Denise Camargo | Nov 14, 2018 | News, On The Web, Uncategorized
A California man who pleaded guilty Tuesday to causing dozens of swatting attacks — including a deadly incident in Kansas last year — now faces 20 or more years in prison. Tyler Raj Barriss, in an undated selfie. Tyler Barriss, 25, went by the nickname...
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