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Just When you Thought it was Safe to go Back to the Bank, Microsoft Finds Banking Attacks Targeting Financial Institutions
Written by Sean KalinichAlthough Banking, Mortgage, and other financial institutions are always under attack, it is never a good thing to see a coordinated campaign targeting them. Microsoft…Written on Friday, 09 June 2023 14:59 in News Read 255 times Read more...
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MOVEit Zero-Day May Have Been Known by Threat Groups Since 2021
Written by Sean KalinichIn today’s episode of why we need to change how we do things; it has come to light that the critical MOVEit zero-day that allowed…Written on Friday, 09 June 2023 11:18 in News Read 436 times Read more...
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In a Marketplace of Ideas, Censorship is Always Bad Even if Done for the Right Reasons.
Written by Sean KalinichOne thing that has always bothered me is the concept that censoring or hiding certain types of speech, thought, information etc., is somehow going to…Written on Friday, 09 June 2023 10:23 in Editorials Read 120 times Read more...
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Bring on the Ransomware Beta Test as Royal Begins Seems to be testing a New Encryptor called BlackSuit
Written by Sean KalinichThe fine folks at the Royal ransomware group have begun testing a new flavor of encryptor that is being called BlackSuit (The hat was already…Written on Thursday, 08 June 2023 16:03 in News Read 931 times Read more...
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Google and Microsoft Share a Zero Day as both Chrome and Edge get Patch Now Guidance.
Written by Sean KalinichGoogle has pushed out a new patch for Chrome to deal with a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-3079. In the patch release Google is clear…Written on Thursday, 08 June 2023 15:12 in News Read 484 times Read more...
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Barracuda Email Security Gateway Appliances that were Exploited due to Zero-Day Must Be Replaced, not Patched
Written by Sean KalinichAfter the disclosure of a serious Zero-Day that allowed an unauthenticated user to basically own the device. Barracuda is now saying that remediation action for…Written on Thursday, 08 June 2023 12:33 in News Read 265 times Read more...
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Minecraft Mods stuffed with Malware Used to Target Windows and Linux
Written by Sean KalinichAs we hear more about Supply Chain attacks and the need for Software Build of Materials we are now hearing of an attack on the…Written on Wednesday, 07 June 2023 15:24 in News Read 385 times Read more...
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Sextortionists Get a Boost from AI and Publicly Available Images
Written by Sean KalinichAs if the internet needed something else bad floating around it seems that groups that engage in extortion schemes involving the threat of releasing images…Written on Wednesday, 07 June 2023 14:24 in News Read 253 times Read more...
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New PowerShell Malware Dubbed PowerDrop used to Target US Aerospace Industry
Written by Sean KalinichIt is Wednesday, so it is about time to talk about a new strain of malware. In this case one that leverages Microsoft’s PowerShell to…Written on Wednesday, 07 June 2023 13:31 in News Read 255 times Read more...
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Copyright Used to Make Unlocking a Cellphone Illegal; Where Did It All Go Wrong?
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If you never thought that Copyright was out of hand then you might be interested to know that Copyright laws are being use to stomp on your right as a consumer to choose the mobile carrier you want and take any devices that you might own with you. The mobile phone industry (hand in hand with the carriers) is trying to put the baseband locks on a phone into the realm of copyrighted material. The way they are doing this is by claiming that the locks protecting the baseband are the same as those found on a DVD or Blu-ray disk. Since they have convinced the US lawmakers that this is so we now find that unlocking your phone (any phone) is illegal and punishable by a minimum of $2,500.
AT&T comes to Europe
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According to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources "familiar with the thinking mobile operators", U.S. AT&T is considering expansion into the European market. The expansion of the company, if they decide to, should come to an end this year, sources said.
AT&T's Growth Down by 50% this Quarter
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The company AT&T's growth in the realm of new cell phone service subscribers is 57% lower than expected for this quarter. Who's to blame? Well, other than AT&T of course, Verizon and the iPhone, apparently. AT&T relies heavily on the iPhone for its user base, and the new iPhone 5 has been in such high demand, but has also a low supply.
Sprint Users, Rejoice!
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Sprint has been purchased by the Japanese firm Softbank, as announced in a joint press meeting with the CEOs of both companies. Softbank will be purchasing 70% of the shares of Sprint for the staggering sum of $20.1 Billion dollars. This large chunk of change will directly revitalize Sprint, the underdog, when compared to Verizon or AT&T. Softbank, one of the larger mobile communication firms in Japan will gain access to the American market, which is less mature than the Japanese mobile market.