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Monday, 08 May 2023 12:54
New Cactus Ransomware Uses Encrypted 7-Zip to Get Around Detection
Written by Sean Kalinich
Ransomware is a pain in the ass, no matter what type it is. You have a piece of code that comes in, encrypts all your files, steals them and then you must deal with paying a ransom of some sort…
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Friday, 05 May 2023 06:16
Try2Check Dismantled by Authorities, $10M Reward Posted for its Creator
Written by Sean Kalinich
There you are doing your stollen credit card number shopping, like you do every Sunday. You come across a big batch of them, and the deal seems good. How do you know these things are real? I mean this isn’t…
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 09:34
Double DLL Sideloading, it’s a Thing as Attackers Grow More Sophisticated
Written by Sean Kalinich
DLL sideloading is a common technique for attackers to use when getting their malware in place and has been in use since around 2010. Simply put your malicious DLL in the same directory as the application and Windows in all…
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Wednesday, 03 May 2023 13:34
Level Finance Crypto Finds Out Passing an Audit is not Security the Hard Way
Written by Sean Kalinich
There is an old adage that says compliance is not a substitute for security. You can check all the compliance check boxes, pass audits, and still end up with an insecure environment. Level Finance Crypto found this out the hard…
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Wednesday, 03 May 2023 08:56
ChatGPT Might get a Private Option for Business According to Microsoft
Written by Sean Kalinich
A recent incident where ChatGPT users at Samsung unknowingly exposed sensitive data via ChatGPT has raised concerns in multiple industries. The banking and finance industry saw several companies put a stop on the use of ChatGPT and certain regulators began…
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Tuesday, 02 May 2023 09:26
T-Mobile’s History of Data Breaches Comes up as the Second Breach of 2023 is Announced
Written by Sean Kalinich
T-Mobile has disclosed their second breach of 2023. According to the mobile provider a threat actor gained access to their systems in February and was not detected until March. This allowed the attacker access to a small amount of customer…
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Tuesday, 02 May 2023 07:25
Over Regulation and the Laws of Diminishing Returns in Cybersecurity
Written by Sean Kalinich
Although not a new story the recent revelations around the CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) data breach are very important. This incident is one of those times when you can either learn an important lesson, or you can ignore it…
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Tuesday, 05 December 2017 07:25
Dell and others move to disable Intel's Management Engine
Written by Sean Kalinich
It seems that PC makers are not happy with the Intel’s Management Engine (IME) and the flaws that keep being found in it. The original flaw allowed attackers a clean way to compromise a system including uploading malware and exfiltrating…
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Monday, 10 July 2017 14:26
No, The Jayden K Smith Facebook Message is not real...
Written by Sean Kalinich
You have probably seen a message, or email, or even a recent Facebook post claiming that a dangerous Facebook Hacker by the name of Jayden K Smith working his way through the Facebook community and hacking user accounts with ease.…
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Friday, 07 July 2017 13:21
Facebook Hate Speech AI Blocking The Wrong People
Written by Sean Kalinich
Hate is a powerful item and when it spills out it can be violent, rude and many other things. Because of the power of hate found in images, media, mems, etc., many have wondered why there are not more efforts…
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For the last couple of days the world has been buzzing with news about the Petya malware. When the news of the outbreak broke on Tuesday morning, it was all about a new ransomware that was spreading around the globe.…
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Wednesday, 21 June 2017 10:41
AMD’s 11-year journey to relevance gets an epic finish.
Written by Sean Kalinich
In the early 2000s AMD was on top of the world, they had a desktop processor that was what everyone wanted. AMD was handily beating Intel in terms of performance and pushing x86-64 computing out to the world. In 2006…
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Friday, 09 June 2017 10:35
Microsoft finds active exploit of Intel's AMT vulnerability
Written by Sean Kalinich
Remote management and access tools are great things for IT staff to use, but if they are not set up correctly or they have bugs hidden in the code they can quickly become a nightmare. Intel’s AMT (Active Management Technology)…
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Thursday, 08 June 2017 15:01
CD Projekt RED admits to data theft and blackmail
Written by Sean Kalinich
CD Projekt RED has found themselves the victim of both data theft and now blackmail. At least that is what we are hearing from their Twitter account. According to CD Projekt, someone has made off with information that relates to…
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Since the ATi purchase AMD has struggled with trying to compete in the CPU market. They have tried many different strategies and approaches. One even included distancing themselves from the performance market and focusing solely on mobile. This disastrous strategy…
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Monday, 25 July 2016 06:27
AMD shares up after licensing moves and Radeon success
Written by Sean Kalinich
It seems that AMD’s recent licensing moves and the press that Zen has been getting has given investors more confidence in the company. On Friday this confidence pushed AMD’s share price by almost 10% at $6.18 (the 52 week high)…
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