Instagram clamps down on fake messages with anti-phishing tool

October 15, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

We take a look at a new anti-phishing feature Instagram hopes will cut down on imitation messages and other social engineering attempts.

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Social engineering

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Europol: Ransomware remains top threat in IOCTA report

October 14, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. We highlight their key findings and remind readers how to better protect themselves.

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Awareness

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A week in security (September 16 -22)

September 23, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

A roundup of the security news from September 16–22 including Emotet, student-targeted visa scams, data privacy laws, Malwarebytes’ new Browser Guard, data destruction, and more.

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A week in security

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Emotet is back: botnet springs back to life with new spam campaign

September 16, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

After months of laying dormant, the notorious Emotet is back, with its botnet spewing spam globally.

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Botnets

Tags: botnet botnets downloader emotet information stealer malicious email malspam phishing Ryuk ransomware spam spear phishing trickbot

A week in security (September 9 – 15)

September 16, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

A roundup of the security news from September 9–15, including locking down AWS, mobile malware, phishing threats, and more.

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A week in security

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A week in security (August 12 – 18)

August 19, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

A roundup of the most interesting cybersecurity news stories from August 12 to 18, including a deep dive into facial recognition technology, swatting dangers, social engineering attacks on cities, and more.

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A week in security

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A week in security (August 5 – 11)

August 12, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 5–11. We touch on problematic backdoors, the grim possibility of the Internet of Thoughts, and smart home improvement. We also released a retrospective report on ransomware.

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A week in security

Tags: a week in security APT28 awis backdoors bitcoin bmi brain-machine interface chrome incognito CTNT report dslr flaw facebook Fancy Bear IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services IRIS Mark Zuckerberg messenger kids phishing protonmail ransomware robocall robocall scam sextortion smart homes steam Strontium weekly blog roundup

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How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it

July 30, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

Equifax has been ordered to pay at least $650 million in relation to its enormous 2017 data breach. Users who were affected might be eligible for a claim. But watch out for scams!

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