…however, I do not reuse passwords – anywhere – and I had protected myself with an anonymous email using Apple’s Hide My Email service. 200,000 North Face accounts hacked in credential stuffing attack (bleepingcomputer.com) If you do not have an Apple device, have a look at DuckDuckGo’s solution, I wrote …
Apple moves to killing off the password…
Yesterday Apple had its September event where all the new toys were revealed, including iOS 16 – which will be on the new devices announced and available as an upgrade for iPhones going back to 2017. The new iOS and MacOS will both support passkey security rather than passwords. Apple …
So, what has ransomware done this week?
There are always ransomware stories in the technical press – and even one of two that get into the mainstream press, but of course for all of these headliners, smaller companies and micro-businesses get hit by ransomware but do not make the news. That could be you! BlackCat ransomware claims …
Do you have a D-Link router – if so get it patched
Here is Bleeping Computer’s article looking at the Moobot botnet that is attacking vulnerable D-Link hardware: Moobot botnet is coming for your unpatched D-Link router (bleepingcomputer.com) Updates to fix this issue have been released by D-Link, just get them done.
Linux malware not your problem – but it is.
Technical cyber security defences are getting better – there is no doubt about that – just keep the security software updated and do not let anyone argue with the advice and actions the anti-virus or advanced threat protection gives or makes. However as technical defences improve the threat actors find …
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