When we think of Ransomware, we don’t think of all the costs of this rapidly growing plague. The global cost of Ransomware payments is in the BILLIONS, an FBI report says that in 2023 approximately $12.5 billion was paid out, and that is just what victims had to pay who reported it! The number is predicted to grow by double digit percentages year over year. What is the actual cost …
As we’ve become more and more reliant on our mobile devices, we’ve become more starved for power to keep them running! Whether its in the airport, mall or wherever, we see that battery percentage drop and we start to panic!!!! I was at an outdoor mall this weekend and saw people plugging in their phones without a second thought, I wondered to myself who or what is on the other …
Sorry for my absence but there is a good and true reason for it, and you’ll find out why here. Recently I contracted a certain virus we have all become very aware of and at the same time tired of hearing about, Covid 19. As we have all spent the last couple of years learning more and more about this virus and how it morphs and spreads in different ways, …
By now we all know about Crypto Currency and its value, especially in ransomware attacks. But there is a business within the business of Crypto Currency. Cryptomining, below is a definition for those who are not familiar with it, And the blog for this week is below that! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What Does Cryptomining Mean? By: Jennifer Seaton | Reviewed by Kuntal Chakraborty | Last updated: December 9, 2021 Cryptomining is the process of validating a cryptocurrency transaction. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin use …
When you think of ransomware attacks and data breaches you don’t think of how fast your files can be gone! Knowing the facts can help you think about how to be smarter if you can’t be faster. In the article attached you’ll see how fast hackers can steal you data. How much of your valuable data can be in 100,000 files? Now ask yourself the same question but increase that …
I read this article and was amazed at the time and dedication this hacker took to get his revenge. After he was hacked by a government he sat and lay in wait for the right moment then WHAM he took down a whole country’s internet!! I am not saying that I condone this in any way, but it proves that it doesn’t necessarily take a team of sophisticated, well funded …
Definition: Hacktivism is the misuse of a computer or the internet, primarily by way of hacking into unauthorized networks, to expose a believed injustice. And that’s the premise of hacktivism: carrying out hacking attacks as a form of activism. Hacktivism is usually directed at corporate or government targets. As if things weren’t bad enough in the world of hackers and ransomware, the hacktivists are now getting in the way of serious …
This week the Canadian Foreign Affairs Ministry was hacked. Which means, even though they have the money and access to technology, the cybercriminals are still winning the war. This leads to a big question of how are governments fighting this war, and are they really using all the possible assets available to them? With the political situation globally getting more tense, what will happen if the well funded hackers attack …
In the article attached it is clear that hackers are exploiting every possible avenue they can to gain access to your environment and lock you out! This is one of a few articles I’ve read lately about USB memory sticks as a means to get in. And they’re using the good old fashioned snail mail to deliver it! Other articles as well talk about the USB devices being sent out …
It’s a sad thing to think that some people might not get gifts for the holidays or be able to have the typical family celebrations!! Not because they don’t have jobs, not because they haven’t earned their pay, but because hackers hit the company that provides the software to processes the payroll has been hit with Ransomware!! These hackers make Scrooge look like a nice guy! In the article they …
