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Cyber Security Today, Jan. 31, 2022 – Windows Update alert, a warning to data centre admins and a digital loan platform hacked

Today's episode report urges the latest Windows Updates to be installed, a warning to data centre admins and a digital loan platform hacked

Stolen Canadian payment card info as cheap as fancy lattes

A new report from NordVPN found that stolen Canadian payment card information costs, on average, just C$6.50 on black markets, cheaper than some fancy...

Cyber Security Today, Jan 28, 2022 – MFA spoils a phishing scam, a Zoom con discovered and another Log4j attacker unveiled

This episode reports on how multifactor authentication can blunt a phishing scam, a Zoom phishing con discovered and more

Cyber Security Today, Jan, 26, 2022 – Data Privacy week reminder, corporate Instagram accounts held for ransom, and more

Today's episode offers advice for Data Privacy Week, reports on takeovers of corporate Instagram accounts, and another QR code scam warning

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 24, 2022 – Warning on WordPress plugins from AccessPress, news on cyber insurance, and more

This episode reports on WordPress plugin backdoors, multifactor authentication and cyber insurance

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 21, 2022 – Data theft from Red Cross, a US Labor Department scam and a new firmware bootkit found

This episode reports on a cyberattack on the International Red Cross and more

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 19, 2022 – Box closes MFA vulnerabilities, VPN service used by crooks shut, ransomware stats, and more

This episode reports on MFA bugs in cloud file sharing service, police action to close a VPN service used by crooks and the latest ransomware news

Many Canadian, U.S. SMB websites vulnerable to spoofing, clickjacking and sniffing, says vendor

Websites of Canadian and American small and medium businesses continue to be vulnerable to spoofing, clickjacking and sniffing, according to a report from a...

Bug in Safari can leak browsing activity, user identity, says report

A bug in the Safari 15 browser lets any website track a user's internet activity and possibly reveal their identity, according to researchers at...

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 17, 2022 – New backdoor found attacking servers, another ransomware campaign against QNAP storage devices, and more

This episode reports on the discovery of a new backdoor, attacks continue against QNAP devices and a scam on a digital city

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 14, 2022 – More alleged cybercrooks arrested in Ukraine, a warning to law and accounting firms, and the latest phone...

This podcast reports on alleged cybercrooks arrested in Ukraine, a warning law and accounting firms are being targeted by a threat group, and a new phone scam

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 12, 2022 – Install these security updates, and beware of phony QR codes

This episode reports on patches needed for SOHO routers and for some SonicWall devices

Cyber Security Today, Jan 10, 2022 – Beware of unexpected USB keys in the mail, FlexBooker admits data theft and more

This episode reports on USB keys used to distribute ransomware, employee pleads guilty to charge in theft from Monsanto and more

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 7, 2022 – A New Mexico county hit by ransomware, online pharmacy hacked, alleged book thief charged and controversy over...

This episode reports on a ransomware attack, a data theft, the alleged theft of pre-publication manuscripts and why Norton 360 includes and optional cryptomining app

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 5, 2022 – The year starts with confirmation of more data breaches

This episode reports on data breaches at a Florida hospital system, Montreal's tourism agency, the DatPiff music site, and on a phony Telegram app

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