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New Mount Locker Ransomware Version Targeting TurboTax Files

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A new version of the Mount Locker crypto-ransomware strain is specifically targeting victims’ TurboTax files. As reported by Bleeping Computer, Advanced Intel’s Vitali Kremez came across a new Mount Locker sample that specifically sought out files used… Continue reading New Mount Locker Ransomware Version Targeting TurboTax Files→

Multi-Factor Authentication, New Attacks on 4G and 5G Mobile Networks

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This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for March 4th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Multi-factor authentication to protect your credentials, and new attacks on 4G and 5G mobile networks. Protect your digital privacy wi… Continue reading Multi-Factor Authentication, New Attacks on 4G and 5G Mobile Networks→

Phishing Victims Muddle Tax Fraud Fight

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Many U.S. citizens are bound to experience delays in getting their tax returns processed this year, thanks largely to more stringent controls enacted by Uncle Sam and the states to block fraudulent tax refund requests filed by identity thieves. A steady drip of corporate data breaches involving phished employee W-2 information is adding to the backlog, as is an apparent mass adoption by ID thieves of professional tax services for processing large numbers of phony refund requests. Continue reading Phishing Victims Muddle Tax Fraud Fight→