Contact tracing malware

Fake Contact Tracing Apps Spreading Malware, Ransomware

Phony contact-tracing apps meant to mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic are installing ransomware on mobile devices. One app billed itself, “The Covid-19 Tracer...
BlueLeaks

“BlueLeaks” Exposes Huge Trove of Law Enforcement Data

269 gigabytes of potentially sensitive data collected from more than 200 police departments across the country were leaked online last week. The data, called “BlueLeaks,”...

Unemployment Identity Theft – Third Certainty #21

Adam Levin discusses the steps to take if your identity has been stolen by scammers to file fraudulent unemployment claims.
lax cybersecurity

Loss of CIA Hacking Tools Tied to Lax Cybersecurity

CIA-developed hacking tools stolen in 2016 were compromised by an organizational culture of lax cybersecurity, according to an internal memo. In a 2017 memo recently...
Dating data leak

Dating Apps Leak 845 GB of User Data

An unsecured Amazon Web Services (AWS) database leaked the personal information of hundreds of thousands of users of several niche and special interest dating...

Covid-19 Unemployment Scams: Third Certainty #20

Adam Levin explains how scammers have exploited the Covid-19 pandemic to steal hundreds of millions in unemployment funds.
Black Lives Matter malware

Hackers Exploit Black Lives Matter to Spread Malware

The U.S. and global protests of the killing of George Floyd are being used to spread malware according to the cybersecurity non-profit organization abuse.ch.  The...
Honda ransomware

Honda Hit By Possible Ransomware Attack

Japanese automotive manufacturer Honda is investigating a possible ransomware attack that has caused company-wide network outages. Several news outlets have reported that the company’s servers...
Hurricane scams

Federal Government Warns of Hurricane-Related Scams and Hacking

This year’s hurricane season will bring a wave of disaster-related hacking campaigns and scams, warned the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) In a...
quarantine fatigue

Quarantine Fatigue Is Real and It Could Kill Your Company

Quarantine fatigue is not only sending people to crowded bars in Wisconsin. We’re all getting tired of it—call it quaran-tigue—and that could spell trouble...

Five Tips to Avoid Being Phished: Third Certainty #19

In the latest episode of Third Certainty, Adam Levin shares five tips to protect against phishing scams, including: Don't send sensitive information via email. ...
Joomla data leak

Joomla CMS Discloses Data Leak

Administrators of the open source Joomla content management system announced a data incident that potentially compromised the information of 2,700 developers. A database containing the...
Mathway breach

Breached Mathway App Credentials Offered on Dark Web

Over 25 million user logins and passwords from a popular math app are being offered for sale on the dark web following a data...
Online Extortion Scams

Adam Levin Discusses Online Extortion Scams on AZ Family

Adam Levin was featured on AZ Family / Phoenix CBS 5 where he discussed a recent extortion scam circulating on the internet. "These are sextortion...
Google Adwords

Google’s New Ad Policy Overlooks A Bigger Threat

Google has announced that advertisers on its platforms will have to verify their identities and their businesses. They will have 30 days to comply.  On...
Adam Levin on CNBC

Adam Levin Discusses Covid-19 Scams on CNBC

Adam Levin was featured on CNBC where he discussed how the Covid-19 pandemic has created an ideal environment for scammers. “We are working with our...

Choosing the Right Videoconferencing Platform: Third Certainty #18

When picking a videoconferencing platform, it's important to find one that helps protect your security and your privacy. Here are some tips.
unemployment funds

International Fraud Ring Stealing Unemployment Funds

Several state governments have been targeted by a sophisticated fraud campaign that has likely siphoned millions of dollars in unemployment payments earmarked for the...
celebrity law firm hack

Hackers Double Ransom Demands, Implicate Trump in Celebrity Law Firm Hack

The hackers who attacked a major entertainment and media law firm have now doubled the sum they’re demanding, and have included a threat to...
Magellan Health Ransomware

Magellan Health Ransomware Attack Exposes Customer Data

In the wake of an April ransomware attack, Fortune 500 healthcare company Magellan Health announced that a hacker exfiltrated customer data. The ransomware attack was...