The leader of a crime ring was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for stealing thousands of personal identities and counterfeiting credit cards to buy high-end goods to be resold on eBay and Craigslist. Christopher John Aragon, 52, Capistrano Beach, pleaded guilty March 26, 2012, to 50 felony counts including 33 counts of unauthorized…
In my line of work I get emails such as this one: “Hi Robert, I’m not sure if you saw what had happened on my Facebook page last night, but someone stole my cell phone while I was at a concert, and posted all of my naked pictures off of my phone and posted them…
The term Hacker was made popular by Steven Levy in his book “Hackers: Heroes Of The Computer The Revolution” published in 1984 was about those brilliant and eccentric nerds from the late 1950s through the early ’80s who took risks, bent the rules, and pushed the world in a radical new direction. In the…
Ever seek out information online and end up somewhere you never meant to go? I’m not talking about some website that didn’t have what you were looking for, I’m talking about a website that you REALLY didn’t want to go to or would never go to. This is the dark side of the Net. Think…
Bieber Fever is a sickness that has recently become more common, where a kid is extremely obsessed with Justin Bieber, and everything related to him. The act, or disease is most commonly found in girls, but occasionally a guy or two. Example: Girl- Dude omgomgomgomgomg i loooooove Justin Bieber he doesn’t know it yet but…
Your tax dollars are being put to work in ways to secure your bank accounts and our critical infrastructure. But there’s still more work to do. The FBI reports Early last year, hackers were discovered embedding malicious software in two million computers, opening a virtual door for criminals to rifle through users’ valuable personal and…
WE DO NOT SELL DUMPS. DO NOT EMAIL OR CALL US. WE DO NOT SELL DUMPS A European hacker broke into a U.S. company’s computer network and stole 1,400 credit card numbers, account holders’ names and addresses, and security codes. The hacker, nicknamed Poxxie, sold the stolen credit card data to other cyber criminals through…
The fall is here and Halloween is right around the corner. Fortunately for me I have two kids which means I’m going trick or treating and eating 20lbs of chocolate on November 1st. Don’t worry I’ll give them a few pieces! To prepare you and your family for a safe and secure Halloween follow these…
The term “cyberattack” or cyberwarfare is defined as “politically motivated hacking to conduct sabotage and espionage. It is a form of information warfare sometimes seen as analogous to conventional warfare although this analogy is controversial for both its accuracy and its political motivation.” “Weapons of Mass Disruption” are a growing concern. The U.S. and many…
Why someone would set up a fake social media profile? The answer correlates with news of cyber-attacks on businesses and other organizations being targeted with advanced persistent threats which has risen sharply over the past two years. The Register reports “Social engineering via platforms such as Facebook can be one of the early stages of…
