Add Women to Groups to Make Them Smarter
There’s some fascinating new research showing that adding women to a group of problem solvers makes them more effective. The reason is clear and unsurprising…
Month: April 2025
Scammers pose as FBI IC3 employees to ‘help’ recover lost funds
The FBI warns that scammers impersonating FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) employees offer to “help” fraud victims recover money lost to other scammers. Over the…
Global Zoom Outage Caused by Server Block Imposed from GoDaddy Registry
On April 16, 2025, millions of users worldwide found themselves unable to access Zoom, the widely used video conferencing platform, due to a critical outage…
State Sponsored Hackers now Widely Using ClickFix Attack Technique in Espionage Campaigns
The state-sponsored hackers from North Korea, Iran, and Russia have begunp deploying the ClickFix social engineering technique, traditionally associated with cybercriminal activities, into their espionage…
EU to provide burner phones to staff to banish Security concerns
As part of growing concerns over mobile security and potential espionage, the European Union has issued a cautionary advisory to its members and staff attending…
Text scams grow to steal hundreds of millions of dollars
Text scams alone cost US citizens at least $470 million in 2024, according to new data from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Because many…
Bertrand Russell’s Essay: What I Believe
“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.” ~ Bertrand Russell Jun 12, 2011 I just re-read What I Believe by…
Lemonade says applicant driver’s license numbers exposed
Lemonade Inc. has begun sending notification letters to about 190,000 people after their driver’s license numbers were transmitted unencrypted, according to regulatory filings by the…
Fortinet Ends SSL-VPN Support From 7.6.3 Onwards!
Fortinet has announced the complete removal of SSL VPN tunnel mode functionality in the upcoming FortiOS 7.6.3 release. This change, affecting all FortiGate models regardless…
ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform
“No other vendor could meet these timeframes of having the infrastructure in place to meet this urgent requirement and deliver a prototype in less than…
U.S DOGE Allegedly Breached – Whistleblower Leaked Most Sensitive Documents
A federal whistleblower has accused the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of orchestrating a major cybersecurity breach at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), involving…
Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a “widespread and ongoing” SMS phishing campaign that’s been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft…