Cybersecurity in the News

Phone Carriers Selling Customer Location Data – Posted:2/26/2019

“At least one company, called Microbilt, is selling phone geolocation services with little oversight to a spread of different private industries, ranging from car salesmen and property managers to bail bondsmen and bounty hunters, according to sources familiar with the company’s products and company documents obtained by Motherboard”.

Beware of American Express Emails with Attached Phishing Form – Posted: 02/14/2019

A phishing campaign is underway that pretends to be from American Express and states that there is a security issue with your credit card. It then prompts you to open an attached HTML phishing form that will send the inputted information back to the scammers.

Phishing Attack Pretends to be a Office 365 Non-Delivery Mail – Posted: 02/10/2019

This phishing attack mimicks Office 354 non-delivery notification email — with the intent to steal users’ credentials. Learn more about the difference between the forged and the real non-delivery notification emails from this article. Remember, if you get a notification email you think is suspicious, don’t click any of its links! Assume all of its links are phishing attacks. Instead, type the address of the website directly in the browser. In addition, protect your Microsoft accounts with 2FA.

Your Technology is Tracking You. Take These Steps for Better Online Privacy – Posted: 01/25/2021

This links to an NPR broadcast recording and its transcript — discussing what experts in digital security and privacy do to protect themselves.  Of particular interest is what these experts recommend we do to protect ourselves. Check it out and do what it says to protect yourself and the Pack!