Petya Ransomware Vaccine
Last night, BeepingComputer.com posted this article, Vaccine, not Killswitch, Found for Petya (NotPetya) Ransomware Outbreak, detailing (more…)
Warning – Fake Invoice.Doc Emails Contain Locky Ransomware
A new ransomware called “Locky” is circulating via email. It comes in as a message with an invoice.doc attachment. If you open the attachment and don’t block macros from temporary (more…)
Scam Emails Claiming to Be Better Business Bureau Complaint
Beware of the spread of an email scam claiming to be a complaint against your business filed with the Better Business Bureau. Now, the scammers behind the BBB scam managing to hijack certain unsecured WordPress sites and using a plugin to send the scam emails. (more…)
Phone Scam: You Have Computer Virus
Today, a nice young man called me out of the blue and offered to help me with my computer. He said he was from Microsoft, and they were monitoring my PC and had “detected a computer virus.” Whaaaaat? (more…)
Cloud Backup Solutions: Overview
For a great overview of available cloud backup solutions, check out the recent AudioTuts+ article: 10 Secure Online Backup Solutions for Pro Audio. Except for Gobbler, the backup services mentioned are for any type of file, not just audio. We have accounts with most of the services mentioned. (more…)
IRS Email Scam
Beware of emails pretending to be from the “support manager” at the IRS and with the subject IRS Notification or similar reference. Such emails usually say the IRS is unable to process a tax return are routinely accompanied by an attachment that has a malware payload. You do not want to open the attachment.  Just delete the email. (more…)
