First-person account of someone who fell for a scam, that started as a fake Amazon service rep and ended with a fake CIA agent, and lost $50,000 cash. And this is not a naive or stupid person.
The details are fascinating. And if you think it couldn’t happen to you, think again. Given the right set of circumstances, it can.
It happened to Cory Doctorow.
Arctic Wolf found that the median ransomware demand was $600,000 in 2023, a 20% rise on the previous year
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-1709 ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack
The FBI’s takedown of the LockBit ransomware group last week came as LockBit was preparing to release sensitive data stolen from government computer systems in Fulton County, Ga. But LockBit