February 27, 2021 Youngest, oldest are most vulnerable to scams: report Those under 25 years old are the most vulnerable to fraud attacks, while the oldest age group stands to lose the most money, according to a new report.
February 27, 2021 Chinese hackers used NSA code to attack American targets A Chinese group "cloned" code stolen from the National Security Agency years before a security flaw was fixed, researchers said this week.
February 20, 2021 Security Alert: Make sure unauthorized devices are not on your network How many devices are connected to your home’s wireless network? It's easy to lose track.
February 20, 2021 Romance scams raked in hundreds of millions in 2020 For the last three years more money has been lost to romance scams than any other fraud, reaching a record $304 million in 2020.
February 17, 2021 Florida water plant cyberattack: Senate Intel chair seeks answers Senate Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner has sent a letter to the FBI and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking more information regarding the recent computer breach at a Florida water treatment facility, citing the need to ensure that potential security weaknesses are addressed.
February 13, 2021 5 ways to a strong password and better personal cybersecurity A compilation of more than 3.2 billion unique pairs of emails and passwords was recently leaked on a popular hacking forum according to a report last month from Cybernews.
February 11, 2021 Hack of water supply in small Florida town similar to Israeli attack blamed on Iran A cyber-attack on a water treatment facility in a small town in Florida is raising questions about how vulnerable the water supply is at thousands of other locations around the United States as authorities attempt to determine who tried to poison the water two days before the Super Bowl.
February 10, 2021 Gutfeld on the hacker who tried to poison a Florida city's water supply Feds are trying to track down the hacker who tried to poison a Tampa Bay water supply
February 9, 2021 FBI issues alert amid Florida Oldsmar water-treatment hacking investigation The FBI, Secret Service and Florida law enforcement are searching for one or more suspects they say tried to change the make-up of a local town’s water in a failed attempt to add a potentially caustic chemical by remotely accessing the computer system at a treatment plant that services the entire city, officials said.
February 8, 2021 Hacker tried to poison Florida water supply near Super Bowl, police say Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a news conference on Monday that an unknown suspect was able to breach the Oldsmar water treatment plant's computer system on Friday and briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide from 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million.