Monthly Archives: June 2015

Vishing Voicemail? Sounds Serious!

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Carmelo

I got a voicemail yesterday on my Google Voice number, a number I haven’t used in a year. Vishing is voice phishing, a category of social engineering and the act of using the telephone in an attempt to scam a … Continue reading →

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Personnel Data and Social Security Numbers for EVERY Federal Employee STOLEN

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Carmelo

It was announced last week that hackers stole Social Security Numbers, military records and veterans’ status information, address, birth date, job and pay history, health insurance, life insurance, and pension information (age, gender, race data) when they breached the Office … Continue reading →

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Photo Bombed. How Metadata Can Kill.

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Carmelo

Most photos taken by any popular smart phone contains all sorts of metadata. Metadata is extra data, for photos, there are a whole ton of metadata, as you can see here. An Islamic State terrorist learned the hard way, that … Continue reading →

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The Stegosploit Digital Steganography Project

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Carmelo

Stegosploit is the technique that allows an attacker to embed executable JavaScript code within an image. Now there are new scary scenarios for Internet users that could be infected by viewing a picture on any website, even without clicking on … Continue reading →

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Credit Card Skimmers at Gas Stations

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Carmelo

A recent investigation in Florida uncovered 103 credit card skimmers over a three-month period. A problem state leaders here have faced head on. Arizona is number two in the nation. Aggressive measures by investigators at the Arizona Department of Weights … Continue reading →

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