Monthly Archives: March 2016

MedStar Health

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Carmelo

It’s assumed that MedStar Health is a victim of crypto-ransomware as MedStar forced a shutdown of their email and records database yesterday in order to stop the spread of the malware from encrypting more systems. Most operations went back to … Continue reading →

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Wireless Mice Leave Corporate Networks Vulnerable To Attack

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Carmelo

Wireless mice, the non-bluetooth kind, are a large gaping hole to computer/network security. Yes, not all wireless is bluetooth, matter of fact, Dell, Amazon, HP, and Lenovo sell and ship wireless accessories that aren’t bluetooth; they transmit data unencrypted. With … Continue reading →

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Easter Weekend

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Carmelo

We celebrated all weekend, starting with Viviana’s birthday, meeting up with some of our family, and then continuing the next day at our house for a small get-together.

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Verizon Breached. Check!

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Carmelo

Creator of the infamous Data Breach Investigations Report has themselves been breached. Contacted about the posting, Verizon Enterprise told KrebsOnSecurity that the company recently identified a security  flaw in its site that permitted hackers to steal customer contact information, and that … Continue reading →

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9 Whole Years

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Carmelo

It’s our anniversary… In a way… Not our marriage anniversary though, but the day we first started seeing each other. I recorded a video a little earlier in the day. I kept it to myself to reveal later. When Jaime … Continue reading →

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USB Compromise Reveals 22,000 ISIS Identities

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Carmelo

A man who names himself Abu Hamed has defected from ISIS and he plausibly stole a USB stick from ISIS security headquarters that contained recruiting questionnaires. The information in the questionnaires contained name, date and place of birth, hometown, telephone … Continue reading →

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The First iPhone Hacker Built a Self-Driving Car in his Garage

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Carmelo

George Hotz says he built a self-driving car in a month. George was the first person to hack an iPhone and a Playstation. He has a great philosophy on the AI that drives the self-driving car.

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IRS and Seagate?

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Carmelo

The Internal Revenue Service issued an alert on March 1st, 2016, to payroll and human resources professionals to be aware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests personal information on employees. The … Continue reading →

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KBB Car Hacking Survey Results

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Carmelo

Kelley Blue Book performed a survey that they revealed at RSAC 2016 regarding vehicle vulnerabilities and even though 2015 was the year that the public really started learning about car hacking. Since the last big media news blast, awareness on … Continue reading →

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RSA Conference 2016 – Part 2

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Carmelo

To me, some of the fun of the RSA conference is running into Security Celebrities! My personal goal this year was to get some selfies with a few of them. Sometimes I just couldn’t though but was able to snap … Continue reading →

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