Do you ever wonder about the links you get form search engine? Some search actually will track you. Below are examples of actual links that search engine put your browsers through. Below example are from the Firefox browser. Search term for each engine is "news". Google: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiMzJLkqszhAhVWqp4KHaAPBZwQFjALegQIBBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw3hwlZRMoRSFcUYuQnc0PTS Startpage.com https://www.foxnews.com/ Duck Duck Go https://www.foxnews.com/ As you … Continue reading Search Engine Links
Category: Cyber Security
Android Malware
Governments are now in the Android malware business. From what I have read on Android malware there are thing s that you can do to try to avoid them. Below are common apps that malware hides in. Games Battery booster Performance enhencer Coupon Rewards Apps that offer free VPN Many of malware apps will also … Continue reading Android Malware
Social Security Scam
Social Security scam is almost like a variation of the IRS scam. It is serious enough that FTC is issuing a PSA to raise awareness. As of this writing almost 17 million was scammed.
Hover
I learned about the domain registrar Hover a year ago and have been very satisfied with them. They offer time based 2nd factor authentication among other security features that apparently GoDaddy does not. I had to call Hover once to setup the DNS records, so I call the toll free number and to my surprise … Continue reading Hover
Apple scam calls
Scammers are getting better and better. Brian Krebs has a excellent reporting on his site. This is the link: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/01/apple-phone-phishing-scams-getting-better/#more-46207
Fake Amazon Confirmation
There are fake Amazon order confirmation email showing up on people's inboxes. If you click on it you will get a banking trojan. It is affecting Windows OS since the trojan is a exe file. Best practice is never click on the link to check your order. Best way to check is to go to … Continue reading Fake Amazon Confirmation
Popular Passwords
List of the most popular passwords of 2018. 123456 password 123456789 12345678 12345 111111 1234567 sunshine qwerty iloveyou Password manager is the way to go now a days. I have been using LastPass and love it.
California DMV (updated)
California DMV uses convergepay for credit card processing. I just re-ran a check of that site on SSL Labs to check the certificate and security and the grade was a B (it was previously a C). There is no support for secure renegotiation This server does not support Forward Secrecy with the reference browsers. Server … Continue reading California DMV (updated)
Mass Router Hack
It was just reported by Ars Tecchnica that there is a massive router hack that affected 45,000 routers. The hackers used the EthernalBlue (a NSA tool) to hack the routers. The attack target routers UPnP (universal plug and play). I suggest that everyone should turn off UPnP unless you really need it. I you think … Continue reading Mass Router Hack
Fake Apps
Google play store is full of fake apps and its getting a lot of downloads. It seems to me that these games may appeal to kids. Please exercise caution when downloading apps or when your kids play with your phone.
