July, 2019 | Darn IT Group

30 Jul

Seattle Woman Hacks Capital One – Stole Over 6 Million Canadian Records

Stolen data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and credit scores. CapitalOne infrastructure breach Capital One disclosed on Monday that personal information - including names, addresses, phone numbers, and credit scores - 100 million individuals in the USA and six million people in Canada were obtained by the Seattle hacker. Approximately one million social insurance numbers of Canadian credit card customers were also stolen. According to court documents, a...

13 Jul

Protecting Your Business Against Cryptojacking

by Darnit

in Cyber Security

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What is Cryptojacking? Cryptojacking is the secret use of your computing device to mine cryptocurrency. How it is utilized? Cryptojacking or cryptocurrency mining works by websites running hidden mining scripts in your browser without your knowledge/consent. They mine by using your computer's processor to earn money for someone else. Your machine may get hot, loud, and slow. How Do I Protect My Business? I always suggest keeping your browser up...