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6 Million Pharmacy Records Breached

Posted on June 4, 2023May 27, 2023 by cynmackley
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The private pharmacy records of nearly 6 million Americans were exposed by a data breach that affected PharMerica.

Posted in Quick Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged data breach, hackers, pharmerica, ransomwareLeave a comment

Feds Bust Hacker Who Sold Stolen IDs

Posted on November 7, 2022October 29, 2022 by cynmackley
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Federal officials have busted a man they say operated a marketplace that sold hacking tools and stolen log in and password information.

Posted in Computer Terms, Security HelpTagged dark web, hackers, securityLeave a comment

Credit Card Thief Stole over $1Billion

Posted on April 15, 2022April 8, 2022 by cynmackley
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A hacker who helped steal over 20 million credit card records from 6,500 credit card terminals in businesses will spend the next ten years in prison.

Posted in Computer Terms, Security HelpTagged credit card hacks, cybersecurity, hackersLeave a comment

Hacker R Us Headed To Jail

Posted on December 18, 2020December 1, 2020 by cynmackley

A 22-year-old North Carolina man who went by the online names "Hacker R Us" and "WantedbyFeds" in headed to federal prison for the next 8 years.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Security HelpTagged cybersecurity, hackers, securityLeave a comment

Ransomware Knocks Out Garmin

Posted on August 10, 2020July 28, 2020 by cynmackley

A Ransomware attack knocked out many Garmin services.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security HelpTagged Garmin, hackers, navigation apps, ransomware, ransomware attackLeave a comment

AVAST/Nord VPN hacked

Posted on November 5, 2019October 28, 2019 by cynmackley

Two big names in security fall victim to hackers.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged avast, breaches, hackers, Nord VPN, security, security breachesLeave a comment

200 million hacked – were you affected?

Posted on October 4, 2019 by cynmackley

200 million hacked - were you affected? If you played Words with Friends or Drawful, your data has been exposed.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Free Downloads, Quick Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged apps, data breach, drawful, drawful security breach, Free Games, games free, hackers, security, words with friends, words with friends security breach, zynga, zynga security breachLeave a comment

Get unrecognized login alerts

Posted on April 18, 2019March 22, 2019 by cynmackley

Stop hackers from stealing your Facebook with this simple step.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Facebook, Security Help, Smartphones, Smartphones, Social Media, Using The InternetTagged Alerts, facebook, hackers, security, social mediaLeave a comment

Huddle House Breach

Posted on March 5, 2019February 8, 2019 by cynmackley

A popular restaurant chain admits hackers have had access to customer data since 2017.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, In The News, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged credit card breach, data breach, hackers, huddle house, securityLeave a comment

500 million hit by security breach

Posted on December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 by cynmackley

500 million folks were hit by the Marriott Starwood hotel security breach. Find out what you need to do to protect yourself.

Posted in Cyn's Tech Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged credit card breach, cyber security, hackers, hotels, marriot, security breach, starwoodLeave a comment

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