Anything PC

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/microsoft-halts-bitcoin-transactions-because-its-an-unstable-currency/

Microsoft Halts Bitcoin Transactions Because It's An "Unstable Currency" Microsoft has stopped supporting Bitcoin as a payment method for Microsoft products, Bleeping Computer has learned.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/1.3596081

Equifax says 100,000 Canadians affected by cyberattack Equifax Canada says approximately 100,000 Canadian consumers may have had their personal information compromised in the massive cyberattack on the credit data company made public earlier this month.

https://www.thestar.com/business/personal_finance/2017/06/30/interac-taking-e-transfer-service-off-line-temporarily-to-address-technical-issue.html

Interac taking e-Transfer service off-line temporarily to address technical issue | Toronto Star “Financial institutions will not be able to process any transactions while we have the system off-line, nor will consumers be able to send or receive any Interac e-Transfer transactions,” an Interac spokesperson says.

The Solution to WannaCry?

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/05/17/wannacry-the-ransomware-worm-that-didnt-arrive-on-a-phishing-hook/

WannaCry: the ransomware worm that didn’t arrive on a phishing hook Email doesn’t seem to have been the initial vector for WannaCry, which initially took hold in south-east Asia

Global extortion cyberattack hits dozens of nations A huge extortion cyberattack hit dozens of nations Friday, holding computer data for ransom at hospitals, telecommunications firms and other companies. The attack appeared to exploit a vulnerability purportedly identified for use by the U.S. National Security Agency and later leaked to the internet.

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Wow, interesting and scary! Uber is not JUST a ride sharing app!

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/03/06/uber-under-fire-for-greyball-program-used-to-dodge-enforcement-officials/

Uber under fire for ‘Greyball’ program used to dodge enforcement officials Uber defends ‘Greyball’ as a way to prevent users abusing its terms of service

lol

Google Pixel hacked in under 60 seconds by Chinese team Google’s new flagship just got hacked by a Chinese team at in under 60 seconds. At PwnFest, a hacking competition in Seoul, South Korea, a team of white-hat hackers known as Qihoo 360 demonstrated an exploit that allowed for remote code ex*****on on the Pixel. In under 60 seconds, the team used a ze...

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/10/26/fake-blue-screen-of-death-faux-freezes-your-system-like-the-real-mccoy/

Fake Blue Screen of Death faux-freezes your system like the real McCoy It hides your cursor, disables Task Manager and plasters your screen with a BSoD image. Calling the number leads to bogus help centers.

Everybody Learns About Ransomware Do you want to learn before or after you've discovered all your files are encrypted and a hacker group is demanding Bitcoin to release them?