Atlanta I.T. Service

Test your staff to make 2019 more productive with these 8 simple questions
https://atlantaitservice.com/technews/phishingquiz-withgoogle-com

Always to be suspicious of any uninvited document sent via an email and never click on links inside those documents unless properly verifying the source.
https://atlantaitservice.com/technews/new-malware-found-using-google-drive-as-its-command-and-control-server

Hacked right out of the box? Check if your phone made the list,
https://atlantaitservice.com/technews/pre-installed-malware-found-5-million-popular-android-phones
Never Stood a chance?

The next time you decide to send login information via text or a Social Security number or birth date you might want to think twice before pressing send.....https://atlantaitservice.com/technews/facebook-collected-android-call-history-sms-data-years

Have you checked your backup's lately? https://atlantaitservice.com/technews/city-atlanta-data-compromised-ransomware-attack I wonder how long it takes to restore that much data, I can not imagine why they are still down.

Wow, a discount site for stolen logins,
https://atlantaitservice.com/technews/leakedsource-founder-arrested-for-selling-3-billion-stolen-credentials
Bloom is accused of operating the notorious website and claimed to have earned nearly $200,000 by selling stolen personal identity records and associated passwords for a "small fee" via his site.

You may want to start the new year with leaving behind any old habits of leaving things open on your computer when you walk away.
https://atlantaitservice.com/…/flaw-popular-transmission-bi… - and lets keep an eye on this bittorrent client.

Forever 21 Warns Shoppers, https://atlantaitservice.com/technews/forever-21-warns-shoppers-payment-card-breach-stores

A heartwarming story just in time for the season! https://atlantaitservice.com/technews/young-hacker-who-took-over-jail-network-to-get-friend

Not even CCleaner is safe from hackers.

CCleaner Malware uses Secondary Backdoor to Infect Tech Companies - Atlanta IT Service A group of unknown hackers, which hijacked CCleaner's download server to distribute a malicious version of the system optimization software, targeted at le

There are many Ransomware Variants, here are yet another 2 to be cautious about.
https://atlantaitservice.com/technews/new-email-campaign-sends-locky-ransomware-to-millions-of-users

New Email Campaign Sends Locky Ransomware to Millions of Users - Atlanta IT Service Researchers from two security firms have independently spotted two mass email campaigns, spreading two different, but new variants of the Locky ransomware.

Chrome extension used to push Malware
https://atlantaitservice.com/technews/someone-hijacks-popular-chrome-extension-push-malware

Hackers Hijack Chrome Extension to Push Malware - Atlanta IT Service Recently an extension for Google Chrome has been hacked, after compromising the Chrome Web Store account of a German developer team from a9t9 GmbH, and abu