Healthcare data scare: Impacts of recent cyber breach loom
Healthcare data scare: Impacts of recent cyber breach loom On February 22, a cyber assault targeted the health technology provider Change Healthcare, causing widespread chaos across the nation. Numerous hospitals and pharmacies faced payment delays, leaving countless patients without access to prescriptions. The Change Healthcare platform offers a variety of services to healthcare providers including processing claims […]
‘Quishing:’ How this modern version of phishing poses new risks to online security
‘Quishing:’ How this modern version of phishing poses new risks to online security You may have seen square-shaped barcodes on posters, advertisements, and the like, inviting you to scan them with your phone’s camera. Known as quick response codes (QR codes for short), these handy codes store and share information, like website links, […]
New Bazar Trojan Slips Past Your Email Defenses!
A new trojan appearing in phishing emails is tricking home users into letting hackers enter their computer or home network. A trojan is a specific kind of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate program or email attachment. This new variant of the “Bazar” trojan is equipped with anti-analysis techniques to make it harder to be detected by anti-virus software.
Holiday Shopping Online This Year? Scammers Are Counting On It!
The holidays are coming up quickly, and with holiday shopping often come holiday scammers! The scammers see this frantic time of year as a huge opportunity to trick you into giving them your hard-earned money. We at PJ Networks have heard first-hand accounts of fake Amazon scams multiple times this year already. How do you […]
Google Confirms Security Issue For 1.5 Billion Gmail & Calendar Users
A vulnerability in the Google Calendar app was discovered back in 2017 that revealed over a billion users could be at risk for having their credentials stolen. However, nothing was done about it because Google claimed that this would have caused “major functionality drawbacks” at the time. Flash forward to 2019, and Google has […]
Web Page Popup Scams
Recently here at PJ Networks, a lot of customers have come to see us because of the same issue: they were browsing the web as usual when they saw a popup claiming they had a virus or there was an issue with their computer. The popup informed them that Microsoft or their computer’s manufacturer […]
Microsoft called you? Probably not.
We just received another call from a client of ours reporting that “Microsoft” had called her and told her that her computer was infected with a virus, and they asked her to allow them to connect into her computer to remove it. Wisely, since she has heard us warn about scams like this, she refused […]