Unfortunately, lots of security news suggests lots of cyber crime. If you want to stay protected, you need to keep up to date; but who has time? Hopefully our weekly InfoSec video can help. Last Friday's episode covered an IRS data leak, a mysterious text message that crashed iPhones, some scary new crowd-sourced ransomware, and more. Watch the YouTube video below for all the … [Read more...]
Hackers Hit the IRS – Daily Security Byte EP.88
Today, the IRS admitted that criminal attackers leveraged one of their online apps to steal tax records from 100,000 victims. Watch they video to learn how they did it, and what the IRS intends to do to protect US taxpayers. (Episode Runtime: 2:21) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ej6xgkAjA EPISODE REFERENCES: IRS's official warning about the Get … [Read more...]
TurboTax Doesn't Stop Fraud? – Daily Security Byte EP.35
Whistleblowers say Intuit might benefit from tax fraud. Learn how, and what you can do to protect yourself during tax time in today's video. (Episode Runtime: 2:04) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQShJJF2PA EPISODE REFERENCES: Whistleblowers claim Intuit doesn’t do enough to stop fraud - KrebsOnSecurity Intuit’s response to fraud handling allegations … [Read more...]