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ALERT! Superfish Contaminates Lenovo ALERT!

February 21, 2015 | 0 Comments

  The holiday season has passed and of course many African-Americans got cool new techno-gadgets for Christmas, If you purchased a Lenovo computer it’s time to pay attention. Lenovo, the world’s largest computer maker, has been...

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ALERT! Order Confirmation Scam ALERT!

December 5, 2014 | 0 Comments

Order confirmations scams are exploding all over the Internet this holiday season. Ask anybody that works for UPS, FedEx or the USPS and they will tell you this time of year is the busiest there...

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CryptoLocker Threatens the Holiday Season

November 26, 2014 | 0 Comments

Ransomware is not hard to understand. Its simply software, or malware, that takes control of your computer, encrypts all your files and threatens to destroy them unless you pay a ransom. Right now CryptoLocker is...

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ALERT! Malware Hits Apple iOS and OS X ALERT!

November 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

For too long too many people have thought Apple products and software were immune from malware and viruses. But Palo Alto Networks has released a new report that suggests things for Apple users are about...

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Fake Websites and Phony Trust

November 6, 2014 | 0 Comments

If you follow the African-American Cyber Report you know there are certain rules that we preach constantly. You can find these rules on the homepage. But I need to point out two of those rules...

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Ebola Scams Hits Email In Boxes

October 20, 2014 | 0 Comments

Has Ebola hit your email inbox?  The latest Internet scams, malware and viruses come in the form of email related to the Ebola virus. These emails come from various sources claiming to be agencies of...

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ALERT! Kmart & Dairy Queen Hacked ALERT!

October 13, 2014 | 0 Comments

Alasdair James, President and Chief Member Officer of Kmart, announced on Thursday that the company’s payment systems were hacked. Kmart’s IT team detected the breach of store payment systems. A preliminary investigation revealed a deliberate...

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Home Depot, Another Careless Retailer

September 22, 2014 | 0 Comments

Its has become the largest POS hack in history. And the result is 56 million credit and debit cards have been compromised. And it seems this may have been completely preventable. First things first, if...

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ALERT! UPS Stores Breached ALERT!

August 21, 2014 | 0 Comments

United Parcel Service announced today that it has discovered a computer breach in 51 of its stores. The company said the breach escaped detection at stores in 24 states. That is only about 1% UPS store...

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ZD Net’s Six Clicks has revealed the best free Windows anti-virus and malware scanners. I preach this to black people and I hope someone out there is listening; treat your computer and Internet connection the...

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