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Happy Slam the Scam Day
by Dave Moore, CISSP 03/03/2024 It's always refreshing to see companies and government agencies reaching out to the public-at-large to help folks stay out of trouble on the Internet. Such is the case with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and their "Slam the...
Integris Health Inc: 2,431,693 Oklahomans hacked
by Dave Moore, CISSP 02/25/2024 Remember the great Integris/St. Anthony hospitals hacking crisis I first reported to you last January 14? Internet bad guys stealing private data on millions of patients, and in the case of Integris, sending their victims ransom demand...
Protect yourself: when in doubt, hang up
by Dave Moore, CISSP 02/18/2024 It's called "social engineering;" it's a form of psychological warfare con artists and Internet bad guys use to trick and manipulate people into giving up something of value under the pretense that it's for a good reason, or a good...
Arvest, Integris, St. Anthony hacked: more ID theft fraud alerts
by Dave Moore, CISSP 02/11/2024 Add Arvest Bank to the list of banks that have been hacked, just like MidFirst Bank was, as reported by me in this newspaper last October 1, 2023; now we know over 26,000 Arvest customers have have their private information stolen by...
Integris, St. Anthony patients hacked: more ID theft fraud alerts
by Dave Moore, CISSP 02/04/2024 Last week, we looked at placing "fraud alerts" at various federal agencies, financial institutions, creditors, real estate concerns and public utilities. Those were the next steps to take after placing account "freezes" at all four...
Integris, St. Anthony patients hacked: ID theft fraud alerts
by Dave Moore, CISSP 01/28/2024 Last week, we looked at placing credit bureau freezes in response to how patients of both Integris and SSM St. Anthony hospitals have been victimized by Internet criminals hacking the hospital's poorly-secured computer networks. This...
Integris, St. Anthony patients hacked: what to do
by Dave Moore, CISSP 01/21/2024 Last week, I reported how patients of both Integris and SSM St. Anthony hospitals have been victimized by Internet criminals hacking the hospital's poorly-secured computer networks. Private patient information was stolen, including...
Integris, St. Anthony patients hacked, deceived, kept in the dark
by Dave Moore, CISSP 01/14/2024 How would you like it if you woke up one day, checked your email, and saw this: “Integris Health was breached on November 2023. The data of over 2 million patients was compromised, including SSN, DOB, address, phone, insurance...
The Medicare number scam
by Dave Moore, CISSP 12/24/2023 What can an Internet or phone call scammer do with the Medicare number they just talked you into revealing? As it turns out, a lot. November and December mark the holiday season, when humans indulge in frenzied buying sprees in local...
Spotting scam emails, texts and messages
by Dave Moore, CISSP 12/03/2023 Sally wrote, "Hi Dave, I keep getting these notifications [from Facebook] and have tried to resolve them but get nowhere. Is this real or a scam?" 'Tis the season to get boatloads of scammy emails, texts and messages. As if regular,...
Safe holiday Internet shopping 2023; is it possible?
by Dave Moore, CISSP 11/26/2023 Every year about this time I have to reassess the Internet Christmas shopping situation. This year is again unique; even though Covid still plods along, with a consistent 200 (or so) Oklahomans being hospitalized for Covid every week in...
What makes a computer fast?
by Dave Moore, CISSP 11/19/2023 "My computer is so slow," may be the most common computer complaint ever. Computers slow down as they try to do more and more things at the same time. A computer can literally try to do too many things at once, making it slow down so...
Expert AI predictions: the Second Singularity
by Dave Moore, CISSP 11/12/2023 Continuing from last week, from the session I attended in Las Vegas last August when I was at the AI4 2023 international conference on artificial intelligence, which featured Mark Brady, PhD. Last week, we looked at how Dr. Brady...
Expert AI predictions: two singularities
by Dave Moore, CISSP 11/5/2023 One of the sessions I attended in Las Vegas last August when I was at the AI4 2023 international conference on artificial intelligence featured Mark Brady, PhD. In addition to being a PhD, Mr. Brady is also the Deputy Chief Data Officer...
Dave’s MoveIT LIST OF BREACH VICTIMS
Dave's MoveIT LIST OF BREACH VICTIMS AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 Not to be considered complete or authoritative. NOTES: https://wwwfedermanlawcom...
More identity theft damage control
by Dave Moore, CISSP 10/29/2023 For the past few weeks, we've been looking at what to do about the identity theft catastrophe brought on by the "MOVEIt" private information on-line robbery. The bad guys have already used this information to steal tons of money, and...
Damage control: identity theft and fraud alerts
by Dave Moore, CISSP 10/22/2023 For the past few weeks, we've been looking at what to do about the identity theft catastrophe brought on by the "MOVEIt" private information on-line robbery. Because of the MOVEIt hack, there now exists a full-on bona fide identity...
Identity theft damage control: government agencies
by Dave Moore, CISSP 10/15/2023 Last week, I discussed how possible identity theft victims affected by the "MOVEIt" private information on-line robbery from certain Oklahoma banks, including MidFirst and Bank of America, should put a "freeze" (not a "lock") on their...
MidFirst and other hacked entities: damage control
by Dave Moore, CISSP 10/08/2023 Last week, I discussed how private information customers gave to certain Oklahoma banks, including MidFirst and Bank of America, was stolen by Internet criminals. Information given to almost every college and university in the State was...
MidFirst joins long list of hacked banks
by Dave Moore, CISSP 10/01/2023 How would you like it if your bank sent you a letter saying you were about to become an identity theft victim and possibly lose all your money because of lousy software security that allowed criminals to steal your account information?...