by Ophtek, LLC | Aug 23, 2016 | Office IT
Even in this so called ‘paperless’ age, almost every business still uses a printer on a daily basis, but did you know that even these can get hacked? Yes, printers are vulnerable pieces of hardware which can allow hackers to gain access to your systems. And this...
by Ophtek, LLC | Aug 16, 2016 | Security
At fast food restaurants you know what to expect: value and speed. Fast food joint Wendy’s, however, has also been unknowingly serving up credit card fraud. In the last week, Wendy’s has had to contact customers who have used their credit cards in over 1,000...
by Ophtek, LLC | Aug 9, 2016 | Network
The smooth running of a hospital is paramount to its patients’ health, but what happens when malware is used to breach the hospital’s systems? Well, a new report by TrapX reveals that we now know the answer and that it’s turning into a serious threat. The main cause...
by Ophtek, LLC | Aug 2, 2016 | Security
We all rely on tech support at some point during our working week, but hackers are now using this as a front to scam businesses out of thousands of dollars. It’s a scam which is becoming so widespread that the FBI have stepped up and announced that, in the last three...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jul 26, 2016 | Security
Malware is often forwarded by swarms of infected PCs known as botnets; just recently the Necurs botnet has really ramped up its activity to cause havoc. The Necurs botnet, which has been active for several months, suddenly went quiet for three weeks, but, on June 22,...