by Ophtek, LLC | May 12, 2026 | Ad-Blocker, browser extensions, cyber attacks, data theft, Hackers, malware, pop ups
One employee’s click on a fake pop-up gave hackers access to a power company’s systems, exposing the data of hundreds of thousands of customers. The attack took place at Nova Scotia Power, a major electricity provider in Canada. It started in March 2025 when an...
by Ophtek, LLC | Dec 24, 2024 | BYOVD, cryptojacking, data theft, DDoS attacks, driver whitelisting, drivers, educate staff, Hacking, Ophtek, Updates
One of the recent developments in hacking has been the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attack, but what is it and how do you defend against one? By now, the Ophtek blog should have informed you about ransomware, trojans, and cryptojacking, but we’ve rarely...
