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 | Apr 28, 2026 | Cloud, Google Workspace, Hackers, inactive accounts, Microsoft 365, multi factor authentication, permissions
Want to keep your business safe from potential cyberattacks? Make sure you regularly review and remove inactive users in Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. In the digital age, we all rely heavily on cloud services such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Without...
by Ophtek, LLC | Apr 21, 2026 | Google Workspace, Hackers, malware, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth, Phishing, Security Threats
Login pages, especially trusted ones, should always be secure. But what happens when that trusted login page becomes the start of a scam? A new wave of sophisticated phishing attacks has started exploiting a feature millions of us use every day: signing into...
by Ophtek, LLC | Apr 14, 2026 | AI, ConnectWise, CVE-2026-22557, Hackers, network, ScreenConnect, Ubiquiti, UniFi Network
AI is finding serious software flaws faster than ever, putting business networks at risk from newly discovered vulnerabilities. Two new software vulnerabilities have been found which are ringing alarm bells for IT professionals. The first affects the Ubiquiti...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 27, 2026 | financial data, Hackers, Marquis, Ophtek, Ransomware, US Banks
Dozens of US banks have been attacked by ransomware, which compromised a major tech provider, leading to the loss of significant amounts of secure data. Most people assume that their bank controls all of the technology which secures their accounts, but this is...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 20, 2026 | browser extensions, check permissions, Hackers, malicious code, official sources, review, ShadyPanda, spyware
Over the last seven years, a malware campaign has turned browser extensions people trusted into powerful spyware, with up to 4.3 million users affected. Most of us install extensions in good faith that they’re going to help us. Perhaps they’re a simple...
