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"More scamming of the romance scammers with Becky Holmes."

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BIG NEWS More scamming of the romance scammers, with Becky Holmes: Lock and Code podcast This week on the Lock and Code podcast, host David Ruiz speaks with Becky Holmes about how she flips the script on romance scammers, and what governments should be doing to help. Victim records deleted after spyware vendor compromised Hackers have breached the network of a spyware vendor, stolen customer data and then deleted the records, leaving compromised phones no longer able to upload data to the network. Smart lightbulb and app vulnerability puts your Wi-Fi password at risk New research highlights another potential danger from IoT devices, with a popular make of smart light bulbs placing Wi-Fi network passwords at risk. Teenage members of Lapsus$ ransomware gang convicted A wave of video game developer compromises has come to a conclusion in court, ending in several convictions for those responsible. TRIVIA OF THE WEEK What’s the average number of phishing emails sent per day? A. 5.6 billion B. 13.3 million C. 3.4 billion Look for the answer at the bottom of this email! FREE EMAIL SECURITY CHECK Data breaches occur when hackers target organizations, looking to steal data they can sell on the Dark Web. Most data breaches include information like usernames, passwords and email addresses. See if your email is associated with any data breaches and learn what steps you can take if it has. QUICK LINKS Lock and Code Podcast Our Blog Cybersecurity Basics Subscribe to our Business Newsletter Answer: If you answered C. 3.4 billion… You are correct!

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