Linning Associates LLC

07/11/2023

Do you have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac? It’s very important you install this update ASAP.

Apple has released a Rapid Security Response update for iOS 16.5.1, iPadOS 16.5.1, and macOS Ventura 13.4.1 patching an exploit that was actively striking users.

06/21/2023

BEWARE! There is a new QR Code SCAM that is going around. You make get an email that looks like this or similar. DO NOT SCAN THE QR CODE. This is a HIGHLY sophisticated MFA hack.

04/09/2023

This is a critical patch to IOS and Mac devices! This patch is meant to plug two zero day vulnerabilities.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-fixes-two-zero-days-exploited-to-hack-iphones-and-macs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&fbclid=IwAR23yA4Y9Midw2grFkMmHqfVBVE4c-l1FR_o6D0KnuO8S5-PkZ2m5h3FRgU

Apple has released emergency security updates to address two new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks to compromise iPhones, Macs, and iPads.

04/07/2023

Who can identify with this?

03/31/2023

Did your company accept credit cards from January 1, 2004 to January 25, 2019? If so you need to check this out. There is a class action suite for companies that accepted Visa and Mastcard.

There are company's out there offering to file on your behalf for a 35% fee but you can file yourself.

On March 15, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed all aspects of the District Court’s final approval order save one; the Appellate Court directed the district court to reduce service awards to class representatives to the extent that its size was increased by time spent in lo...

03/16/2023

Don't click that link! 🤣😂

02/19/2023

Another supply chain attack! For all those that think GoDaddy is secure and “has your back”, think again.

https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/godaddy-discloses-multi-year-security.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR2iWGl7sLDXFXy_KNM2hbYJl2hVp3ZEgwX-gTUjkdGuOVjgXMSU0jJoOUg

GoDaddy, the web hosting services provider, reveals a multi-year security breach that allowed unknown actors to install malware and siphon source code

02/15/2023

Apple users time to update your systems immediately!

https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-actively-exploited-webkit-zero-day-vulnerability/?fbclid=IwAR2pInmOI_athcVvz0RGjg7Y8UoxbfgoOxnedId2mdIR-cXU94Am1hpeenM

Apple has released updates for macOS, iOS and Safari and they all include a WebKit patch for a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-23529.

01/14/2023

Still using an old school password security product? Time to move to something better!

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nortonlifelock-warns-that-hackers-breached-password-manager-accounts/?fbclid=IwAR28q0PP70FVPX8j9YpZIz53SMxP4vlsgGgjWtrn-u9NcDwhIOyIX3HvrDU

Gen Digital, formerly Symantec Corporation and NortonLifeLock, is sending data breach notifications to customers, informing them that hackers have successfully breached Norton Password Manager accounts in credential-stuffing attacks.

01/01/2023

Do you have an Android device? Check to make sure you don’t have this dangerous app installed!

The Zscaler ThreatLabz team has recently discovered the Xenomorph banking trojan embedded in a Lifestyle app in the Google Play store. Read more.

12/28/2022

A reminder that the IRS has temporarily removed the 50% limitation on the business meal expenses for the 2022 tax year.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-provides-guidance-on-per-diem-rates-and-the-temporary-100-percent-deduction-for-food-or-beverages-from-restaurants

12/24/2022

Merry Christmas to all…and to all you might have stolen passwords!

Password manager says breach it disclosed in August was much worse than thought.