Past healthcare data theft and recent efforts to scam and defraud

 Cyber Security SIG has reported many healthcare data leaks and theft.
Many recent posts from Sun City residents posting about phone calls and other attempts to contact residents with spoofed caller id or email addresses from past healthcare providers.
During my recent hospital stay the staff reported many recent reports of past patients calling to verify their recent communications.
We only answer from our contacts lists. The spoofed caller ID might be in your contacts. 
CONSIDER any attempts to verify or give personal information from a healthcare provider may be using information stolen in past data leaks and fake caller  ID or email.

BE AWARE

Major Facebook data leak 1.2 billion user records 22-May-2025

 A massive 1.2 billion user record database was scraped from the Meta-owned Facebook by abusing one of the social media platform‘s application programming interfaces (APIs), attackers claim. Meanwhile, Meta did not deny the scrape taking place.

The API (Application Programming Interface) is how Meta (Facebook's owner company) would sell access to their massive data collection to data users have given and data Meta has collected or purchased. This type of data collection was done by "scraping".
Scraping is collecting data via APIs.

Attackers claim this is not old data offered on hacker forums, but new data. Preliminary analysis of a portion of the records indicate this is new data.

Facebook/Meta is not denied "scrapping" is occurring bit claims it has been addressing limiting scrapping.

A cyber research team analysed a sample and reported the records contain:
   User IDs, names, email addresses, usernames, phone numbers, locations, birthdates, genders, and other.

The attacker's claim is still unverified.
Similar attacks against Shopify, GoDaddy, Wix, and OpenAI are reported.

A smaller data leak from Meta in 2021 of 50 million users was reported and fined by the European Union's Irish Data Protection Commission.

If confirmed Facebook user's data is copied. Quitting Facebook will not remove the copied data.

Be aware. Awareness, Preparedness, Understanding.

Ask Anything – In-Person Presentation Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Activities Center Annex

 

Ask Anything – In-Person Presentation

 Date: May 21, 2025   Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM   Location: Activities Center Annex

Join us for another in-person presentation for Computer Club members! This recurring session is designed as an open "Ask Anything" discussion, where attendees bring their questions, share insights, and contribute valuable information. As always, key takeaways will be recorded and added to the Computer Club’s Vimeo library for future reference.

However, as participation has dwindled over time, this month’s session takes a bold approach:

“I Am Safe – Prove Me Wrong”

 Are you truly secure in today’s digital landscape? Let’s challenge that assumption!

Inspired by four major recent events, we’ll dive into discussions on:

• Signal App Usage by US Government Officials – What does this say about any encrypted communication?
• AI Apps Using Screen Captures – Are your private moments truly private?
• Microsoft Recall – Convenience or a potential privacy nightmare?
• A Phishing Expert Gets Phished – No one is immune—what can we learn?
• Innovis Credit Reporting Bureau as an Option – Four credit reporting bureaus?

If you think you're secure—prove it. If you have doubts—let’s talk about it.

This session promises to be thought-provoking, interactive, and with valuable insights.

Apple Updates Today May 12, 2025

 Apple updates to most platforms today May 12, 2025.
iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, watchOS 11.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6 and more.

This update has fixed for 30 plus security vulnerabilities. Fixes for Bluetooth, FaceTime, Call History, CoreAudio, AppleJPEG, and a fix for Apple iPhone 16e C1 modem's vulnerability that could allow an attacker in a privileged network position to intercept network traffic.

This update also added some features:

• A new Pride Harmony wallpaper
• Parents now receive a notification when the Screen Time passcode is used on a child's device
• Buy with iPhone is available when purchasing content within the Apple TV app on a 3rd party device
• Fixes an issue where the Apple Vision Pro app may display a black screen
• Support for carrier-provided satellite features is available on iPhone 13 (all models). For more information visit: https://support.apple.com/122339

Now on Postal Mail - Awareness

 This is yet another Scam, now using postal mail

Phishing Domains WARNING

 A day with out any phishing lures is getting to be a rarity.

We know to check the domain address. Attacker know this 
so they are now using more common domain names.
Dot com with an appendage is now common.
.com-track   .com-toll   .com-paypal are a few examples.

Also a few Chinese top level domains like .TOP, .CYOU, .XIN 
are in use for phishing - looking for victims to click-a-link.

The effort to lure you is increasing. Please increase your resistance and awareness. 

Apple Updates April 17, 2025

 iOS 18.4.1, iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, tvOS 18.4.1, visionOS 2.4.1 updates released today April 17, 2015.

 These update address two vulnerabilities actively being exploited.

Several minor bug fixes.

Check the settings for automatically applying software updates
(Apple set this a the default in iOS 18.4) to be the setting you wish.
Also check the default for Apple Intelligence.