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Laptop inbox showing a suspicious new-login email from a lookalike social-support address
Cybersecurity Alert
August 17, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

FBI: Lookalike Support Emails and Stolen MFA Codes Unlock Social Accounts

FBI PSA 2026-08-10: phishing lookalike domains and fake support texts steal MFA codes to take over social accounts. Audits (ideal 100%): ic3.gov 87%, instagram.com 80%, google.com 55%. Instagram MFA Pass; Facebook Strong.

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Cybersecurity Alert
August 17, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

WindRelay: A 13-Minute Bank Call Sideloads Android Malware and Relays Your Card

Group-IB: SpyNote RAT plus WindRelay NFC relay in a live bank-impersonation call. Sideload is the install. Audits (ideal 100%): chase.com 79%, malwarebytes.com 71%, bankofamerica.com 53%. YubiKey does not stop a RATted phone.

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Multi-source breach data week of August 16, 2026
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August 16, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Breach Data Week of August 16, 2026: Texas, HIBP, SEC & HHS Updates

Multi-source breach data week of August 16, 2026: Texas OAG, HHS OCR, SEC Form 8-K, HIBP, and state AG trackers. Texas YTD reports +22 (382 → 404). 21 companies/entities from source roundups.

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Hospital nurses station with paper charts while computer monitors sit dark during a network downtime
Cybersecurity Alert
August 15, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

JPS Health Network Took Systems Offline After “Suspicious Activity” — EHR Back, MyChart Still Down

Fort Worth’s JPS Health Network isolated systems Aug 3 after suspicious activity. EHR returned Aug 15; MyChart stayed down. Audits (ideal 100%): jpshealthnet.org 33% (Identity 0%); jpshealth.org 58%. MyChart MFA: SMS/email OTP, passkeys on login, no documented YubiKey.

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Airplane cabin at night with a rogue Wi-Fi hotspot and a fake login on a passenger laptop
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August 14, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Delta Flight 591: Rogue In-Flight Wi-Fi After DEF CON — Phishing, Not a Plane Hack

Delta Flight 591 (LAS–ATL, Aug 10) carried a rogue “Delta WiFi Fast” network after DEF CON 34. Delta says aircraft systems were not hacked. Domain audits (ideal 100%): defcon.org 79%; viasat.com 77%; delta.com 70%; google.com 52% — none at 100%. SkyMiles MFA: SMS/email OTP, no YubiKey or Google Authenticator.

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Multi-source breach data week of August 9, 2026
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August 9, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Breach Data Week of August 9, 2026: Texas, HIBP, SEC & HHS Updates

Multi-source breach data week of August 9, 2026: Texas OAG, HHS OCR, SEC Form 8-K, HIBP, and state AG trackers. Texas YTD reports +12 (370 → 382). 10 companies/entities from source roundups.

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Illustration of a cracked digital vault with phishing and deepfake risk signals for the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026
Cybersecurity Alert
August 4, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2026: Phishing Still #1 as AI Deepfakes and MFA Fatigue Raise the Bill

IBM/Ponemon Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026: global average $4.99M (+12%), US $11.5M; phishing still the top vector; AI-driven attacks +56% with deepfakes leading. Domain audits (ideal 100%): hhs.gov 71%; ibm.com 70%; frostbank.com 68% — none at 100%.

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Mobilelink Cricket Wireless retailer data breach and Texas federal lawsuits
Cybersecurity Alert
August 4, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Was Mobilelink Breached? Cricket Retailer Faces S.D. Tex Consolidation

Master Mobilelink / Mobily (Mobilelink) reported 12,201 Texans affected after a late-2025 incident. Consolidated S.D. Tex suits under 4:26-cv-02565; audits score mobilelinkusa.com at 84% with 15% transport.

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Multi-source breach data week of August 2, 2026
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August 2, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Breach Data Week of August 2, 2026: Texas, HIBP, SEC & HHS Updates

Multi-source breach data week of August 2, 2026: Texas OAG, HHS OCR, SEC Form 8-K, HIBP, and state AG trackers. Texas YTD reports +18 (352 → 370). 11 companies/entities from source roundups.

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Unverified ransomware leak-site dashboard naming many victims at once
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August 2, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

ExfilSquad Named 14 Victims in One Day — Claims Unverified; We Audited the Domains

ExfilSquad posted ~14 high-profile victims on July 26, 2026 — including Microsoft (~8M), Zenith Bank (~90M), and City of Houston (~6M). Researchers call evidence thin. Domain audits (ideal 100%): none at 100%; flyfrontier.com 74%; dcps.dc.gov 30%.

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