In today’s age of technology, bots are doing more and more for both users and cyber-criminals.  The FBI recently seized Genesis Market’s domain and marketplace. This seizure led to the arrest of more than 120 people believed to be cyber-criminals.  To access this marketplace you needed to be invited. Once invited, you could browse through an assortment of stolen personal user data. The people that purchased those bots used it to load the victims profile confidential cookies to view their data, as reported by Brian Krebs a security blogger.

The seizure included the seals of law enforcement entities from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The Dutch Police have released an online tool for people to see if their email address was in the data retrieved list, as reported by Eduard Kovacs. If you have any concerns about your business network security, you can contact Computer & Communication innovations for any questions or to schedule consulting.

Be cautious of the apps that are downloaded on your phone and your computer.

Free apps often make you the product for someone else.