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Important Notice Regarding Widomaker’s DSL Internet Service
Unfortunately, I have some bad news about the future of Widomaker’s DSL Internet service.
We have recently been notified that Verizon, the local network provider, will be retiring the copper telephone lines that deliver DSL Internet service to most of our customers. Unfortunately, this means Widomaker will no longer be able to provide DSL Internet service to most locations after July 1, 2025.
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Office Closed on Memorial Day
Our office will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2025, for the Memorial Day holiday.
FBI: End-of-life routers hacked for cybercrime proxy networks
Is your router end-of-life (EoL)? If so, it’s best to replace it to avoid it being exploited to route malicious traffic. More details are in this article, linked below. A short list of currently exploited EoL routers are… Linksys E1200, E2500, E1000, E4200, E1500, E300, E3200, E1550, WRT320N, WRT310N, WRT610N, Cisco M10
The FBI warns that threat actors are deploying malware on end-of-life (EoL) routers to convert them into proxies sold on the 5Socks and Anyproxy networks.
Source: FBI: End-of-life routers hacked for cybercrime proxy networks
Office Closed on Friday, April 18, 2025
Our office will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2025.
Microsoft Announces Strict DMARC Enforcement
Following Google and Yahoo’s similar announcement, more than a year ago, Microsoft has announced they will require properly configured DMARC, in order to send email to Microsoft’s consumer email domains (Outlook.com, Live.com, and Hotmail.com), beginning in May, 2025.
DMARC is an email authentication protocol that, together with SPF and DKIM, makes it easier to determine whether or not a given message is legitimately from the sender, and what to do if it isn’t. It is designed to give email domain owners the ability to protect their domain from unauthorized use, commonly known as email spoofing.
Widomaker can help you enable SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for your business email domain, even if the domain is not hosted with us. We are email deployment experts. Contact us today, by telephone or email, to discuss this with an email expert!
Limited Hours March 12 – 21, 2025. Closed on Tue, March 13, and Wed, March 19.
The office will have limited and inconsistent support hours the rest of this and next week, between Wednesday, March 12 and Friday, March 21, 2025. We will be completely closed on Tuesday, March 13, and Wednesday, March 19. We apologize for any inconvenience. Voicemail messages and email will be checked daily during this time, except for March 13, and March 19.
Infostealer malware stole 493 million accounts. Is yours one of them?
Recently, news surfaced about stolen data containing billions of records, with 284 million unique email addresses affected.
Read the following article for steps to check if your email was found in the stolen data…
Source: Infostealer malware stole 493 million accounts. Is yours one of them? | PCWorld
Office Closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 (Presidents’ Day)
Our office will be closed for Presidents’ Day, on Monday, February 17, 2025.
Upcoming Holiday Hours – Nov. and Dec. 2024
Please find our upcoming holiday hours, through the end of 2024, below…
