Columbia, formerly Wright's Ferry, is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 10,400. It is 28 miles southeast of Harrisburg, on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, across from Wrightsville and York County and just south of U.S. Route 30. The settlement was founded in 1726 by Colonial English Quakers from Chester County, led by entrepreneur and evangelist John Wright. Establishment... Show more of the eponymous Wright's Ferry, the first commercial Susquehanna crossing in the region, inflamed territorial conflict with neighboring Maryland but brought growth and prosperity to the small town, which was just a few votes shy of becoming the new United States' capital. Though besieged for a short while by Civil War destruction, Columbia remained a lively center of transport and industry throughout the 19th century, once serving as a terminus...
Scammers who prey on Apple iMessage users via phishing (or smishing) messages are doubling down on a novel tactic that tricks their victims into disabling built-in security. Spotted by BleepingComputer, a series of such phishing attacks have surged since last summer, especially over the past few months,...
In the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, Check Point researchers have discovered an alarming trend involving scammers exploiting community generosity through QR code phishing schemes. The recent wildfires in Los Angeles have wreaked havoc, resulting in 24 fatalities, the destruction of 12,000 structures,...
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