Collaborate Disseminate
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its latest Internet Crime Report highlighting the most common attack avenues for bad actors, as well as some important statistics to keep in mind in 2018 and beyond.
The post Inter… Continue reading Internet Crime in 2017 Dealt $1.4 Billion in Losses, FBI Says
Mere months after the NotPetya ransomware contagion, victims were already reporting more than $1 billion in damages across countries and verticals. And the costs associated with the attack are apparently still climbing.
The post NotPetya Ransomwar… Continue reading NotPetya Ransomware Still Costing Industries Millions in Recovery
Vulnerable Windows XP machines have made tremendous attack vectors for bad actors in the past decade, yet some organizations are still relying on the age-old OS that Microsoft no longer supports with security updates. Banks in India are just some of th… Continue reading ‘No more ATMs running Windows XP,’ shouts Reserve Bank of India
Switchzilla has released 24 security advisories to document and patch critical and high-severity flaws recently found in hundreds of devices, including switches, firewalls and security appliances. On June 20, the networking giant published a knowledgeb… Continue reading Cisco patches critical flaws in many of its switches and security appliances
As bad actors seek ever-more lucrative ways to enhance their Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, analysts are noticing a sustained effort from the black hat community to amplify their firepower.
The post Amplified DDoS Attacks Are Here t… Continue reading Amplified DDoS Attacks Are Here to Stay, Experts Say
Med Associates has suffered a data breach that may have directed patient names and insurance information into the wrong hands. Hackers could use the data for medical fraud, the company said. On its About page, Med Associates Inc. describes itself as a … Continue reading Med Associates breach leaves 270,000 patient records at risk
Black River Medical Center has issued a notice informing customers that the healthcare provider has learned of a data security lapse that may have resulted in the exposure of some patients’ personal information. An affiliate of Saint Francis Heal… Continue reading Black River Medical Center employee falls for phishing scam; breach ensues
Employees are a company’s first line of defense against an impending breach. All it takes is one negligent staffer with bad password hygiene, or an unwary employee falling for a phishing scam, for hackers to gain a foothold in an organizatio… Continue reading Employers Should Reward Staffers Who Dodge Online Scams, Thwart Ransomware, Study Shows
The French Minister of Public Action has announced the dismantling of the “Black Hand” forum, a marketplace on the French dark web selling drugs, weapons, stolen credit cards and other illicit goods and services. On June 12, the National Di… Continue reading French authorities take down ‘Black Hand’ dark web forum selling narcotics, weapons, stolen banking data
Ransomware and extortion aren’t going away in 2018. A group of hackers has threatened financial services provider Liberty with the leak of “top client” data if they refuse to pay a ransom. Parent company Liberty Holdings posted a noti… Continue reading Extortionists demand millions from Liberty; threaten to release ‘sensitive data’ of ‘top clients’