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Despite renewed efforts to combat the spread of identity fraud, businesses in 2017 saw fraudsters steal even more records compared to the previous year. Cybercriminals made off with a whopping $16.8 billion worth of personal data, according to res… Continue reading Fraudsters made off with a record $17 billion worth of personal data in 2017
Despite renewed efforts to combat the spread of identity fraud, businesses in 2017 saw fraudsters steal even more records compared to the previous year. Cybercriminals made off with a whopping $16.8 billion worth of personal data, according to res… Continue reading Fraudsters made off with a record $17 billion worth of personal data in 2017
Hackers are increasingly setting their sights on electronic medical records (EMR) to extort money from hospitals and their affiliated system vendors. Most recently, one hospital has seen its EMR service hijacked to mine cryptocurrency. On January 26, P… Continue reading Hospital warns 24,000 patients that its EMR system was hacked to mine cryptocurrency
Three widely used Mac apps infected with cryptocurrency miners have been flagged by security researchers this week. The programs, distributed through third-party aggregators (i.e. not the official Mac App Store), need to be immediately uninstalled if u… Continue reading Running Firefox, OnyX or Deeper on your Mac? You might be mining cryptocurrency for a hacker
Phishing remains the greatest threat to online services, even though it’s one of the oldest tricks in the book. A warning by the FBI suggests phishing scams will continue to make headlines in 2018, as bad actors go as far as to impersonate the FB… Continue reading FBI sounds alarm over malware-laden phishing email making the rounds
Phishing, one of the most common attack vectors that cybercriminals use to steal your data, remains a huge risk for online shoppers as we enter 2018. New data compiled by experts in email analytics shows that online retailers are exposing their custome… Continue reading 90% of online retailers expose customers to phishing attacks – research
A survey of 4,000 adults from the US, the Asia Pacific (APAC) and Europe indicates a new trend is afoot concerning authentication – particularly in the steps consumers take to safeguard their digital lives. Examining consumer perspectives around … Continue reading Millennials, careless with passwords, spur shift to biometrics – study
You read that right. The first “jackpotting” attacks are unfolding in the U.S., with hackers using medical endoscopes to look inside front-loading ATMs and locate components where they can tether a laptop, inject malware and make the ATM sp… Continue reading U.S. Secret Service warns hackers use endoscopes to clean out ATMs
While modern technology makes possible new business models to drive growth and profitability, digital transformation opens your business to more cybersecurity risks, according to a survey by Thales and 451 Research.
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With the General Data Protection Regulation knocking on everyone’s door, breaches will have to be taken more seriously than ever. At the same time, new data indicates that ransomware attacks are rising steeply, which means neither organizations n… Continue reading Pro tip for 2018: treat the ransomware threat like an imminent hard drive failure