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As part of an extensive law enforcement operation called “Bakovia,” Romanian authorities on Wednesday arrested five individuals suspected of infecting tens of thousands of computers across Europe and the United States using the infamous Ran… Continue reading Europol releases dramatic video of Romanians arrested for spreading CTB Locker and Cerber ransomware
‘Starwars’ is one of the newest additions to 2017’s Worst Passwords of the Year list, as determined by SplashData in its annual report. According to the company’s CEO, this password is “dangerous.” Millions continue … Continue reading ‘Starwars’ is a ‘dangerous’ password to use, says SplashData
‘Starwars’ is one of the newest additions to 2017’s Worst Passwords of the Year list, as determined by SplashData in its annual report. According to the company’s CEO, this password is “dangerous.” Millions continue … Continue reading ‘Starwars’ is a ‘dangerous’ password to use, says SplashData
The United States has fingered North Korea as the culprits behind the devastating WannaCry cyber-attack that was unleashed in May, infecting more than 300,000 computers across 150 countries and causing billions of dollars’ worth of damages. ̶… Continue reading Trump administration officially blames North Korea for WannaCry attack
A noted Google developer has discovered a troubling flaw in a popular password manager that Windows 10 installs by default. Hackers could get their hands on user passwords via clickjacking and/or malicious code-injection techniques. Google Project Zero… Continue reading Leaky Windows 10 password manager allows hackers to steal your data
For the second time this year, Hewlett Packard (HP) computers have been found vulnerable to hacker attacks due to leftover debugging code that developers forgot to delete before shipping. A researcher using the Internet handle “ZwClose” rec… Continue reading HP laptops found carrying keylogger in Synaptics touchpad driver
We are all too familiar with the expression “consumer is king.” Companies devise complex strategies to convert potential customers into buyers, then use retention schemes to keep the revenue flowing. And if recent studies are any indic… Continue reading Fear of data breaches won’t impact US holiday shopping spending, study shows
Not-for-profit Cottage Health System has agreed to pay the state of California $2 million for suffering multiple data breaches between 2013 and 2015. Taking a leaf from the EU’s playbook, the state of California is demanding that the healthc… Continue reading California healthcare provider gets $2 million penalty for leaking 50,000 patient records
Despite considerable efforts to educate employees on ransomware, many organizations still don’t know what to do if they fall victim to an attack. According to part 2 of Intermedia’s Data Vulnerability Report, a record number of employees and their… Continue reading Shame, confusion among office workers spur record numbers to give in to ransomware
The United States Congress plans to introduce a bill that would push companies to report a breach within 30 days of its occurrence, or else. The law echoes similar efforts in the European Union, which aims to enforce similar regulations next year…. Continue reading New law to compel US businesses to inform users of data breaches