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Why are hackers increasingly targeting the healthcare industry?

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Cyber-attacks in the healthcare environment are on the rise, with recent research suggesting that critical healthcare systems could be vulnerable to attack. In general, the healthcare industry is proving lucrative for cybercriminals because medical data can be used in multiple ways, for example fraud or identify theft. This personal data often contains information regarding a patient’s medical history, which could be used in targeted spear-phishing attacks. Dangerous attacks – what are the risks? Cybercriminals have … More → Continue reading Why are hackers increasingly targeting the healthcare industry?→

Hypervisor wiretap feature can leak data from the cloud

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Bitdefender has discovered that encrypted communications can be decrypted in real-time using a technique that has virtually zero footprint and is invisible to anyone except extremely careful security auditors. The technique, dubbed TeLeScope, has been developed for research purposes and proves that a third-party can eavesdrop on communications encrypted with the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol between an end-user and a virtualised instance of a server. The attack makes it possible for a malicious cloud … More → Continue reading Hypervisor wiretap feature can leak data from the cloud→

Facebook vulnerability allowed access to personal and payment information

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Bitdefender has discovered a significant vulnerability within Facebook which allowed access to any user account through simple social login manipulation. The attacker was able to gain access to personal user information, a contacts list for potential malware distribution and payment information – allowing purchases to be made in the user’s name. Attack vector The attack vector in this case – social logins – are an alternative to traditional authentication. This form of access offers users … More → Continue reading Facebook vulnerability allowed access to personal and payment information→