Remote Insider Data Theft Worries Financial Industry

As the pandemic rages on, more companies are concerned about the growing risk of insider theft Remote work has changed the cybersecurity landscape and has required IT and security staff to rethink where the greatest risks are with a WFH employee base … Continue reading Remote Insider Data Theft Worries Financial Industry

63 billion credential stuffing attacks hit retail, hospitality, travel industries

Akamai published a report detailing criminal activity targeting the retail, travel, and hospitality industries with attacks of all types and sizes between July 2018 and June 2020. The report also includes numerous examples of criminal ads from the dark… Continue reading 63 billion credential stuffing attacks hit retail, hospitality, travel industries

Employees increasingly masking online activities

This year’s shift to a near 100% WFH workforce by the Global 5000 has significantly changed the behaviors of trusted insiders, a DTEX Systems report reveals. Key findings include a 450% increase in employees circumventing security controls to intention… Continue reading Employees increasingly masking online activities

Maze Ransomware Operators Claim Fairfax County Public Schools as Latest Victim

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is the latest US school division to be hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted some of its systems. “We currently believe we may have been victimized by cyber criminals who have been connected to dozens of ransomw… Continue reading Maze Ransomware Operators Claim Fairfax County Public Schools as Latest Victim

More than 230 Million US Health Records Have Been Stolen or Lost in Past Decade

The data breach phenomenon has been plaguing the US healthcare sector for more than a decade, with a 2,733% increase between 2009 and 2019, according to a PrivacyAffairs study. Through analysis of reported healthcare data breaches over the past decade,… Continue reading More than 230 Million US Health Records Have Been Stolen or Lost in Past Decade

CactusPete APT group’s updated Bisonal backdoor

A new CactusPete campaign shows that the group’s favored types of target remain the same. The victims of the new variant of the Bisonal backdoor were from financial and military sectors located in Eastern Europe. Continue reading CactusPete APT group’s updated Bisonal backdoor