Ransomware Attack and Phony Websites
ECKAAA East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging (ECKAAA) mentioned that they were affected by the ransomware attack.The incident left files encrypted and inaccessible to the company. Cybersecurity...
View ArticleIoT Security
Healthcare organizations are now implementing connected medical devices for better services to patients. But healthcare technology leaders are worried about IoT security with connected devices....
View ArticleNew Google Patch for Android
Google released possibly its final Android security update for 2017. The latest patch addresses at least 42 different vulnerabilities which includes 11 flaws in the media framework (five are critical...
View ArticleIoT Security Skills in Energy Companies
Inmarsat survey of senior IT decision makers from 100 large energy companies worldwide shows that fifty four percent need additional security skills to deliver successful IoT projects. Fifty three...
View ArticleNiceHash Breach
The cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash mentioned that its payment system had been affected by data breach. Contents of its Bitcoin wallet were stolen. Company didn’t mention the number of...
View ArticleNorth Korea Hackers Hit US Companies
FireEye researchers recently mentioned that spear phishing emails were sent to U.S. electric companies which can be traced back to North Korea. The emails contained fake invitations to a fundraiser....
View ArticleICS Malware
FireEye researchers mentioned that the company’s Mandiant subsidiary is attacked by new industrial control systems(ICS) malware. The hackers shut down plant operations by targeting emergency shutdown...
View ArticleKeeper Security Patches Password Protection Flaw
Google Project Zero security researcher Tavis Ormandy sent a email to Keeper Security about a new vulnerability. Company replied to Ormandy and delivered a patch within 24 hours to the users. The...
View ArticleSecurity Budgets After WannaCry, NotPetya Attacks
AlienVault conducted survey of 233 IT professionals worldwide. The report shows that only 14 percent increased budgets for cyber security after the WannaCry and NotPetya cyber attacks. Only twenty...
View ArticleDevices and Data Breach
Pennsylvania-based Washington Health System (WHS) Greene mentioned that it suffered data breach due to missing external hard drive. The device was used for Bone Densitometry machine. Facility mentioned...
View ArticleRansomware Attacks in 2017
As compared to 2016, the ransomware attacks hitting business users increased from 22.6 percent in 2016 to 26.2 percent in 2017. Kaspersky Lab conducted survey. “Welcome to ransomware in 2017 — the year...
View ArticleCyber Attacks
Austin Manual Therapy mentioned that they suffered data breach due to unauthorized access to its system. As per the reports, limited parts of the system were accessed. There is no data which shows that...
View ArticleAlmost One Third U.S. Businesses breached in 2017
Twenty-nine percent of U.S. businesses were affected by a data breach in the 2017. The analysis was done by HSB of 403 senior executives in the U.S., and conducted by Zogby Analytics. Company...
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