Samsam Ransomware Infected Thousands of LabCorp Systems Via Brute Force RDP It’s all over the news. Steve Ragan at CSO has the best “executive summary”: “LabCorp, one of the largest clinical labs in the U.S., said the Samsam ransomware attack that forced their systems offline was contained quickly and didn’t result in a data breach.…
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STOCKS Cyberattacks Prove That No One Is Safe by Jeff Yastine | December 26, 2017 The hackers studied their cyberattack target for months — the central bank of Bangladesh. First, they used their cyberskills to steal the institution’s top-secret international money transfer code. Now they could request large wires of bank funds — electronic transmissions…
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Security researcher Racco42 discovered a new phishing campaign that is pushing a new Locky strain which appends the .diablo6 extension. Larry at Bleepingcomputer wrote: “Locky is back and currently being heavily distributed worldwide. While Locky was at one point considered the largest distributed ransomware, over time it became much more common to see other ransomware…
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From start-ups to multi-billion dollar businesses, everyone is looking for ways to cut costs while turning a profit. In fact, many companies are just trying to keep things in the black, however that does not eliminate the need for practices that will improve and grow these businesses. Since few people have the expertise to manage…
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If there is one thing most small businesses can agree on is that time equals money. Small business owners are in a position where they have to be a jack-of-all-trades, often spending most of their day wearing different hats. This is the nature of the small business and while expected is not always the best…
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Now here’s a new hybrid nasty that does a multitude of nefarious things.Proofpoint researchers found that it was built by the same cyber mafia that’s behind the Reveton malware. A few months ago the 800-pound Dridex cyber gang moved into ransomware with Locky, and now their competitor Reveton has followed suit and is trying to…
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Scam Of The Week: IRS Refund Ransomware Many of us waited till the last moment before the April 15 tax deadline and are now holding our collective breath in expectation of that possibly rewarding refund. The problem is that cybercriminals are very aware of this anticipation and use social engineering tactics to trick taxpayers. Knowing…
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Keeping patient records secure and private is the concern of every hospital and health care provider, but they are often overwhelmed with years and years of patient information and the lack of adequate storage space. Destroying these health records in order to make room for more storage is often not an option. Patients want access…
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In today’s technologically driven business marketplace one of most often overlooked points of vulnerability to your business and personal information security is the strength or weakness of the passwords that you define for usage when logging into: your computer network, email provider, online banking, accounting or payroll applications. To underestimate the importance of strong passwords…
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