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Kaspersky ThreatPost- Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records August 31, 2022
- Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keylogger August 30, 2022
- Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms August 29, 2022
- Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise August 26, 2022
- Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras August 25, 2022
- Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version August 24, 2022
- Firewall Bug Under Active Attack Triggers CISA Warning August 23, 2022
- Fake Reservation Links Prey on Weary Travelers August 22, 2022
- iPhone Users Urged to Update to Patch 2 Zero-Days August 19, 2022
- Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year August 18, 2022
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The Snake Ransomware is Making its Rounds Through Corporate Networks… However, it is Unable to Elude WedgeAMB!
Snake is in the news as of late. No, not the one of the 2019 Chinese Zodiac but of the malware variation. Detected as “Trojan.Win32.Antavmu.asdd”, Snake works like most ransomware. It doesn’t touch your operating system files and programs so … Continue reading
Cyber Insurance Company Warning of 6X Increase in Ransomware Attacks: Not Just Healthcare is a Target
Wedge’s CFO recently forwarded me an article from the finance side of things that is painting an alarming picture. We’ve been talking a lot about how the Healthcare industry has been the main target of ransomware attacks but an article … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyber Insurance, Not Just Healthcare, Ransomware, Rising Ransoms, SME
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Ryuk Ransomware Continues Causing Headaches for Organizations – This Time Targeting Hospitals
Targeted ransomware of the Ryuk variety continues to cause headaches today with a noticeable uptick in attacks, more than a year after it started making the rounds; initially focused on organizations and businesses, it has more recently been focused on … Continue reading
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Tagged Healthcare, Hospitals, Ransomware, Ryuk, Toronto Ransomware Attacks, WedgeAMB, WedgeARP
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The Global Ransomware Epidemic is Evolving and Getting Worse… First, US Cities, Now Major Cities in Canada. Are Europe or Asia Next?
As we’ve been writing about for much of this past year, hackers have hit dozens of municipalities in the U.S. so far; demanding ransom from various municipal departments, schools and even police departments – how brazen is that?!? A recent … Continue reading
The Numbers Are In… Were YOU One of the Victims? How Are YOU Protecting Yourself?
Our CFO Rob Fong placed this article by CPO Magazine on my desk and in it, the latest cyber attack numbers are in. From the article, according to a new report from the Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance (OTA), their Cyber Incident & Breach … Continue reading
The Ransomware Scourge Continues. “To Pay or Not to Pay” is not the answer. GET YOURSELF PREPARED is!
The number of ransomware victims continues to mount with CNN reporting that attacks on cities continue to rise. Law enforcement officials continue to warn against paying ransoms. Security experts continue to suggest that even if victims pay their ransom, there is … Continue reading
Scary Story of the Day: Security Vendors Know That Their Products Don’t Work. Getting SIEMFed and What Should a CISO Do?
An interesting ZDNet article by @ChrisMatyszczyk was forwarded to me recently that made me shudder. In it, the author relates a story of how, as he was golfing, he came across a security software salesman (from a company quite well known in … Continue reading
Healthcare Services are Primed to be Hit By WannaCry Again: What Can They Do to Protect Themselves?
There have been a multitude of articles hitting the news as of late, sounding the alarm for Healthcare Services and related organizations to make sure that they have secured themselves as it looks like the WannaCry malware is making a … Continue reading
Over 1/4 of UK Firms Have Been Victims of Ransomware Over the Past Year: Could These Attacks Have Been Prevented?
A recent InfoSecurity Magazine article was published recently that highlighted how dire the Ransomware situation is getting; particularly in the UK. According to figures released by data backup firm Databarracks, over 28% of UK organizations have been hit by ransomware over the past … Continue reading
The Ransomware Tsunami Is Coming! Is Your Municipality Prepared When It Hits?
We’ve seen it. We’ve been blogging about it. Ransomware is on the rise…and it is hitting municipalities hard. Multiple cities in Florida have been hit and have paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in bitcoin, against law enforcement recommendations. … Continue reading
