March 2017 • Page 3 of 5 • PC Matic Blog

Metropolitan Urology Group Suffers Breach Due to Ransomware Attack

Kayla Elliott / March 17, 2017

Metropolitan Urology Group Found Patient Information Leaked During Ransomware Attack In November, 2016, the Metropolitan Urology Group (MUG) was hit with a ransomware attack. Two months later, in January, 2017, MUG discovered the hackers obtained private, patient information during the attack. The patients impacted are those who rendered services between 2003 and 2010. The information exposed […]

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Cyber Security Hygiene Affects Network and Endpoint Security with Application Whitelisting

Appropriate Defense Against Ransomware is Not Backups

Kayla Elliott / March 16, 2017

The Today Show featured another piece on cyber security today, this time discussing ransomware. During which, Tom Costello claimed the best way to protect yourself from a ransomware attack is to back up your data. This cannot be further from the truth. First of all, backups do not protect you from becoming a victim of ransomware. It can be

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Lithium Ion Batteries Raise Concerns…Again

Kayla Elliott / March 15, 2017

Lithium Ion Batteries Continue to Cause Harm Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) batteries have been a hot topic in the news for some time now. Most recently, Li-Ion powered headphones exploded mid-flight, which resulted in minor burns to the user on her hands and face. Within the last 12 months, there have been recalls from HP, Toshiba

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Twitter Hacked and It Appears the Turks Are to Blame

Kayla Elliott / March 15, 2017

Twitter Hacked Leaving Nazism Messages Today, dozens of Twitter accounts were hacked impacting various individuals from the European Parliament, UNICEF USA and BBC North America. It is believed the attacks originated due to a diplomatic spat between Germany, Turkey and the Netherlands. According to MSN, the Germans and Dutch barred Turkish ministers from campaigning in

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Traditional Anti-Virus Programs Don’t Work

Kayla Elliott / March 14, 2017

Why Your Traditional AV Isn’t Working According to a recent study completed by KnowBe4, your traditional anti-virus alone is not effective in stopping today’s biggest cyber security threat, ransomware. Ransomware is a form of malware that locks your files or entire PCs and demands a payment to unlock them. In the study, KnowBe4 asked 500

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How to Adjust Your PC’s Default Apps

Kayla Elliott / March 14, 2017

PCs come with their own default apps already in place. For instance, a brand new Windows 10 PC will have Edge as its default browser. For some users, they may want to change this to their “go-to” browser such as Chrome or Firefox. But how do you do that? Follow the step-by-step guide below, which

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Home Depot Shells Out Another $25M For Security Breach Settlement

Kayla Elliott / March 13, 2017

Home Depot – The Aftermath of 2014 Breach In 2014, Home Depot experienced one of the largest security breaches in history. The company is still working out settlements to clear up the matter, but have made a step in the right direction. Fortune recently disclosed Home Depot settled with dozens of banking institutions for 25 million

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Canadian Revenue Agency Goes Offline As Security Breach Precaution

Kayla Elliott / March 13, 2017

Canadian Revenue Agency Uses Precautionary Measures On March 10, 2017 the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) took their operations offline after discovering a potential security vulnerability. After 90 minutes, they were back online; however, by mid afternoon on Friday, they took their site offline again. The CRA assured users this was simply a precautionary measure, and

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34 Smart Phone Models Sold With Pre-Loaded Malware

Kayla Elliott / March 13, 2017

34 Smart Phone Models Infected With Pre-Loaded Malware According to Beta News, 34 different smart phone models have been distributed with pre-loaded malware infections. The infections were not installed by the manufacturer, but by the third-party sellers of the devices. If you bought your phone from a legitimate phone supplier, such as AT&T you’re likely

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CIA Vault 7 Leaks Show Compromised Security Solutions

Kayla Elliott / March 10, 2017

Anti-Virus Solutions Exposed in Vault 7 Leaks The CIA Vault 7 leaks have been all over the internet since the information has been breached. The leaks have led to some serious concern, not only with the general public, but within the White House as well. For anyone who may not be aware, the Vault 7

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