Antivirus companies have been the target of scammers for quite some time now. The primary reason being, customers trust their security solution vendor. Therefore, if you call, who you think is your antivirus solution, and they want remote access to your PC, you’ll likely give it to them. Big mistake. How are they doing this? […]
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Another Medical Facility Targeted By Cyber Criminals The University of Maryland Medical Systems (UMMS) suffered a malware attack over the weekend. According to officials, the cyber criminals executed the attack during the early hours of December 9, 2018. Within hours of the malware being installed on the network, employees identified the malicious activity and took systems
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City Networks Riddled with Ransomware An unknown ransomware variant hit the City of North Bend a mere weeks ago. The cyber attack originally targeted the North Bend police department; however, since the city’s networks are intertwined, the malicious software spread beyond its initial target. The ransom note demanded a payment of $50,000 and was addressed
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Firefox Leaves Security Gap Open for Hackers… One of the top used browsers, Firefox, has left a security gap open which hackers and scammers continue to exploit. These cyber criminals are embedding an iframe into various malicious website’s source code, which can be exploited on each browser (Chrome, Edge, or Firefox). However, it is how the
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Cyber Attack Leaves California Eye Clinic Data Encrypted The Redwood Eye Center, located in Vallejo, California, recently notified approximately 16,000 patients their personal information may have been compromised due to a cyber attack. On September 19, 2018 the Redwood Eye Center’s third-party vendor, IT Lighthouse suffered a ransomware attack. This malicious infection impacted the vendor’s database which
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Update 12/10/2018 – Authorities have a suspect in custody. The Chinese police were able to track the suspect down due to the personal information used to create the WeChat app to collect the ransom demands. New Ransomware Attack Targets Chinese Users A new ransomware variant has infected 100,000 Windows PCs in China by encryption the
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So your security provider failed you, and you were a victim of ransomware. What do you do now? It is likely you have a ransom note on your screen stating what you need to pay, and how to do it. What they don’t tell you is just how difficult that will be. Often times hackers
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Crytpo-Currencies — Are they worth the risk? Everything we do comes with risks. It is our job to determine if the rewards outweigh the risks. This is the same philosophy when it comes to digital currencies, like bitcoin or monero. However, the concept of a digital currency is rather new, therefore, our society is
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Thundermist Health Center of Rhode Island Suffers Cyber Attack On November 28, 2018, Thundermist Health Center was hit by a ransomware attack. The medical facility shut down all networks once the cyber attack was found, in order to minimize the threat spreading further. Meaning, medical professionals had no access to the patient’s electronic health records. Therefore, all appointments that
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It’s no secret that ransomware has overrun the public and private sector. Ransomware damages are projected to increase to $20 billion in the next three years, making a resolution appear to be impossible. In 2018, several ransomware variants spread throughout the globe, ranging from Dharma to SamSam. These ransomware infections did not discriminate based on
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