Mount Pleasant Police Department, located in South Carolina, were the most recent victims of a ransomware attack. The infection took place on December 12, 2016. According to Post and Courier, the law enforcement agency was able to restore their files using their backup systems. Therefore, they did not end up paying the ransom demands. To […]
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PC World recently published an article on a new software that is claiming to block ransomware, RansomFree. RansomFree is a behavioral analysis software that runs in the background of your PC by collecting data on what is considered normal behavior and what is considered not. If any red flags arise, the software will stop the
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Security Vs. Experience According to a recent survey conducted by SecureAuth, 87% of IT professionals reported commonly feel like increased PC security interferes with the user’s experience. Which begs the question, how often are security measures decreased to ensure user experience is not hindered? With today’s cyber security threats, decreasing your protection platform is not
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Phishing scam infects LA County offices, revealing thousands of files. A recent breach of several LA County offices led to over 750,000 personal files being leaked to Nigerian hacker, Austin Kelvin Onaghinor. The report, made by CSO Online, stated a warrant has been placed for the hacker who is allegedly responsible for the phishing scam. The
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Application whitelisting provides the final piece to the endpoint security solution puzzle. When trying to battle today’s cyber criminals, PC users must always be on the defense. This includes consistently trying to anticipate the hacker’s next move. This can be incredibly difficult. What if there was a security solution that did that for you? Application whitelisting
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Another Android Malware Threat Recent reports stated 74% of Android devices are vulnerable to Googlian, the latest Android malware taking devices by storm. Googlian has been found in 86 third-party applications. Upon infection, the malware is able to provide access to various Google accounts, such as Gmail, Google Drive and Google Play, to name a
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Two separate malicious emails were sent to Howard County employees in November. However, it was not the emails that were dangerous, but the “tracking slips” they downloaded within the malicious emails that led to a massive ransomware infection. The Kokomo Perspective reported several employees were guilty of downloading these malicious attachments. Post infection, over 33,000
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Carleton University, located in Ontario, Canada was recently hit with ransomware. CBC News stated the extent of the attack is still unknown, as any system that gained access to the main network could’ve been impacted. The ransomware variant used to lock the schools files is not being reported. Current ransom demands for the decryption keys
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Proofpoint recently confirmed they found tutorials on the popular video streaming site, YouTube. The tutorials show how to set up phishing kits and start the scamming process. These videos have been hosted on YouTube for months. This is concerning because apparently YouTube does not have a monitoring system in place to moderate their videos. Therefore,
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Reverse engineer and analyst, Jakub Kroustek, recently discovered a new Microsoft scam that ties in a twist of ransomware. Vindows Locker is a support scam that locks your files, like ransomware, until a payment of $349.99 is received. Along with the payment demand, a phone number is provided. If users call the phone number, they
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