Russian Hackers Believed to Cause Major Threat It is believed, Russian hackers are behind the recent breach of the UK national power grid. Although, no outages were reported, there are major concerns the hackers took critical information to implement a future attack. Without knowing what information, if any, was taken, it is difficult to determine […]
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With the growing cyber security threats, a misconception has established — if users spend more money on security they’ll get better protection. Wrong. Regardless of how much money users spend on protection they could still be infected unless they find the right protection. But how do they do that? Focusing on Detection Rates If users
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U.S. Government Using Kaspersky Labs As early as 2008, Russian-based antivirus company, Kaspersky Labs, has been used on U.S. government devices. However, with the rising concern of ties between Kaspersky Labs and the Russian government, the United States Congress is taking major steps to prevent the use of Kaspersky on government devices. In May of
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Malware Continues to Target Android Devices Android devices have been found to be vulnerable to the malware variant, SpyDealer. The malware has a plethora of capabilities to wreak havoc on the device as well as the device owner. SpyDealer effectively steals personal data from various apps on the device, including Facebook and WhatsApp. The apps
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Feds Informed Wooster-Ashland Regional Council of Governments of Security Breach A breach recently hit the Wooster-Ashland Regional Council of Governments (WARCOG). According to WKYC News, the FBI informed the Ohio police departments of the leak on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the exact number of people impacted by the breach is uncertain. However, officials are reporting, WARCOG is
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Bitcoin Value Continues to Grow With the rise of ransomware, the value of bitcoins has risen exponentially. Ransomware, malware that encrypts your data and holds it hostage until a payment demand is made, typically in bitcoin, continues to spread daily. Rarely a day goes by that a new ransomware attack, or ransomware variant, is not
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NotPetya Allegations – Russia or U.S.? Last week, the latest cyber weapon was revealed. NotPetya, a malware that is meant to seek and destroy data, attacked various business entities around the world. Now Ukraine, which appeared to be the primary target of NotPetya, is claiming the Russians are to blame. Although no official statement has
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Latest Cyber Threat, NotPetya The world was taken by storm, yet again, by a cyber attack. Initial reports claimed it was another ransomware campaign; however, after additional research was done, it was found that was not the case. The cyber weapon released, deemed NotPetya, is a destructive form of malware. It is designed to completely
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England Targeted Victim of Cyber Attacks British Parliament Targeted in “Determined” Cyber Attack The British parliament was the recent victim of a “sustained and determined” cyber attack. The attack was targeting weak email passwords. The parliament was able to isolate the infection and took precautionary measures to mitigate the spread. They decided by temporarily disabling
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Why Backing Up Your Data Won’t Work Let’s be honest, backing up your data is important. Maybe more so for some users than others, but important nonetheless. However, backups are not the golden ticket when it comes to restoring data after a malware attack. Although they could be useful in restoring your files after a
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