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The latest in cybersecurity news, topics, and trends
Ransomware Group Entry Points Revealed
While successful ransomware attacks have been lower this year compared to past years, it doesn’t mean that all patients and data are safe from them. Data sold on the dark web and hacking incidents...
NIST Cybersecurity Standards Aren’t Being Met By Healthcare Providers
As healthcare data breaches are on the rise this year, a CynergisTek report revealed that just 44% of healthcare institutions follow NIST cybersecurity standards. The report comes as a letdown since...
Covid-19 Accelerates Company Tech Improvements
Companies are now implementing more digital transformations after they experienced how quickly their efforts could be enacted due to covid-19. After a sudden shift to working from home, businesses...
Hospital Faces One of the Largest Ransomware Attacks in U.S. History
Over the weekend Universal Health Services, a large hospital chain in the U.S., experienced a widespread cyberattack that affected over 400 of their locations. While the type of attack hasn’t been...
Confidential Information from Las Vegas School District Released by Hackers
After Clark County School District (CCSD) located in Las Vegas, Nevada refused to pay a ransom to unlock servers in the district, confidential student and staff information was released to the...
Two Employees Part of an Insider Incident at Shopify
Shopify, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the world, reportedly caught two support staff members accessing customer information. The information included personal data such as physical...
The Rise of Telehealth Poses Major Risks
Telehealth has recently grown in popularity due to the mass restrictions of covid-19. Even before the pandemic, it was taking off as a new method to easily receive healthcare from anywhere most...
McKinsey Report Reveals Retail’s New Normal
According to a recent report from McKinsey, “There was a 16.5% decline in US retail sales in April alone.” This is the biggest decline in sales seen in a month. With large changes occurring in...
Finance Related BEC Attacks Peak in Recent Report
The recent BEC Report for Q2 2020 released by Abnormal Security Quarterly shows a peak in Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks related to covid-19. Throughout the quarter there was a huge spike...
Calix Ransomware Attack Hits Development Bank of Seychelles
Last week, the Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) fell victim to Calix ransomware, which is known to encrypt files and lock employees out of important information. Fortunately, client information...