Beware new extortion scam that threatens site’s data and reputations, demanding Bitcoin ransom
A new extortion scam that is actively targeting website owners and administrators worldwide has been detected and reported by BleepingComputer.com
FBI issues warning about fake refund or payment portals disguised as if from legitimate financial institutions
On November 10th, the FBI released a public service announcement that scammers are now using techniques that impersonate financial institutions – like JP Morgan Chase.
Radiology Practice Turns Away Patients and Leaves Them In The Dark After Possible Cyberattack
Local News reports that they believe the practice, Hawaii Radiologic Associates, has become victims of a cyberattack. Information was found by investigators and from patient reports that the practice has no access to computers or phones.
White House meets with dozens of allied countries for second counter ransomware summit in wake of increased attacks
The White House and over 36 countries have convened a Cybersecurity Summit to discuss new plans and protections to deal with cybercriminals and hackers.
Typosquatting, the malicious malware method that’s just one mistyped key away from your favorite websites
These maIicious websites can be very difficuIt to spot. Many are direct clones of the actuaI website in design, and extremely convincing.
Insurance firm EyeMed fined $4.5 million dollars by New York’s Department of Financial Services for failing cybersecurity compliance regulations!
As NYDFS prepares new, stricter regulatory updates that are launching within weeks, they are also increasing their penalties and fines to insurance and financial companies.
Ransomware as a Service, the new cybercriminal gig economy that’s taking over computers worldwide
RaaS is typically human-operated ransomware. This means the software, which often is automated, is instead directed by a live person, in turn making the attack increasingly more effective.
Can you hear the hackers now? Verizon’s payment systems breached in SIM swap scam
Verizon warned that customer accounts and credit card information were being used by hackers to perform SIM swapping scams.
A SHEIN-Y $1.9 million dollar fine for the fast fashion company after lying about 39 million customers data sold on dark web
Shein, and its parent company Zoetop, has been hit by a $1.9 million dollar fine by the state of New York for lying about the severity of a data breach from 2018.
Woolworth’s MyDeal CRM system breached, 2.2 million customer’s data for sale on dark web!
On Friday October 14th, 2.2 million MyDeal customers woke up to notice that their personal information had been breached by ransomware.