On January 6, 2021, The New York General Assembly introduced Assembly Bill 27, the “Biometric Privacy Act” (BPA). The proposed law prohibits private entities from collecting a user’s biometric identifiers or information without first implementing a policy and obtaining written consent. Under the BPA, “biometric identifiers” include “a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or…
The company’s chief financial officer, George Davis, had earlier told The Financial Times that Intel published its earnings ahead of the stock market’s close on January 18th because they believed a hacker obtained unauthorized access to financially sensitive information from the site. According to the first statement, the company reported its corporate site was hacked,…
According to Google’s blog, there is a new path hackers are using to get inside the computers of cybersecurity experts: Social Media. Google suspects that hackers in North Korea are targeting security researchers by social media platforms. The Reason? The campaign could allow the hackers to obtain insights into vulnerabilities the research community was studying…
Cybersecurity has become a priority for many companies this past year. This difficult time has shown us that whether you are a small or a big company you are not immune to vicious cyberattacks. The far-reaching cybersecurity breaches of 2020, culminating in the widespread Solarwinds supply chain attack, were a reminder to CEOs of the…
Ransomware is responsible for almost 46% of healthcare data breaches, according to an analysis by Tenable. More than 35% of all breaches are linked to ransomware attacks, leading to a tremendous financial cost.Transportation industry news site FreightWaves reports that UPS (United Parcel Service), Norfolk Southern, multiple trucking companies, US government agencies, and defense contractors suffered…
What is a security breach? According to the NIST, a security breach or Cyber breach is “ An occurrence that actually or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or that constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violating security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies” In plain English, a…
Ubiquiti, the global leader in managed wi-fi systems, and major vendor of cloud-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as routers, network video recorders, and security cameras, is advising customers to change their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication. Unfortunately for Ubiquiti users, the company has revealed on Monday it has suffered a security breach. While…
T-Mobile, an US telecom company, recently experienced a security breach in which some of its customers had their information, including “call-related information,” exposed online, its fourth since 2018. Although it isn’t clear exactly how the hackers gained access to the data, T-Mobile said it has employed an external cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation. What information…
Sangoma Technologies one of the largest VoIP provider has suffered a ransomware attack this past December 24. Sangoma develops business phone systems, hosted unified communications as a service, VoIP gateways, and more. The firm made a press release today and admitted the attack officially after the attackers leaked stolen data online. For now, there is…
What is the SolarWinds Hack? The SolarWinds Hack is one of the biggest cybercrime committed in 2020, hackers inserted malicious code into software updates for the SolarWinds network management product Orion. This is being called a ‘Supply Chain’ attack: Instead of directly targeting the federal government or a private organization’s network, the hackers attacked a third-party vendor,…