Toyota Industries North America (TINA) has discovered that a hacker was able to access its corporate email system, compromising the personal and protected health information of approximately 19,000 individuals, apparently...more
10/5/2018
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Data Breach ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Email ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Information Technology ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Toyota
An old trick is coming back and working. It is a wire fraud scheme targeted at homeowners instead of businesses, and it is happening at an alarming rate....more
9/11/2018
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Email ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Home Buyer ,
Malware ,
Money Transfer ,
Mortgages ,
Phishing Scams ,
Real Estate Market ,
Risk Management ,
Wire Fraud
Inogen, which manufactures portable oxygen devices, has alerted the Securities and Exchange Commission in a recent filing that it is notifying 30,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised when a hacker...more
Here’s a great idea offered by the National Cyber Security Alliance and the Better Business Bureau: while you are doing your spring cleaning, don’t forget to do a digital spring cleaning too—that is, your computer, cellphone...more
4/19/2018
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Connected Items ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Email ,
Malware ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Popular ,
Privacy Settings ,
Risk Management ,
Self-Authentication
Inogen, which manufactures portable oxygen devices, has alerted the Securities and Exchange Commission in a recent filing that it is notifying 30,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised when a hacker...more
In a recent Public Service Announcement dated February 21, 2018 entitled “Increase in W-2 Phishing Campaigns,” the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) issued another alert about an increase in phishing campaigns since the...more
3/12/2018
/ Cyber Crimes ,
Email ,
FBI ,
Identity Theft ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Payroll Records ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Social Security Numbers ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns ,
W-2
According to a Proofpoint study that analyzed 160 billion emails delivered to 2,400 global companies at the end of 2017, 88.8 percent of organizations were targeted by at least one email phishing attack over the past year....more
It’s the start of tax season, and many employers are sending W-2 forms to employees so they can get ready to file their tax returns.
As was true over the past few years, this is not only the busy season for tax preparers,...more
1/5/2018
/ Cyber Crimes ,
Email ,
Identity Theft ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Returns ,
W-2
We previously warned readers about the Locky ransomware, which is potent and designed to use phishing emails to lure users to click on links and attachments, including pdfs.
Now, researchers at Cylance have discovered...more
11/20/2017
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Big Data ,
Colleges ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Drones ,
Educational Institutions ,
Email ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Malware ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Universities ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
A new study by Google, the University of California Berkeley and the International Computer Science Institute has concluded that email users are being threatened by massive credential theft and phishing schemes are the...more
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint statement on October 20 warning of an increased danger of a malicious “multi-stage intrusion campaign” to critical infrastructure industries, including the energy...more
10/30/2017
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Email ,
Energy Sector ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Malware ,
Oil & Gas ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular
Security researchers this week have found a new vulnerability that affects Wi-Fi Protected Access II, also known as WPA2, which is the security protocol used by many wireless networks. The vulnerability, Key Reinstallation...more
10/24/2017
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Drones ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Hackers ,
Hyatt ,
Microsoft ,
Mobile Devices ,
Network Security ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Public Wireless Networks ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
Stored Communications Act ,
US-CERT ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
Wifi ,
Wireless Technology
In what appears to be a case of first impression in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has ruled that Yahoo may disclose the contents of a deceased’s Yahoo email account to his personal...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning alerting the public to a new email phishing scam that looks like a joint notice from the IRS and FBI about new tax laws....more
Electronic signature technology company DocuSign has admitted that it suffered a breach of one of its computer systems resulting in stolen data including customer and user email addresses. The breach has allowed the hackers...more
On May 11, 2017, The American Bar Association (ABA) updated its 1999 opinion regarding lawyers’ use of email for communication. Although many state bar associations have issued opinions on electronic communications and the...more
Another employee falls for a phishing attack. This time, it was an employee of the Washington University School of Medicine The employee received a phishing email on December 2, 2016, and feel for what looked like a real...more
4/14/2017
/ Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Educational Institutions ,
Email ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical School ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Phishing Scams ,
Universities
Buffalo, New York Erie County Medical Center has announced that its IT system has been shut down since Sunday, April 11, 2017, due to an unnamed virus. The shut-down has affected the medical facility’s email system,...more
Last week, IBM published its X-Force Threat Intelligence Index (Index), which summarizes the state of leaked records and vulnerabilities to data in 2016. It is depressing, but informative....more
4/10/2017
/ Android ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Email ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
IBM ,
Information Technology ,
Malware ,
Ransomware ,
Spam ,
Wireless Technology
On March 6, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released tips and a video to businesses that have been impersonated by Phishing schemes.
The guidance, entitled “Has a phishing scam hooked your company’s good name?”...more
W-2 phishing schemes continue to be a problem for companies in every industry. Last week, American Senior Communities based in Indiana announced that one of its employees was scammed through a phishing email and thereafter...more
We continue to see all industries hit with W2 phishing scams, including the health care industry.
Citizens Memorial Hospital, located in Bolivar, Missouri, was hit with the scam when one of its employees believed that an...more
2/24/2017
/ Cyber Crimes ,
Email ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Identity Theft ,
IRS ,
Payroll Records ,
Phishing Scams ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Returns ,
W-2
We always see a surge in W2 email phishing schemes this time of year, as it is tax time, and many individuals are filing their tax returns in order to get a quick refund. So are criminals and cyber-hackers.
...more
On December 30, 2016, the Los Angeles Community College computer network was kidnapped by cyber criminals requesting a ransom for its return.
The ransomware encrypted the college’s entire network system, including...more
1/19/2017
/ Colleges ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Educational Institutions ,
Email ,
Hackers ,
Malware ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Voicemail
A Nigerian national has been charged with a cyber-attack on Los Angeles County employees that compromised the personal information of over 756,000 people.
The attack took place on May 13, 2016, when the attacker sent a...more