Following the devastating impact of the coronavirus on small businesses, many small businesses applied for a disaster loan through the Small Business Administration (SBA) for relief....more
Nintendo has shut down some NNID logins and has told Switch owners to lock down their accounts following a series of fraudulent attacks. Nintendo has confirmed that it suffered an attack by hackers who accessed some accounts...more
In a growing trend, pharmaceutical company ExecuPharm became the victim of a ransomware attack on March 13, 2020, by the CLOP ransomware group, which exfiltrated its data and then posted it on the Internet....more
Some good news in the ransomware world, which is so rare these days.
The Shade (Troldesh) ransomware group has retired and is shutting down. When do you ever hear that a ransomware group is shutting down?...more
Cognizant Confirms Maze Ransomware Attack -
The criminals behind the Maze ransomware [view recent related posts here and here] have gone big and hit Cognizant, one of the largest technology consulting companies in the U.S.,...more
4/25/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Loss Prevention ,
National Security ,
NYDFS ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
U.S. Navy
Google has warned users in a blog article that nation state-backed hackers are using the COVID-19 crisis to ramp up phishing attempts and, in one example, are posing as American fast food franchises and sending malicious...more
I always enjoy hosting and participating in the CISO Executive Network meetings. The meetings offer Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) the opportunity to discuss together ways they can improve security in their...more
The criminals behind the Maze ransomware have gone big and hit Cognizant, one of the largest technology consulting companies in the U.S., with its nasty ransomware....more
Sodinokibi Hackers Switch Payment Mechanism to Monero -
The hackers behind the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware have reportedly switched their demands for payment from Bitcoin or Ethereum to Monero cryptocurrency to try to...more
4/19/2020
/ Bitcoin ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Hackers ,
INTERPOL ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Scams
Interpol has issued an alert to global law enforcement agencies about the increased risk of ransomware attacks on hospitals, health care providers and other organizations on the front line of response to the COVID-19...more
4/18/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
INTERPOL ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
The hackers behind the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware have reportedly switched their demands for payment from Bitcoin or Ethereum to Monero cryptocurrency to try to prevent law enforcement from tracking payments....more
In the past week, the United States government started issuing Economic Impact Payments (EIP) of up to $1,200 per qualified individual and $500 per child. The amount of the EIP received depends on one’s adjusted gross income...more
With employees working from home, attackers are relying on the fact that assistants and others are not able to confirm these requests from the executives as they are not in the same physical proximity to the executives as...more
FBI Issues Warning of Increased BEC During COVID-19 Pandemic -
On April 6, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning to companies to be aware of an increase in business email compromises (BEC)...more
4/14/2020
/ ALEXA ,
Android ,
Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Diagnostic Tests ,
FBI ,
Scams ,
Telecommuting ,
Vulnerability Assessments
The transition from work-from-the-office to work-from-home has been rapid during the pandemic. All of a sudden, millions of workers are working from home, while data security personnel were not able to plan and operationalize...more
Kids are at home all day now, remote learning and surfing the web more than ever before. Parents are working from home too, and understandably are not always able to monitor and supervise their children’s computer use as much...more
Although email seems to be the preferred method of communication during the coronavirus pandemic, an error made by a City of Los Angeles employee is one to learn from and avoid repeat....more
Microsoft Issues Cybersecurity Risk Warning and Offers Help to Hospitals During COVID-19 Crisis -
On April 1, 2020, Microsoft issued a specific warning to health care entities alerting them that they are at particular risk...more
4/6/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Microsoft ,
OCR ,
Popular ,
Telemarketing ,
Vulnerability Assessments
On April 1, 2020, Microsoft issued a specific warning to health care entities alerting them that they are at particular risk during the COVID-19 crisis, as threat actors are using the pandemic to take advantage of...more
The scammers know that most of us are working from home and are trying to use this to their advantage. The robocalls have increased, and telemarketers are calling more frequently, but with a new twist—preying on fears of...more
COVID-19 Vaccine Test Lab Hit by Maze Ransomware -
Despite the fact that the hackers behind Maze ransomware previously promised not to hit medical organizations during the coronavirus pandemic, the ransomware recently...more
3/31/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Ransomware ,
Spam ,
Telecommuting ,
Telehealth
For those of us who work outside of the home during normal times, we know when we are home on the weekends not to answer our home telephone unless we recognize the number or caller....more
Despite the fact that the hackers behind Maze ransomware previously promised not to hit medical organizations during the coronavirus pandemic, it recently attacked a British medical lab that is slated to test COVID-19...more
HHS Targeted by Nation-State Hackers -
Evil doers know that the best time to attack is during a crisis or a time of vulnerability. As the United States, and specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more
3/20/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERPA ,
Hackers ,
Personal Data ,
PHI ,
Scams ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telecommuting ,
Waivers
In response to the coronavirus crisis, many companies have mandated that employees work from home in order to assist in slowing the spread of the virus....more