STUDY REVEALS MORE THAN 50% OF SMBS HAVE EXPERIENCED A DATA BREACH IN PAST YEAR
A new study on the topic of Cybersecurity and the proliferation of cyberattacks against Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMB) was released this last year. Historically, criminals would focus attacks on larger enterprise level organizations in an effort to reap a much larger reward. However, the level of technical expertise needed to infiltrate these companies’ security […]
Target Reaches $18.5M Settlement on Breach
“Target Corp. has reached an $18.5 million settlement over a massive data breach that occurred before Christmas in 2013, New York’s attorney general announced Tuesday. The agreement involving 47 states and the District of Columbia is the largest multistate data breach settlement to date, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s office said. The settlement, which stipulates […]
Huge database leak reveals 1.37 billion email addresses and exposes illegal spam operation
“A faulty backup has inadvertently exposed the entire working database of notorious spam operator River City Media (RCM). In all, the database contains more than 1.37 billion email addresses, and for some records there are additional details such as names, real-world addresses, and IP addresses. It’s a situation that’s described as “a tangible threat to […]
Who’s Behind the Gmail Phishing Attack?
“The Gmail phishing attack that played out across Google’s billion-user email platform Wednesday afternoon was “particularly insidious” and created by someone with considerable skill, say cybersecurity experts. The scam involved sending users a malicious link from what looked like a familiar contact; when users clicked it and logged on, the hacker gained access to their […]
Intel chip flaw allows hackers to hijack thousands of PCs
“Thousands of PCs could be vulnerable to an Intel security flaw that allows hackers to remotely hijack computers. The bug, which exists in Intel processors dating back almost a decade, allows cyber criminals to access a computer’s mouse and keyboard, granting them full access to the PC’s files and letting them install computer viruses even […]
One-Third of Federal Agencies Reported Data Breaches in 2016
“Nearly all federal respondents surveyed consider themselves vulnerable and cite problems with security staffing and spending, a new report shows. One-third of federal government agencies reported experiencing a data breach in the last year, and 65% have experienced one in the past, according to the 2017 Thales Data Threat Report, Federal Edition. Nearly all (96%) […]
Ransomware incidents surge, education a hot bed for data breaches, according to Verizon
“Ransomware incidents have surged 50 percent from a year ago, educational institutions are becoming a playground for cyber espionage and 68 percent of healthcare security threats are internal, according to Verizon’s 2017 Data Breach Incident Report (DBIR). Everything you need to know about ransomware: how it started, why it’s booming, how to protect against it, […]
Chipotle Reveals Payment System Data Breach
“Burrito chain Chipotle is just beginning to rebound after a number of high-profile food borne illnesses, but last night the company revealed a bit of not-great news: Its payment system was hacked for several weeks. During a conference call to discuss Chipotle’s latest quarterly earnings, chief financial officer Jack Hartung revealed that the company recently […]
InterContinental data breach expands from 12 to 1,200 hotels
“Rather than affecting only 12 properties and their bars and restaurants, IHG said in a statement that the malware was “designed to access payment card data from cards used onsite at front desks” at properties between September 29, 2016, and December 29, 2016. “Although there is no evidence of unauthorized access to payment card data […]
Data breaches spiked by 86 percent in 2016; roughly 1.4 billion records compromised
“Upwards of 1.4 billion records were compromised during the last calendar year, researchers said Tuesday, indicating an 86 percent increase over 2015. A total of 1,792 separate breaches were reported worldwide in 2016, according to the annual Breach Level Index published Tuesday by Gemalto, a Dutch digital security company, in turn affecting the integrity of […]