Social engineering is a manipulation technique that exploits human error to gain private information, access, or valuables. In cybercrime, these “human hacking” scams tend to lure unsuspecting users into exposing data, spreading malware infections, or giving access to restricted systems. Attacks can happen online, in-person, and via other interactions. Scams based on social engineering areContinue reading “Social Engineering”
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What is a DDoS attack?
A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic. A DDoS attack is like an unexpected traffic jam clogging up the highway, preventing regular traffic from arriving at itsContinue reading “What is a DDoS attack?”
Google Drive Now Accounts for 50% of Malicious Document Downloads
A report has provided a glimpse of how widely Google Drive is exploited by attackers to spread malware. The report states that, in 2021, around 50% of malicious office documents were delivered using Google Drive. Until 2020, Microsoft OneDrive was the major source of malicious office documents, with a 34% share of all malicious documentContinue reading “Google Drive Now Accounts for 50% of Malicious Document Downloads”
Europe’s biggest car dealer hit with ransomware attack
>The company — which has about 3,000 employees — generated $3.29 billion in sales in 2020 thanks to a variety of automobile-related businesses. It was ranked as a number 1 car dealership in Europe based on revenue and the total number of vehicles for sale. The FBI alert explains how the ransomware corrupts systems and backupsContinue reading “Europe’s biggest car dealer hit with ransomware attack”
Bank executives mostly concerned about cybercrime
In the survey, which collected responses from 279 executives from financial institutions across the nation, bankers ranked cybersecurity threats (26% of respondents) and recruiting/retaining employees (21% of respondents) as their top issues in 2022. The results of this survey, with respondents representing diverse bank asset sizes, also provide new insight into how institutions plan toContinue reading “Bank executives mostly concerned about cybercrime”
RED HAT HACKER
A red hat hacker is a hacker who takes aggressive steps to stop black hat hackers. While red hat hackers are not inherently evil, they do everything they can to stop the bad guys, including taking matters into their own hands. They go to the lengths of launching full-scale attacks to take down cybercriminals’ orContinue reading “RED HAT HACKER”
German multinational defense contractor Hensoldt confirmed to that some of its systems were infected by Lorenz ransomware.
Hensoldt, a multinational defense contractor, confirmed that some of its UK subsidiary’s systems were infected with Lorenz ransomware. This week a Hensholdt spokesperson confirmed the security breach to BleepingComputer explaining that a small number of mobile devices in its UK subsidiary has been affected. The Lorenz ransomware gang gas been active since April and hit multiple organizations worldwide demanding hundredsContinue reading “German multinational defense contractor Hensoldt confirmed to that some of its systems were infected by Lorenz ransomware.”
Ransomware cyberattack forces New Mexico jail to lock down
A ransomware cyberattack has knocked the jail’s internet connection offline, rendering most of their data systems, security cameras, and automatic doors unusable. Prisoners were confined in their cells while MDC technicians struggled to get everything back up and running again. This attack forced the facility to suspend all prison visits, including from family members andContinue reading “Ransomware cyberattack forces New Mexico jail to lock down”
213K Florida Digestive Health patients informed of 2020 data compromise
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is shown Aug. 16, 2006, in Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Florida Digestive health Specialists recently notified 212,509 patients that their data was potentially compromised one year ago, during the hack of multiple employee email accounts. First discovered on Dec. 16 2020, an employee reported suspicious activityContinue reading “213K Florida Digestive Health patients informed of 2020 data compromise”
Huge patient data leak from Siriraj Hospital
Patients pass through thermal scanning as they enter Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Their records may be among the reported huge data theft from the hospital. (File photo: Chanat Katanyu) About 39 million purported patient records from Siriraj Hospital have been offered for sale on an internet database-sharing forum in what appears to be the latestContinue reading “Huge patient data leak from Siriraj Hospital”
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