July 27, 2016 Organizations Unprepared for Next Generation of Ransomware, Says Cisco Cisco has recently published its 2016 Midyear Cybersecurity Report which suggests many organizations are simply not equipped to deal with the next generation of ransomware. ... Read more
July 26, 2016 Premier Physicians Group Data Breach Reported 1,326 healthcare patients in Texas have been notified that some of their PHI was left unattended and unprotected, and was potentially viewed by unauthorized individuals. ... Read more
July 25, 2016 Shade Ransomware Botnet Taken Down The Shade Ransomware botnet has been taken down and new ransomware decryption tools have now been released to help victims recover their files. The takedown ... Read more
July 25, 2016 New Ransomware Prevention Initiative Launched by Europol Intel Security is leading a new ransomware prevention initiative which has the dual purpose of educating individuals on the danger of ransomware in an effort ... Read more
July 23, 2016 New PowerWare Ransomware Variant Mimics Locky Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 team has reported the discovery of a new PowerWare ransomware variant that pretends it is Locky in an attempt to ... Read more
July 22, 2016 Bart and PowerWare Ransomware Decryption Tools Released Two relatively new ransomware variants have been neutralized by security researchers. New Bart and PowerWare ransomware decryption tools have now been released which will allow ... Read more
July 20, 2016 Cerber Ransomware C&C Shut Down A command and control server used for a recent ransomware campaign has been shut down. The Cerber ransomware C&C was used as part of a ... Read more
July 19, 2016 Ransomware Gang Starts Sending CryptXXX Spam Emails CryptXXX is now one of the most prevalent variants of ransomware. While the ransomware variant has previously been delivered using exploit kits such as Neutrino ... Read more
July 18, 2016 Theft of Houston Astros Data Results in 4-Year Jail Term The theft of Houston Astros data by a former St. Louis Cardinals scouting director was widely reported in the press earlier this year. An FBI ... Read more
July 13, 2016 Ranscam Ransomware: If Infected its Already Too Late to Recover Files Ranscam ransomware may appear to be just like any other form of malicious file-encrypting software at first glance. Victims are informed that their files are ... Read more
July 11, 2016 OCR Releases Ransomware Guidance for HIPAA Covered Entities The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released new guidance for covered entities to help them protect their organizations ... Read more
July 10, 2016 GFI Software Survey Reveals 58% of UK Companies Suffered A Data Breach in the Past 2 Years A new survey conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of GFI Software and Infinigate UK has revealed 58% of UK companies have suffered a data ... Read more
July 5, 2016 New Study Casts Light of Cyberattackers’ Use of Malware A new study conducted by LightCyber has cast some light on how many hackers are now using malware. Instead of relying on malware to exfiltrate ... Read more
July 5, 2016 Satana Ransomware: New Ransomware Threat Prevents OS from Loading Windows users face a new and particularly nasty threat: Satana ransomware. The latest ransomware variant prevents the operating system from booting in addition to encrypting ... Read more
July 4, 2016 New Ransomware Variant Prevents OS Boot A new ransomware strain has been discovered that not only encrypts user files, it prevents the device from booting. Satana ransomware encrypts the master boot ... Read more
June 29, 2016 Time Inc. Confirms Massive MySpace Data Breach According to a recent report from LeakedSource, the MySpace data breach that was recently announced by Time Inc., resulted in the theft of 427 million ... Read more
June 25, 2016 Air-Gapped Computer Data Theft Possible by Hijacking Fans If no Internet connection exists surely hackers would be unable to remotely steal data? Apparently not. Air-gapped computer data theft is possible according to a ... Read more
June 22, 2016 Improved Threat Intelligence Sharing Required to Tackle Ransomware Threat A recent Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) pilot project indicates the sharing of threat intelligence by healthcare organizations is an important way of reducing cybersecurity ... Read more
June 19, 2016 Illinois Data Breach Notification Law Updated Bruce Rauner – the Governor of Illinois – has recently signed a number of amendments to Illinois data breach notification law. The changes are intended ... Read more
June 15, 2016 2016 Ponemon Cost of Data Breach Study Published The 2016 Ponemon Cost of Data Breach Study shows that healthcare data breaches cost the most to resolve, and breaches in the United States cost ... Read more
June 14, 2016 Majority of Organizations Unsure of Ability to Protect Data After a Breach A recent study conducted by security firm Gemalto has revealed that a majority of companies are not confident of their ability to prevent data from ... Read more
June 8, 2016 Mega Data Breaches Prompt Facebook and Netflix to Reset Passwords The mega data breaches at LinkedIn, Adobe, Tumblr, and MySpace allowed hackers to obtain vast numbers of email addresses and passwords. Now that the data ... Read more
June 6, 2016 Ransomware Attacks on US Businesses Soar This year has seen an unprecedented number of ransomware attacks on US businesses. Healthcare providers have also been targeted, with medical services heavily disrupted as ... Read more
June 6, 2016 400,000 Current and Former Prisoners’ PHI Exposed California Correctional Healthcare Services announced last month that an employee left a laptop computer in a vehicle and that the device had been stolen. The ... Read more
May 30, 2016 Tumblr Data Breach: 65 Million Passwords Stolen The Tumblr data breach that was announced just over two weeks ago involved the theft of users’ email addresses and passwords. While it was initially ... Read more
May 20, 2016 Guidance for Dealing with Ransomware Attacks to be Issued by OCR Many HIPAA covered entities believe that guidance for dealing with ransomware attacks should be issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for ... Read more
May 18, 2016 2012 LinkedIn Data Breach Worse than Feared: 167 Million Users Affected The 2012 LinkedIn data breach was initially thought to have resulted in the theft of around 6.5 million email addresses and encrypted passwords, but the ... Read more
May 16, 2016 Changes to New York Data Breach Legislation Up for Consideration In February this year, State Sen. Michael Venditto introduced a new bill – Senate Bill S6834A – that proposes changes to state legislation covering breaches ... Read more
May 9, 2016 Prepare for Business Associate Data Breaches, Says OCR HIPAA-covered entities have been advised by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights to prepare for business associate data breaches. A ... Read more
May 1, 2016 Nebraska Data Breach Notification Law Amended Pete Ricketts – the Governor of Nebraska – has recently put his name to a new bill (LB 835) that amends Nebraska Data Breach Notification Law. ... Read more