Elizabeth Hernandez

The SANS Internet Storm Center has released a statement that says the Blank Slate spam campaign which was first discovered in July last year is now being employed to spread Cerber ransomware, rather than previous favorites Locky and Sage 2.0. … Read more

A flaw in the mobile Safari browser has been exploited by cybercriminals and used to extort money from individuals who have previously used their mobile device to view pornography or other illegal content. The Safari scareware prevents the user from … Read more

The world’s biggest spam operation has been exposed including a gigantic database of email addresses. Over 1.37 billion email addresses, names, addresses, and IP addresses were included in the database, which was exposed due to an error made during a … Read more

A new form of PoS malware – called MajikPOS malware – has recently been discovered by security researchers at Trend Micro. The new malware has been used in targeted attacks on businesses in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The … Read more

There is a new ransomware threat that businesses should be aware of, but PetrWrap ransomware is not exactly anything new. It is actually a form of ransomware that was first discovered in May last year. PetrWarp ransomware is, to all … Read more

A W-2 Form phishing scam that has been widely used to trick businesses out of the tax information of their staff is now being used on educational institutions. School districts should be on high alert as cybercriminals are focusing on … Read more

The final New York Department of Financial Services cybersecurity rules have now been issued. Covered entities – banks, Insurance companies, and financial service firms operating in the state of New York must now comply with new rules.  The financial services … Read more

Complex phishing emails and elaborate web-based scams are being used to attack students at the University of Connecticut. The range to which students have been focused on with these scams has lead toUConn Chief Information Officer and Provost for Information … Read more

A recent university cyberattack in the United States resulted in more than 5,000 systems being taken out of action. The university cyberattack only became apparent after the IT department was flooded with complaints from staff and students that the Internet … Read more

The past few months have seen an increase in phishing attacks on law firms. Cybercriminals are attacking law firms to gain access to the highly confidential data held by attorneys and solicitors. Healthcare industry attacks are often conducted to obtain … Read more

A law firm phone hacking incident has resulted in an Alexandria, VA attorney being sent a staggering $65,000 phone bill. The attorney’s phone system was hacked and used to make a slew of international phone calls in the middle of … Read more

A restaurant malware attack has resulted in the theft of the credit and debit card numbers of more than 355,000 customers, according to Krebs on Security. A breach was suspected to have occurred when credit unions and banks started to … Read more

If your organization was hit with a malware or ransomware infection last year, the 2016 malware report from Malwarebytes may serve as an unpleasant reminder of 12 months best forgotten. Malware infections rose in 2016 and ransomware infections soared. In … Read more

You have secured your servers, you have end point protection, but have you ensured your organization is protected against printer hacking? According to one hacker, as many as 300,000 organizations have left a gaping hole in their security defenses as … Read more

A hotel ransomware attack in Austria hit the headlines in the past couple of days. The cyberattack affected the Romantik Seehotel Jägerwirt. The hotel’s computer system was infiltrated by the attacker who installed ransomware. A range of files were encrypted, … Read more

According to a new report from data breach insurance provider Beazley, US ransomware attacks on enterprises quadrupled in 2016. There is no sign that these attacks will slow, in fact they are likely to continue to increase in 2017. Beazley … Read more

More than 60 apps have now been permanently deleted from Google Play Store that were full of AdultSwine Malware – a malware variant that shows pornographic adverts on users’ technological devices. Many of the apps that included the malware were … Read more

A large number of Gmail phishing attacks was reported in the media this week. While the phishing scam is not previously unseen – it was first identified around 12 months ago – cybercriminals have activated the campaign once more. The … Read more

Credential stuffing attacks on enterprises are soaring according to a recent study conducted by Shape Security. The massive data breaches at the likes of LinkedIn, Yahoo, MySpace have provided cybercriminals with passwords aplenty and those passwords are used in these … Read more

Internet censorship laws in two U.S. states may be augmented, forcing Internet service providers and device manufacturers to implement technology that blocks obscene material from being viewed on Internet-connected devices. North Dakota has recently joined South Carolina in proposing stricter … Read more

Spora ransomware, a new ransomware variant, has been discovered by Emisoft. This ransomware included a new tactic which involves victims having a wide range of their files encrypted as with other forms of file-encrypting malware before being offered the option of … Read more

Cybersecurity spending in 2016 was increased by 59% of businesses according to PwC. Cybersecurity is now increasingly being viewed as essential for business growth, not just an IT cost. As more companies digitize their data and take advantage of the … Read more

Companies must now deal with a new ransomware threat: 2017 is likely to see a proliferation of doxware attacks. 2016 was the year when cybercriminals fully embraced ransomware and used it to devastating effect on many organizations. As 2016 started, … Read more

Despite email marketing service MailChimp having security controls in place to ensure that its account holders do not use the service to share spam; yet, this week malicious spam emails were broadcast from multiple accounts after a MailChimp account hack. … Read more

There have been many new reports recently detailing how hackers have managed to obtain tens of thousands of confidential records, or in some instances, tens of millions or more. However, it is rare that a hacker is caught and brought … Read more

Holiday email scamming campaigns are conducted at this point every year due to the fact that they are often successful. Dangerous malicious programs are disguised as Christmas screensavers, phishing campaigns will look like festive quizzes, and you can expect an … Read more

Spam email volume has dropped a lot over the past few years after the takedown of key botnets – and individuals – behind some of the largest spamming attacks. It was beginning to look like the super-spamming days of the … Read more

Thanksgiving weekend sees millions of people begin online Christmas shopping and this year the holiday season scams have already kicked off. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the busiest online shopping days, but some retailers are getting their promotions underway early … Read more

Over the past few weeks reports of emails and letters being sent advising the recipients they have almost become a Euro millionaire have been witnessed. Email user are told that their numbers have been drawn and a prize of €915,810 … Read more

It has been discovered that a Russian Snake Virus, Uroboros has been stealing data for 8 years. Despite being disvoered virus will be present on many systems, and will go on stealingas it is incredibly difficult to detect. Where did … Read more

Trump Hotels and Management LLC has paid the price for failing to implement robust security controls to secure its POS system from cybercriminals. The hotel chain, which is headed by Donald Trump and run by three of his children, has … Read more

It has been discovered that the Russian Snake Virus, Uroboros has been stealing data for 8 years. This virus will be present on many systems, and will continue to steal data as it is incredibly difficult to identify. The virus … Read more

recently, LinkedIn spear phishing scams have been discovered. Efforts are being made to gather information from LinkedIN that an be used against peoples – or organizations – to carry outhighly convincing spear phishing campaigns. Spear phishing on the other hand … Read more

The Tripwire survey was completed on 480 IT security experts and asked questions about enterprise patch management policies at their groups. The results indicate that IT staff are struggling to ensure that all systems are kept in a fully patched … Read more

A new, complex Game of Thrones phishing scam has been discovered which is targeting individuals who illegally obtain pirated copies of the HBO series. Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV show on record, with many individuals choosing to … Read more

A new authentic-looking Game of Thrones-styled phishing campaign has been identified which is targeting people who illegally download pirated copies of the HBO series. Game of Thrones is, to date, the most pirated TV show in history, with many people … Read more

Malvertising – A Major Security Risk that Should be Managed Malvertising is the term used for the practice of displaying malicious adverts to website visitors. The malicious adverts are displayed via third party advertising networks which are present on a … Read more

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a new security alert warning of a new extortion email campaign. The alert was released after its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) started receiving multiple reports from individuals who had been threatened … Read more

Security researchers at ESET have discovered a dangerous new Mac backdoor program which allows attackers to gain full control of a Mac computer. Mac malware may be relatively rare compared to malware used to infect PCs, but the latest discovery … Read more

The developers of CryptXXX ransomware have made some updates to the malicious software recently. A new campaign has also been launched which is seeing an increasing number of Joomla and WordPress websites compromised with malicious code that directs visitors to … Read more

Kaspersky Lab has published a new ransomware study that clearly shows the rise in use of the malicious file encrypting software over the past two years. The research shows that companies are firmly in attackers’ sights, with attacks on companies … Read more

The EU referendum that took place in the United Kingdom in 2016 has resulted Brexit phishing attacks. Brexit – the UK exit from the European Union – has inflicted major economic turmoil in the UK and a great deal of … Read more

A researcher from Google’s Project Zero has blasted Symantec for a long list of security flaws that have placed enterprise users at risk of experiencing cyberattacks. The Symantec antivirus flaws were described as “as bad as it gets”. Symantec Antivirus … Read more

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of hospital legacy system security vulnerabilities and are installing malware on medical devices such as blood gas infusers. The malware is used to steal data or launch attacks on other parts of healthcare networks. Specialist devices … Read more

After the recent reports that TeslaCrypt has been decommissioned comes a new highly dangerous threat: DMA Locker ransomware. Malwarebytes has recently revealed that DMA Locker ransomware, which is now in its 4th incarnation – could represent a major threat to … Read more

The Acer cyberattack recently reported to the California attorney general was due to an unspecified “security issue” on the company’s online store. Acer recently discovered that an unauthorized third party had gained access to its server and had stolen the … Read more

Organizations can use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to assess their cybersecurity programs, but many may discover they have not done nearly enough to reduce the risk of cyber incidents. Recent research conducted by RSA suggests that three quarters of companies … Read more