Cyber Security Threats

Hackers are taking advantage of poor Wi-Fi security to attack small businesses. This post covers simple steps to take to improve Wi-Fi security to block cyberattacks. Small businesses can implement a robust firewall to protect … Read more

Hackers are increasingly targeting small businesses. These 10 cybersecurity tips for small businesses can be implemented to improve security, prevent successful cyberattacks, and avoid costly data breaches. Many small business owners misguidedly think that their … Read more

A senior official at Mozilla has predicted that 2019 will see much stricter enforcement of GDPR across Europe. The Senior Policy Manager and European Union Principal for Mozilla, Raegan MacDonald, has said that she believes that 2019 will … Read more

A new form of MongoLock ransomware is actively being used in a global campaign. A 0.1 BTC ransom is demanded, although file recovery may not be possible. The ransomware immediately deletes files and formats backup … Read more

Following the leaking of the master key for the FilesLocker ransomware on Pastebin, a decryptor has been made available to allow a victim’s files to be recovered for free. The master key is the key … Read more

Home purchasers and real estate agents in the United Kingdom and Ireland are being targeted by cybercriminals using a new solicitor email campaign. The scam, which includes mimicking a solicitor, is costing victims thousands. Additionally, … Read more

A new global phishing scam has been identified in which hackers target customers of Netflix, the world’s largest streaming organisation. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, an independent agency of the United States government, issued a … Read more

The final weekend of 2018 has seen a significant newspaper cyberattack in the United States that has disrupted production of several newspapers published by Tribune Publishing. The attacks were malware-related and impacted the Saturday editions … Read more

The Center for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases in Libertyville, IL, has announced that it was recently the victim of a ransomware attack. The attack was first noticed on September 18, 2018, and resulted in the encryption of … Read more

On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Adobe issued an update to correct a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability had been identified in late November by Gigamon, held network visibility and traffic monitoring technology vendor. … Read more

Police in Iceland have said a highly complex phishing attack is the biggest ever cyberattack the country has ever witnessed. The campaign saw thousands of messages sent that tried to get Icelanders to download a … Read more

Hackers have been targeted universities extensively in the last year according to figures recently released by Kaspersky Lab. Universities store very valuable information. As research group collate valuable proprietary data. The results of research studies … Read more

The Jones Eye Clinic and its affiliated surgery, CJ Elmwood Partners, based in Sioux City, Iowa, has announced that up to 40,000 patients may have had their data compromised following a ransomware attack on their … Read more

The Radisson Hotel Group may be fined for non-compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) following a data breach earlier this year. The Radisson Hotel Group is a chain with over 1,400 hotels in … Read more

Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC), a medical center serving the greater Catawba County area based in Hickory, North Carolina, has recently announced that an unauthorised individual gained access to their systems following a successful phishing … Read more

A new ransomware threat has been detected called FilesLocker which is currently being offered as ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) on a TOR malware forum. FilesLocker ransomware is not a particularly sophisticated ransomware variant, but it still poses … Read more

The Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) has discovered a flaw in its ERS OnLine portal which allowed some users to view other members’ details upon logging into the portal. Up to 1.25 million records … Read more

FirstCare Health Plans, a Texan health insurance organisation, has revealed that more than 8,000 of its members may have had some of their personal data breached due to an email error made by one of … Read more

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came into effect in the European Union in May 2018. The regulations served to replace the existing regulations covering data protection, which were woefully out-of-date with modern technology and … Read more

The past few months have seen an increase in new, versatile malware downloaders that gather a significant amount of data about users’ systems before deploying a malicious payload. That payload is determined on the users’ … Read more

Using fake software updates to spread malware is not a new phenomenon, but a new malware campaign has been discovered that is quite different. Fake Adobe Flash updates are being spread that actually do update … Read more

SecureWorks has discovered Cobalt Dickens, an Iranian threat group, has launched a URL spoofing campaign targeting universities in more than a dozen countries. On their website, SecureWorks stated that security researchers working in their Counter … Read more

Kroll, a data security company, has released the results of a survey which shows that the number of data breaches reported to the UK’s Information Commissioner has increased by 75% since the introduction of the … Read more

Spam or junk email may be the primary method of sharing delivering banking Trojans, however there are many other ways of convincing employees to download and install malware on their computers. The CamuBot Trojan the … Read more

The CamuBot Trojan is a new malware variant that is being used in vishing campaigns on employees to obtain banking credentials. Cybercriminals Use Vishing to Convince Employees to Install CamuBot Trojan Spam email may be … Read more

Hotels, restaurants, and telecommunications businesses are being focused on in  a new spam email campaign that sends a new variety of malware called AdvisorsBot. AdvisorsBot is a malware downloader which, like many malware variants, is … Read more

A massive MagnetoCore malware campaign has been uncovered that has seen thousands of Magneto stores compromised and loaded with a payment card scraper. As visitors pay for their purchases on the checkout pages of compromised … Read more

Hotels, restaurants, and telecommunications companies are being focused on with a new spam email campaign that sends a new form of malware called AdvisorsBot. AdvisorsBot is a malware downloader which, like many strains of malware, … Read more

A security researcher released proof-of-concept code that would allow for a user to exploit a flaw in the Windows Task Scheduler. The flaw was discovered by Github user SandboxEscaper, who was also responsible for publishing … Read more

Hotels, restaurants, and telecommunications businesses are the focus of a new spam email campaign that broadcasts a new form of malware titled AdvisorsBot. AdvisorsBot is a malware downloader which, like many malware variants, is being … Read more

Augusta University Health has announced that a successful phishing attack has resulted in a hacker gaining access to over 417,000 sensitive files. The University of Augusta announced a substituted substitute breach notice posted on its … Read more

In May 2017, WannaCry ransomware attacks brought many businesses to a stop, with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) a notable target. Now, a little more than 12 months later, a new WannaCry ransomware campaign … Read more

General Data Protection Regulations became a part of EU law in May 2018. Before GDPR, European data protection laws were deemed unable to mitigate the risk of data theft. Furthermore, individuals had few rights over … Read more

Many large healthcare data breaches recently have been reported that have seen hackers obtain access to employees’ email accounts and sensitive data, although the recently shared UnityPoint Health phishing attack stands out due to the … Read more

A new Adidas phishing scam has been discovered that involves offering free shoes and money. The messages claim that Adidas is celebrating its 69th anniversary and sending 2,500 lucky customers a free pair of Adidas … Read more

The Lazio phishing scam looks to have lead to a €2 million loss for the Italian Serie A football team, which made the final installment of a transfer of a football player to the bank … Read more

A huge  cryptocurrency mining campaign has been discovered by security experts at Kaspersky Lab – a campaign that has lead to the creation of a vast network of devices infected with PowerGhost malware. PowerGhost malware … Read more

The cost of ransomware attacks cannot be estimated by the amounts illegally earned by hackers due to ransom payments. In fact, the ransom payments are just a small part of the costs experienced by companies … Read more

A hacking group has succeeded in infecting hundreds of thousands of routers with VPNFilter malware. The scale of the malware campaign is astonishing. So far more than half a million routers are believed to have … Read more

Microsoft has published new figures that show there has been a sizeable upwards surge in tech support scams over the past 12 months. The amount of victims that have reported these scams to Microsoft increased … Read more

Two new phishing campaigns have been uncovered recently that have seen phishers sink to new depths. An active shooter phishing campaign has been discovered that uses fear and urgency to steal details, while a Syrian … Read more

Two new phishing campaigns have been discovered in the last three weeks that have seen phishers sink to new depths. An active shooter phishing campaign has been discovered that uses fear and urgency to steal … Read more

A database of U.S. consumer information has been left unprotected online by the marketing company Exactis. With 340 million records, this is the largest data breach of 2018. While you may not be familiar with … Read more

2017 has been a particularly bad year for data violations, but what were the worst data breaches of 2017? We have put together a list of the largest and most serious cyber attacks that came … Read more

The Rockingham school district in North Carolina identified that Emotet malware had been downloaded to its network in late November. The cost of tackling the infection was a massive $314,000. The malware was sent using … Read more

The Rockingham school district in North Carolina discovered Emotet malware had been installed on its network in late November. The cost of resolving the infection was an astonishing $314,000. The malware was delivered via spam … Read more

15 years after the launch of the wireless security protocol WPA2, the Wi-Fi Alliance has announced this year will see the release of the WPA3 protocol. The transition period from the WPA2 to WPA3 protocol … Read more

A recently identified Forever 21 POS malware attack has resulted in customers’ credit card data being accessed. While malware attacks on retail POS systems are now a regular occurance, in the case of the Forever … Read more

Xafecopy malware is a new Trojan that is being leveraged to take money from victims using their smartphone devices. The malware looks like a useful apps that function exactly as expected, although along with the … Read more

The Terdot Trojan is a new strain of Zeus, a highly effective banking Trojan that was first spotted in 2009. While Zeus has been discontinued, its source code has been accessible since 2011, allowing hackers … Read more