Cyber Security Threats

Sylvia Matthews Burwell, HHS Secretary has publicized the release of the ultimate Data Safety Policy Rules Framework for the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) which was introduced by President Obama in the early part of 2015. … Read more

Medical Colleagues of Texas, a doctors’ alliance based in Katy, TX, has discovered that an unauthorized individual gained access to its system, compromising the files of over 68,000 patients. The specific details of the incident … Read more

The OCR has gotten two more break reports from healthcare suppliers affected by the Bizmatics data break. Nearly 95K patients of the 2 healthcare services have possibly had their files accessed by cyberpunks. Southeast Eye … Read more

After the recent news that TeslaCrypt has been decommissioned comes a new highly serious threat: DMA Locker ransomware. Malwarebytes has recently reported that DMA Locker ransomware, which is now in its 4th incarnation – could … Read more

A successful CEO fraud scam that resulted in a fraudulent bank transfer being made from company accounts to a cyberattacker has cost the CEO his job. CEO Fraud Scan Results in Losses of 40.9 Million … Read more

Resolving a hospital ransomware infection may not be as easy as paying the attackers’ ransom demand, as was shown by the Kansas Heart Hospital ransomware attack last week. Hospital Ransomware Infection Not Removed After Ransom … Read more

The threat from Cerber ransomware has increased substantially after the gang behind the file-encrypting software have leveraged Dridex botnets to deliver a malicious payload that loads the ransomware onto users’ devices. Cerber ransomware was first … Read more

4,082 sick persons of Complete Chiropractic & Bodywork Therapies (CCBT) have been informed of a possible break of safeguarded health information following malware was found in one of the firm’s servers. The malware was found … Read more

Every month the Division of Veteran Matters issues a statement to Congress on the info safety cases experienced by Veteran Affairs (VA) services during the month. Protected health information (PHI) disclosures increased substantially in April, … Read more

Each year, the Ponemon Institute conducts a benchmark survey on healthcare data privacy and security. The surveys give a picture of the state of healthcare data security, highlight the main threats faced by the healthcare … Read more

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting a study to investigate the security update practices of mobile device manufacturers. The study is being conducted amid concern that mobile device manufacturers are not doing enough to … Read more

Last week, the website of a major toy manufacturer was discovered to have been compromised and was being used to infect visitors with ransomware. The website of Maisto was loaded with the Angler exploit kit … Read more

The risk of phishing attacks has increased considerably over the past 12 months, according to a new data breach report from Verizon. Ransomware attacks are also on the rise. The two are often used together … Read more

Kaspersky Lab has recently discovered World Cup 2018 phishing scams, with many of the early scams being carried out through emails to bring soccer fans to malicious websites offering the opportunity to purchase tickets for … Read more

Companies have been warned to remain diligent following the identification of a new personalized phishing scam that tries to fool users into downloading malware on their company’s computers. These new personalized phishing campaigns are primarily … Read more

IT professionals are well aware of the shadow IT risk. Considerable risk is introduced by employees installing unauthorized software onto their work computers and mobile devices. However, this has been clearly illustrated this week following … Read more

The risk of Microsoft wireless mouse hijacking has been addressed this week. An optional fix was released as part of the latest KB3152550 Windows update. The update is for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10, although … Read more

This month Dell SecureWorks released its annual underground hacker markets report. For the past three years, intelligence analysts at Dell SecureWorks have been tracking underground hacking forums and gathering intel. The annual reports provide an … Read more

Symantec’s 2016 Internet security threat report has revealed the lengths to which cybercriminals are now going to install malware and gain access to sensitive data. The past 12 months has seen a substantial increase in … Read more

Law firm data security has come under the spotlight in the past couple of weeks following the publication of a number of news reports on hacking incidents at law firms, and most recently, the huge … Read more

In February, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert over a new ransomware called MSIL (AKA Samas/Samsam/Samsa), but a recent confidential advisory was obtained by Reuters, in which the FBI asked U.S. businesses … Read more

As per an advisory released by the Division of Homeland Security, an admired drug cabinet system has been discovered to have more than 1,400 weaknesses, a lot of which might be abused distantly using freely available activities. … Read more

Today is World Backup Day – a day when awareness of the need to backup data is raised around the world. It is a day when companies that are not backing up their critical data … Read more

AceDeceiver iPhone malware can attack any iPhone, not just those that have been jailbroken. The new iOS malware has recently been identified by Palo Alto Networks, and a warning has been issued that the new … Read more

A new USB-based malware has recently been discovered that poses a serious security risk to enterprises. While USB-based malware is not new, the discovery of Win32/PSW.Stealer.NAI – also known as USB Thief – has caused … Read more

System administrators that do not block malicious Word macros in Office 2016 could be making it far too easy for hackers to compromise their networks. Malicious Word macros are nothing new, but in recent months … Read more

Recent reports from Cyber security giant Symantec indicates that email spam levels are now at the lowest point seen in the past 12 years. According to the report spam emails dropped to 49.7% of all … Read more

Palo Alto Networks has discovered a new spam email campaign that is being used to spread fileless malware via malicious Microsoft Word macros sent as email attachments. What is Fileless Malware? Fileless malware, or memory-resident … Read more

Security firms are reporting that some of the United States ransomware attacks conducted over the past few months have demonstrated a level of sophistication that suggest they are the work of hacking groups previously backed … Read more

Websites are being registered on Oman’s top level domain by typosqautters looking to capitalize on mistakes made by Mac users and push Genieo adware. The .om domain is intended to catch out Mac users who … Read more

In recent weeks we have been sent reports of emails and letters being shared telling the recipients they have almost become a Euro millionaire as their numbers have been drawn and a prize of €915,810 … Read more

Recently a healthcare group had its electronic health record system encrypted by ransomware; now a Zika virus email scam has been found, showing the depths that some hackers and cybercriminals will use to in order … Read more

Phishing scams have increased significantly in the past few weeks as cybercriminals step up their campaigns during tax season, with many using a technique referred to as business email compromise to fool victims into sending … Read more

According to a recent report issued by Pwnie Labs, wireless device security vulnerabilities are not being addressed by enterprises even though many wireless devices can be used as backdoors into corporate networks. If wireless printers … Read more

Recently a healthcare supplier had its electronic health record system locked by ransomware; now a Zika virus email malware campaign has been discovered, revealing the depths that some hackers and cybercriminals will go to so … Read more

Hardware-based web filtering appliances for schools have some benefits, but many K12 schools are saying goodbye to the appliances and are opting for a much more convenient and practical solution. In the United States, K12 … Read more

A Zika virus email scam has been uncovered following a healthcare supplier having its electronic health record system locked using ransomware. This email scam tries to prosper thank to the public interest in the Zika … Read more

A Lloyds Bank phishing scam has been uncovered that involved the UK bank’s customers being targeted before the Christmas period. The emails sent were very realistic email, appearing as though sent from Lloyds Banking Group. … Read more

In recent months, concern has been growing over the lack of medical equipment cybersecurity protections in place at hospitals and medical centers. Healthcare providers are being targeted by cybercriminals for the confidential data they store … Read more

Virgin Media clients have been complaining about a rise the in the number of spam emails since September 2015, with many targeted by spoofed emails. However, a statement recently issued by Virgin Media claims that … Read more

The illegal sharing of secret health info on Facebook has led to a 911 dispatcher losing her job, however that might not be the conclusion of it. The patient whose secrecy was breached thinks the loss … Read more

Many security professionals would like to know what is the motivation behind cyberattacks? How much do hackers earn? What actually motivates hackers to attack a particular organization? How long do hackers try before giving up … Read more

Autonomous Blue Cross Blue Shield license holder Hawai‘i Medical Service Association (HMSA) has begun sending infringement announcement letters to 10,800 members warning them to a privacy infringement that led to one member’s medical disorder being … Read more

Employee security training is an essential part of an organization’s defense against cyberattacks, yet many CISOs and CSOs are not conducting regular training. In fact, according to a survey conducted last year on behalf of … Read more

During late November, a member of the public found many documents at a recycling center which seemed to have come from hospitals administrated by Community Mercy Health Partners. The documents included complete info concerning patients … Read more

The cost of bot fraud in 2016 is likely to rise to a staggering $7.2 billion, according to a new report by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). 2015 Bot Baseline study places the cost … Read more

Centene Corporation, Wisconsin-based health insurer, has declared the loss of 6 unencrypted computer hard drives having the safeguarded health information of roughly 950,000 of its members. The hard drives were being utilized for a job … Read more

A new study has revealed that British consumers are becoming increasingly worried about how companies are using the data they provide online. Data privacy concerns in Britain are now at a level where more people … Read more

Anti-virus software company Symantec has uncovered a new global web server infection. Hidden scripts on servers are redirecting website visitors to potentially malicious websites. So far over 3,500 hidden scripts on servers have been identified, … Read more

In the United States, healthcare sector phishing attacks have been to blame for exposing the protected health records of well over 90 million Americans over the course of the past year. That’s in excess of … Read more