Information technology professionals—beware of SharpRhino—a malware variant attributed to threat actor cybercriminals associated with Hunters International. It is being reported that Hunters International is the “10th most...more
According to a press release, Personal Touch, a home health company located on Long Island, has reached a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James for $350,000 for a data breach that occurred in January of 2021...more
On October 12, 2023, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued an Alert to the healthcare industry about a “new threat actor and ransomware,” NoEscape, which is threatening health care organizations....more
10/23/2023
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There is a lot of chatter out there around the uses of artificial intelligence (AI) for cybersecurity. For example, Applied Sciences published a paper on how AI can be used for mobile malware detection, and Gartner has...more
Researchers at Meta, the owner of Facebook released a report this week that indicated that, since March 2023, Meta “has blocked and shared with our industry peers more than 1,000 malicious links from being shared across our...more
Researchers at WithSecure cybersecurity firm have seen two malware attacks against Veeam Backup and Replication servers believed to be initiated by cybercrime group FIN7, also known as Carbon Spider, which has also been...more
5/4/2023
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ChatGPT is amazing! It is all the rave. Its capabilities are awe-inspiring (except to educators who are concerned their students will never write a term paper again). It has reportedly passed a bar exam and a physician board...more
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Hackers Experimenting with Deploying Destructive Malware -
It’s a cold, hard fact that hackers don’t really care about their victims or their victims’ data or business. They are greedy, evil human...more
9/30/2022
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It’s a cold, hard fact that hackers don’t really care about their victims or their victims’ data or business. They are greedy, evil human beings that just want the money....more
9/29/2022
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Like all technology, mobile apps can be infected with malicious code, or malware, that is intended to gain access to your mobile phone when you download the app. Although app stores try their best to not allow malicious apps...more
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Cloaked Ursa Using Trusted Online Storage Services to Evade Detection -
According to research by Palo Alto’s Unit 42, the most recent campaign by advanced persistent threat Cloaked Ursa (aka APT 20,...more
7/22/2022
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According to research by Palo Alto’s Unit 42, the most recent campaign by advanced persistent threat Cloaked Ursa (aka APT 20, Nobelium, or Cozy Bear), “demonstrate[s] sophistication and the ability to rapidly integrate...more
The U.S. Department of State has announced a $10 million reward for “information leading to the identification or location of any person who, while acting at the direction or under the control of a foreign government,...more
4/28/2022
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The FBI’s Internet Computer Crime Center (IC3) is a portal for individuals and companies to report crimes and losses suffered over the Internet.
The FBI keeps track of such crimes to assist victims by providing information...more
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CISA/FBI Advisory Warns of Destructive Malware Used Against Ukraine -
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint advisory this week alerting organizations of...more
3/4/2022
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint advisory this week alerting organizations of destructive malware that is being used to target organizations in Ukraine, with the ongoing...more
3/4/2022
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On January 31, 2022, the FBI issued a Private Industry Notification entitled “Potential for Malicious Cyber Activities to Disrupt the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics,” warning those associated with the Olympics...more
2/4/2022
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ECRI Names Cybersecurity Attacks as Top Health Technology Hazard for 2022 -
ECRI has been publishing its annual report of health technology hazards for the past 15 years. According to ECRI’s Device...more
1/21/2022
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Passwords are so difficult to remember. We all know we shouldn’t use the same or similar passwords across platforms. Stolen password credentials are dumped on the dark web and criminals use the stolen passwords to steal other...more
1/20/2022
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We have previously alerted you to vishing and smishing schemes. A new scheme, using QR codes, is called QRishing or quishing. According to security company Abnormal, between September 15 and October 13, 2021, it identified a...more
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Scam Alert to consumers notifying them that scammers are impersonating employees of the IRS promising a third Economic Impact Payment if they access forms through a link...more
Threat intelligence firm Mandiant released findings about a new Russian based hacking group dubbed FIN12, which is targeting the health care industry and companies with revenue over $300 million. Mandiant said that FIN12 is...more
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CISA Issues Alert on Top Exploited Vulnerabilities -
On July 28, 2021, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a cybersecurity alert entitled “Top Routinely Exploited...more
7/30/2021
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Security researchers from Avast have discovered that “Crackonosh” malware has been installed on free versions of some popular online games for the purpose of cryptomining. It is believed to be sourced from a Czech author....more
University Medical Center in Las Vegas announced that it recently became the victim of a ransomware attack by REvil, a well-known threat actor that has attacked many hospitals and health systems with the Sodinokibi malware...more