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Australia: Anti-Scam Measures and Ransomware Reporting on the Agenda

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Cyber regulation is changing in Australia. As governments globally grapple with the everchanging and increasingly challenging cyber landscape, Australia is poised to implement new laws and update existing regulation in order...more

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Cybercrime Trends: A Midyear Review

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Cybercriminals continue to outpace the best efforts of regulators, law enforcement, and cybersecurity professionals. Recent reporting from the Federal Bureau of Investigation demonstrates that cybercriminals are increasingly...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

FCC Bans AI Voices in Robocalls, Yet Deep Fake Scams Persist

On February 8, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission outlawed AI-generated voices in robocalls and with the upcoming Presidential election in the United States, it is easy to see why. Imagine the implications if “leaked...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2024 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - HC3 Warns Healthcare Organizations about Akira Ransomware Group - The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently warned the health care sector about the Akira ransomware group that...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2022 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - Intelligence Points to Likely Russian Attacks on Critical Infrastructure - The cybersecurity authorities of the United States (including CISA, FBI, NSA and DOE), Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the...more

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Phishing, Vishing, and Smishing—Your Employees Need to Know the Newest Schemes

New dictionary words have been formed to describe online scams. Phishing, one that everyone knows by now, is when a scammer uses a pretext in an email to get someone to click on a link or attachment in the email to deploy...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2020 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - SEC Issues Warning for Advisors and Broker-Dealers on Increased Ransomware Attacks - On July 10, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), through its Office of Compliance Inspections and...more

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Privacy Tip #239 – Hackers Know How to Embarrass You

There have been numerous examples of how hackers can get hold of sensitive and deeply personal information and use it against individuals to embarrass and extort them into sending money or compromising pictures to the hackers...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2020 #3

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Sodinokibi Hackers Switch Payment Mechanism to Monero - The hackers behind the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware have reportedly switched their demands for payment from Bitcoin or Ethereum to Monero cryptocurrency to try to...more

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Cyber-Attacks On The Rise: COVID-19 Scams to Watch Out For

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As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, we are witnessing countless stories of courageous men and women rising up to face the challenges and obstacles of this crisis. Unfortunately, crisis also presents opportunity for unscrupulous...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2020

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Two Las Vegas casinos’ networks were down over the past week, with posted signs saying “Cash Only” throughout the casinos after a suspected ransomware attack. Electronic slot machines were silent as the casinos reacted to the...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019

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Consistent with our experience, security firm McAfee has confirmed in a report that ransomware attacks have doubled in 2019. Medical providers have been hit hard this year, and one provider, Wood Ranch Medical, located in...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2018

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Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. notified its electronic medical record customers last week that a ransomware attack was behind the disruption of service for medical providers. ...more

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