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  • "Ransomware Attack on Arizona Optometrist"

    Cyber-criminals successfully hit Cochise Eye and Laser with ransomware in January, encrypting the office's patient scheduling and billing software.  The company is located in  Sierra Vista, Arizona, and the ransomware attack affects up to 100,…

  • "Ransomware Attacks Soared 150% in 2020"

    Researchers at Group-IB have discovered that ransomware surged by 150% in 2020, with the average extortion amount doubling. The average ransom demand stood at $170,000 last year, but groups like Maze, DoppelPaymer, and RagnarLocker averaged between $1…

  • "Researchers Discover That Privacy-Preserving Tools Leave Private Data Unprotected"

    Researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering explored the machine-learning frameworks behind privacy preservation tools used for technologies such as facial expression recognition systems to see how effective such tools are at protecting private…

  • "Telemarketing Biz Exposes 114,000 in Cloud Config Error"

    Security researchers at vpnMentor found an unsecured AWS S3 bucket on December 24 last year. The bucket was traced to Californian business CallX, whose analytics services are used by clients to improve their media buying and inbound marketing. The…

  • "Free Cybersecurity Tool Aims to Help Smaller Businesses Stay Safer Online"

    The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) created the Cyber Action Plan tool to help small businesses improve their cybersecurity. The tool offers personalized cybersecurity advice to micro-businesses and sole traders. According to the U.K.…

  • "Password Reuse at 60% as 1.5 Billion Combos Discovered Online"

    Researchers at SpyCloud found nearly 1.5 billion breached login combos circulating online last year and billions of records, including personal information (PII).  The researchers also found that password reuse and weak hashing algorithms were…

  • "Ryuk Ransomware Updated With 'Worm-Like Capabilities'"

    A report recently released by CERT-FR, the French government's computer emergency readiness team, recently issued a report about a new Ryuk ransomware variant with worm-like capabilities that allow it to spread automatically within the networks it…

  • "Vendor Quickly Patches Serious Vulnerability in NATO-Approved Firewall"

    A patch was released for a critical vulnerability found in a firewall appliance made by Genua, a Germany-based cybersecurity company. The firewall called Genugate is said to be the only firewall in the world to receive a "highly resistant" rating by the…

  • "Did a Weak Password Result in SolarWinds Hack?"

    The investigation of the SolarWinds Orion software supply chain hacking attack continues. The attack on SolarWinds' Orion IT management platform impacted government agencies, critical infrastructure, and private-sector organizations. SolarWinds' top…

  • "Quarter of Healthcare Apps Contain High Severity Bugs"

    Researchers at Veracode have discovered that about 75% of healthcare applications contain some kind of vulnerability.  A quarter of healthcare apps contain high severity flaws.  The researchers also found that the healthcare sector fixes 70% of…

  • "Flaws Fixed Incorrectly, as Secure Coding Education Lags"

    Research conducted by HackEDU, a provider of interactive cybersecurity training and secure code development courses for software engineers, attributes code fixing failures to a lack of formal training. Based on feedback mostly from security, development…

  • "Data is Most at Risk on Email, With 83% of Organizations Experiencing Email Data Breaches"

    Researchers from Egress conducted a news study where they interviewed 500 IT leaders and 3,000 remote-working employees in the US and UK across vertical sectors, including financial services, healthcare, and legal.  The researchers found that 95% of…