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Insurance Company Refuses to Pay $7.5M Crypto Ransom for a “Covered” Event
We’ve talked about cyber insurance. One significant takeaway from our blogs on this subject was to not ignore cybersecurity just because you have...
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U.S. Offers Reward Up to $10 Million to Help Halt or Punish Ransomware Attackers
The current administration is stepping up in a big way to combat ransomware attacks in the U.S., a growing problem nationwide that is affecting every...
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1 in 4 Ex-employees Can Login to Past Employers Due to Shared Passwords
Believe it or not, many former employees can still access their old work accounts due to poor password practices by businesses nationwide. It’s an...
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Heads Up Intuit Quickbooks Online Payroll Users – Act Now to Stop Data Share With Equifax
As reported by Krebs on Security, starting later this year, Intuit will be sharing payroll data from 1.4 million small businesses with Equifax. Any...
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Warning: You May Be An Unknowing Guinea Pig in an Amazon Device Experiment
Warning: Amazon is experimenting with wireless mesh networking that turns Amazon device users into human guinea pigs. Starting June 8th, Amazon...
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Warning: 43% of Recent Phishing Attacks Impersonate Microsoft
A new report by security solution vendor Barracuda was released detailing the targets of cybercriminal attacks and the evolution of spear-phishing...
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Beware: Your Text Messages Could Be Rerouted to Hackers for as Little as $16
A nasty new attack has recently come to light thanks to Motherboard/Vice: attackers silently redirecting your text messages so they can compromise...
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The 3 Most Common Phishing Techniques Used to Attack Your PC
When it comes to phishing attacks, a few techniques are most commonly used to attack PCs. Data from cybersecurity company Proofpoint analyzed...
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Ransomware Victims are More Likely to Suffer a Second Attack, Report Finds
If you’ve been the victim of one ransomware attack, don’t assume you’re exempt from future attacks. A survey by cybersecurity firm, Cybereason, found...
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Windows 7 Was Ended Over a Year Ago, Yet 22% Of PCs Are Still Running It
It’s always been true that it’s risky to run software that the software company no longer supports. Why? Because it means there are no more critical...