Category: Cybersecurity
What the CIA and 17-Year-Olds Have in Common
Posted October 3, 2017 in Malware, Data Breach, AI
If we told you that there was a hacking tool called “Ricky Bobby” and that the people who made and used it were...
Cyberthreat Closes Schools
Posted September 27, 2017 in Data Breach, HIPAA, Malware
We can go to the public with much of what we have. We can with great ease, put everything we have retrieved, from...
Another 20 Million Hit with Another Locky Variant
Posted September 20, 2017 in Ransomware, Malware, AI
A staggering 20 million systems were hit with Locky, a popular strain of ransomware malware, in a single day. The...
Backdoor on 200,000 Websites
Posted September 18, 2017 in Malware, Data Breach, Cloud Security
WordPress is a hugely popular website platform. One of the things that makes it popular is the number of free plugins...
CCleaner Update Includes Malware
Posted September 18, 2017 in Malware, Data Breach, Cloud Security
I hope you haven't updated CCleaner in the last month or so. I know, I know, we're always telling you to apply...
No More Kaspersky for US Government
Posted September 14, 2017 in Data Breach, Compliance, Malware
Do you like using Kaspersky Antivirus, or any of their other cybersecurity software? If you work for the US...
You’ll Never Look at a Gas Pump the Same Way
Posted September 11, 2017 in Data Breach, Malware, AI
There’s a reason that the average American household owed over $16,000 in credit card debt last year. Most people...
Defray is Newest, Sophisticated Ransomware
Posted September 6, 2017 in Ransomware, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Malware
Defray, which (ironically enough) means providing money to financially leverage a cost or expense, is also the name...