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The number of ransomware attacks reported each month around the world keeps growing and, according to network security specialists, this trend has a very simple explanation. Most victims of the encryption malware are unaware of the mitigation methods of such attacks, and sometimes they do not have a backup of the compromised information, so they […]
The Richmond Heights, Missouri City Council was the victim of a ransomware attack earlier last month. According to cybersecurity specialists, the police chief mentioned at a meeting that the infection started on one of the City Council’s computers, reaching the city’s servers. However, the website and the city’s email server continued to function normally. Mayor […]
Cisco is one of the world’s leading technology companies, so a security flaw in one of their equipment or solutions could compromise the operations of thousands of organizations, regardless of whether they are large companies or small businesses. Network security experts report the presence of three security flaws on Cisco 220 Series smart switches that […]
In addition to causing information loss and disruption in normal operations, recent ransomware attacks in dozens of schools in the U.S. could lead to other undesirable consequences, such as influencing children’s behavior. Information security specialists report that a high school student in Riverside, California, faces serious accusations from school authorities, who claim that the child […]
A few days ago a cybersecurity incident that affected the systems of dozens of schools in the state of Louisiana, US was reported. Now, network security experts report that Imperial Health, a network of doctors providing health services to more than 100k people in this state, suffered a ransomware attack that compromised a percentage of […]
There are times in order to somehow forecast the future of cybersecurity, data from the past is required. However, there is still a tendency for cybercriminals to actually innovate beyond expectations, given that they continue to play as the mice to the cybersecurity industry’s cats. As July opens the second half of 2019, let us […]
Nowadays, no company is completely safe from cyberattacks. IT security audit specialists report that UK-based education software company Pearson warns its customers about a data breach that has compromised the records of more than 13k students in the US, affecting AimsWeb (assessment and teaching support software) accounts at dozens of American academic institutions. The British […]
Cybersecurity incidents keep happening in various public departments in multiple areas of the United States. This time, vulnerability analysis specialists report a data breach in Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) systems. The incident would have compromised some personal details, such as full names, phones, email addresses, and passwords stored by the agency. According to reports, […]
LibreOffice is a free use and open source office software package that has a relatively large number of users. Recently, web application security specialists reported a flaw that could compromise the integrity of a system by simply opening a malicious file. According to reports, this condition exists due to a code execution vulnerability that, if […]
Besides their makeup, thousands of Sephora customers should start worrying about the security of their personal information. Security audit specialists report that the French cosmetics company has begun notifying its customers in Southeast Asia of a cybersecurity incident recently occurring in one of the company’s databases. “Your personal information is truly important to us, as […]
For stock exchange investors, services like Robinhood, an app that makes it easy to trade shares, have become a fundamental tool because of its ease of use and its lows, or even no commissions. However, web application security experts believe that using these services can lead to serious security issues and, in the worst case, […]
Data breach incidents are more common than we think. According to data security specialists, most of the time hackers do not get information directly from individuals, but focus on compromising the security of companies that store multiple personal data of their customers. This appears to be the case of the pay-TV company Sky, which has […]
According to information security specialists, several users of Deliveroo, a food delivery app, suffered the hacking of their accounts, as the app charged their accounts with hundreds of food and drinks bills that they never actually ordered. One London resident who was affected by the incident claims that an unknown user made purchases at multiple […]
The massive 2017 data breach in Equifax compromised more than 140 million sensitive data, including social security numbers, payment card details, among others. Recently, data protection specialists reported that the company had reached an agreement with U.S. government agencies, an agreement that included payment of about $650M USD for damage repair. One of the highlights […]
A new vulnerability in NVIDIA Tegra processors exposes multiple cyberattacks to systems that use them, primarily Internet of Things (IoT) devices. According to information security services specialists, vulnerable equipments are exposed to data forwarding, hijacking, malicious code execution and privilege escalation. Researcher Triszka Balázs was in charge of discovering the vulnerability; after publishing its finding, […]
Specialists in system audits have detected a new ransomware variant that has already managed to infect more than a hundred private companies and government institutions in the United States and, most recently, in China. Tencent, the company in charge of the report, claims that the attacks are directed from Asian territory. The report mentions that […]
Data protection specialists say that, after two years, business advisory firm Equifax has reached an agreement with U.S. government agencies to pay around $700M USD due to massive data breach happened in the company in 2017. The agreement involves bodies such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Protection Bureau, and several states’ attorney […]
A hacker group successfully launched a cyber attack against the Federal Security Service (FSB), a Russian government intelligence agency. According to reports from cybersecurity specialists, about 7.5 terabytes of classified information were extracted in the attack. Various media claim that among the information compromised during this incident are Russian projects to disable private browsing with […]
Ransomware is a category of malware that brings trouble to users by locking files by an industry-standard encryption protocol (usually AES – Advanced Encryption Standard), and asking them to pay a “ransom” in order to restore the files to their original state. It is a virus that requires money in exchange for restoring such a […]
Facial recognition systems are becoming more sophisticated. When we post a photo on Facebook accompanied by our closest friend, it is almost certain that the system will identify our faces and suggest us to add a tag. According to ethical hacking specialists, governments around the world and private companies are driving the creation of a […]
Technology companies systematically monitor our online activity. Information security experts have been mentioning it for years, but many people still seem to be ignoring it; recently, reports have increased that this surveillance occurs even when users enable private browsing mode to visit adult content sites. The tracking software used by companies such as Facebook and […]