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Aspire Health, through its federal court record, has revealed that it was a victim of a nasty phishing attack through email that exposed patients’ records to unknown parties this September 2018. The Nashville-based medical-care firm which operates in 25 states in the U.S. has lost control of highly confidential 124 emails detailing patient information. The […]
Customer Relationship Management vendor, Zoho went offline after its registrar applied for a suspension order, due to a phishing issue. TierraNet deliberately took down the zoho.com domain as a countermeasure to the high level of phishing violations allegedly coming from the domain. In defense of Zoho, CEO Srid Vembu has posted a lengthy apology open […]
The focus today is on the Indian corporate scenario. The HackerCombat research team, ever on the go, has been analyzing the current cybersecurity landscape in India, with special focus on the world of corporates and corporate users. We have been assessing and studying all the trends as regards cybersecurity; we had met and interviewed independent […]
In a recent statement Google said that it has disabled 39 YouTube Channels associated with Iranian state broadcaster, which is running a political campaign to influence its viewers. Google said on August 23 that its forensic research shows the accounts were set up by people associated with the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). […]
Georgia-based Augusta University Health has admitted for becoming the victim of a data breach back in 2017. In the data breach, personal data of more than 417,000 patients, students, and faculty members got leaked. The breach resulted from a phishing attack. Augusta University informed about the breach in a message that read: “It is with […]
Accusations about impending foreign intervention of the U.S. midterm elections are in the air, with President Trump and his administration at the receiving end of complaints for allegedly being negligent about the issue. Vacancies that will be filled by the midterm elections are for the legislative positions in Congress. As elections draw nearer every day, […]
Scammers continue to adapt with new techniques to trick user’s and make them fall as a victim. Scammers always impose limits such as “call immediately” or “Offer Valid Today only” to make you act on it immediately. Security researchers from Symantec spotted a new Tech Support Scam that adopts to call optimization service for inserting […]
A modern phishing campaign focusing on the industrial sector appears once again and demonstrated how attackers are continually enhancing at attracting high profile-clients into executing malware on their systems. Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday issued a warning that said it has observed a wave of spear-phishing emails expertly disguised as procurement and accounting letters being sent […]
The attacks of this phishing variant are becoming more and more frequent Enterprise network security researchers have detected a new wave of spear phishing attacks disguised as legitimate acquisition and accounting letters, which have affected more than 400 industrial organizations. Emails have been directed at approximately 800 employees’ computers, mainly in Russian companies, with the goal of […]
LifeLock, an Arizona-based identity theft protection firm may have exposed email addresses of millions of its customers – Simply put: A firm vowing to protect online identity of its customers may have exposed their identity to malicious hackers and cybercriminals. It happened due to a critical vulnerability which exposed LifeLock’s customers to phishing and identity […]
Russian agencies are linked to these campaigns Spear phishing attacks reappear in the media after the Justice Department formally accused 12 Russian military intelligence officers of using this resource as part of a broad campaign to bring to light compromising information (Kompromat) designed to interfere with US political processes. American intelligence officials warn that government-sponsored […]
A hidden bug found within an information management system may have compromised the data of 21,000 U.K. schools, who are all now at risk of a possible breach. It appears the matching algorithm of student records of the system is failing and producing incorrect results when queried. The glitch introduced a peculiar bug where students were […]
Antimalware companies have made many innovations for many decades in order to keep individuals and enterprises secure from cyber risks. However, human end-users are still considered the weakest part of the chain in the IT security space. As computing technology becomes more complex, end-users are expecting better designed interface, enhanced with more automation technologies to […]
Phishing is a classic favorite attack of hackers. Not only that it provides easy access to victims’ accounts by merely tricking them to key in their credentials, the setup is also pretty easy to do. This article will feature one of the tools that we found on GitHub – SocialFish. It has always been a […]
Phishing attacks have become a common occurrence in the digital age. While most of us already know what these email scams look like and how to avoid them, their evolutionary nature can make them a bit of a moving target. So, it’s important to stay vigilant about phishing expeditions and the many ways they can […]
It’s a big deal—not to mention highly-irritating—when computers become infected and lose valuable and sometimes irreplaceable files. A compromised server can leak vital personal information onto the internet and expose victims to future identity theft. Yes, an infected computer can be reformatted and user data restored through a backup. And yes, corporations also invest big […]
The Football World Cup 2018 has gathered thousands of fans from around the world in Russia to watch their favorite team battling to become world champion – In case your team is winning, free WiFi hotspots would be nothing short of a blessing to upload those moments on the Internet. In 2014, during the Sochi Olympics, Richard […]
You might have heard the word Social Engineering. But, what exactly is Social Engineering? What are the types of Social Engineering techniques? It can be assumed as a set of methods primarily intended by the people who want to hack other people or make them do some particular task to benefit the attacker. However, to […]
A majority of users and companies are moving to Two-factor authentication (2FA) for enhancing the security of its data and systems. But contrary to popular belief, it cannot provide a fool-proof layer of security to online accounts since Kevin Mitnick at KnowBe4 has demonstrated that it is very easy to deceive this defensive measure. KnowBe4 […]
The Microsoft 365 Business suite has come up with some security enhancements designed to boost SMBs and their data. Microsoft recently added some new tools to its Microsoft 365 software suite for enterprises, which is an integrated solution bringing together the best of Office 365, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Enterprise Mobility + Security. Of these […]
Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Hacking County Jail’s Records to Get Friend Released Early because “A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed.” A 27-year old Michigan resident has received 7 years and 3 months (approx. 87 months) sentence and three years of supervised release for hacking the computer system of a […]