Tag: cyberattack
How to Protect Your Own Devices and How to Protect Others
How to protect your own devices and how to protect others from the risks of using a malicious WiFi router. We are in the midst of a major security crisis. We know what it is: a single person with a bad idea that has found a way to reach millions of people through WiFi networks…
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Five Principles to Shift Your Thinking About Cyber Risk
Small enterprise (SME) security is a challenging endeavor and is often a challenge not only in the corporate network, but for the individual’s home or business as well. The complexity of the network is often a major cause for concern. To help facilitate and/or address the complexity associated with the network, it is recommended that…
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The Black Kingdom Ransomware Attack
The Black Kingdom ransomware attack was first observed on the internet in 2015. Its effects were quickly spreading throughout the IT security community as a result of a relatively unknown hacking method. After a successful black hat attack on the computer of a security software company, the attacker then took aim at a major telecommunications…
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US Federal Agencies and Congress Issue New Directive on Cyberattacks on US Oil Industry
US Federal Agencies and Congress have issued a new directive on cyberattack against the US oil industry, with the focus on cyber-related threats on pipelines. The Obama Administration is taking a serious approach to confronting cyber-threats, which may be linked to the growing cybercrime against global energy firms such as Enron and the now defunct…
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Mississippi Coastal Family Health Center Data Breach
Computer systems can now record and transmit sensitive data within and outside of the United States, according to a report released from the Centers for Democracy, Responsibility and Justice this morning. In what the report says is one of the largest data breaches ever, the Mississippi Coastal Family Health Center reported that hackers stole personal…
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The U.S. Postal Service Announced an Attack on The BMT System
This week, the U. Postal Service announced an attack on The BMT system on Saturday. We bring you the story in case you don’t already know that the Postal Service is using a variant of the SQL injection attack campaign that was recently discovered in China. For the past few years, we have been investigating…
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The Closure of a Swedish Supermarket After a Cyber Attack
A cyberattack against a Swedish supermarket chain has left six people dead and another 14 injured. The attackers used the latest method to target stores of the chain which they were able to quickly identify through surveillance systems. The attackers used a malware (a type of computer virus) that was installed on computers attached to…
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The Chinese Hackers Attacking Our Networks
We have recently learned that hacking has taken place on the networks of two Afghanistan regional councils, the National Council of Afghanistan and the Council of Afghanistan. These networks were attacked several days ago through a variety of means by a group that has been dubbed the ‘Chinese Hackers. ’ We have been tipped off…
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