Unknown Hackers Target Saudi Plant, Hoping to Cause Explosion A cyber attack that hit a private petrochemical company in Saudi Arabia was executed with the end result being an explosion. Fortunately, there was an error in the coding, which didn’t trigger what could have been a deadly event. The attack occurred in August of 2017, […]
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Crypto-Jacking Skyrockets Over Last 10 Months Just last month, we introduced our readers to the concept of crypto-jacking. Crypto-jacking occurs when a hacker takes over a user’s device, without their permission to mine for crypto-currencies. The crypto-mining act itself, is not malware. The hackers are merely using the device to mine for the digital currency.
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Tech Scammers Call Offering Fraudulent Refunds There have been several reports lately regarding phone calls people have been receiving from individuals claiming to work for “a security company” who is going out of business. Therefore, they’re claiming this company owes the individual a refund. Although, we all know, there is no refund. They simply want
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Latest Microsoft Patch Update Causes USB Problems Microsoft issues a new patch the second Tuesday of every month. If additional updates are needed and they cannot wait a full month, the company may also release a patch update on the fourth Tuesday of the month. No one would be surprised if another update is released
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Intel in Hot Water – 32 Lawsuits Filed According to Intel’s annual 10-K report filed with the Security Exchange Commission (SEC), the company is facing 30 customer class action lawsuits and two securities class action lawsuits as a direct result of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities reported last year. The plaintiffs of the customer suit
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Pennsylvania City Offices Struggle After Malware Riddles Systems An unknown malware variant recently took down the city offices of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The malware attack was out of the realm of the city’s IT department, leaving them with few options. It was reported, city officials contacted Microsoft and ended up paying the company $185,000, in an
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Experts Believe Crypto-Jacking is Next Big Cyber Threat Experts have shifted their emphasis from ransomware to crypto-jacking when considering today’s emerging cyber threats. Ransomware is a malicious software that encrypts files, then demands a payment to unlock them. Alternatively, crypto-jacking is the unauthorized use of one’s computer or network to mine for digital currency, or
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New Update Resolves 50 Security Vulnerabilities This week brought the second Tuesday of the month, which is known to some as Patch Tuesday. On the second Tuesday of every month, Microsoft issues updates to patch any security vulnerabilities found over the last month. The update that hit this week patched approximately 50 security gaps in
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Malware Takes Systems Offline, Disrupting 2018 Winter Olympics An unknown malware variant infected the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics computer systems. The infection took place right before the opening ceremonies on February 9, 2018. It appears the infection was initiated by an insider who knew various pieces of the networking and credentials needed to successfully infiltrate the systems.
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Why Schools Are Targeted When industries think of cyber targets, often times the education sector is not included. Why? Well, it is believed they do not carry the financial weight of bigger targets like enterprises or the healthcare industry. Although, school systems do still hold a plethora of critical data that can be easily exploited.
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