NSA Leak Leaves Army Intelligence Data Open to Public The NSA leaks just won’t seem to stop. The first breach dates back to 2013, with multiple falling thereafter. Some of the security breaches have led to NSA contractors facing criminal charges due to their part in the security issues. Perhaps the most infamous NSA leak […]
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California Medical Facility Owes $2M After Reaching Settlement with the State Cottage Hospital was the victim of a breach that lasted a whopping three years. From 2011 to 2013, a security breach left 50,000 patient records exposed to anyone and everyone who completed a basic Google search. The information available online included patient names, addresses,
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Uber Suffer Security Breach, Then Fails to Properly Inform Uber has found themselves in serious trouble, after officials found the company suffered a security breach last year and went to great lengths to cover it up. Instead of properly informing the 57 million customers and drivers the breach impacted, the chief security officer paid the
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Interactive PC Matic Tutorial With the comprehensive tools, and various capabilities that come with PC Matic, users are frequently asking questions about the security program. Customers want to be certain they are capitalizing on all of the features and protection PC Matic has to offer. It was because of these consumer questions, our team decided to
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Malware Hits County Offices Last week, Montgomery County offices in Illinois were impacted by a malware attack. The exact malware variant, and method of intrusion is unknown at this time. Currently, various county offices are unable to complete daily tasks, and the phone systems are also down. As the story progresses, we will do our
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This week, several breaking news stories hit. Here are the top five, classified by PC Pitstop. NASA spends $1.4B on information technology – Yes, you read that right. NASA blew spent 7.6% of their $18.5 billion budget on information security. They should be good to go, right?! Wrong. According to ZD Net, they are still
Shoppers Beware – It’s Scamming Season As the holidays quickly approach, scammers are using holiday deals as a way to target customers. This approach is not new, but shoppers must be aware of the risk. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are fast approaching, and the deals are already showing up in news feeds and emails.
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Study Reveals Phishing Victims Found to Lose More Than Breach Victims Google conducted a yearlong study regarding the impacts of data breaches compared to phishing scams. The study found only 7% of individuals whose data was exposed due to a security breach, were still using the same password. Therefore, although the data was breached, cyber criminals
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Chrome Web Store Includes Malicious Extensions Google Chrome has been experiencing significant issues due to malicious extensions being available in the Chrome Web Store. The users who are downloading the malware-riddled extensions are unaware what they are downloading is malicious. The perception is, if the application is available through the Chrome, Google, or Apple store,
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In 2017, there have been over 20 medical facilities that were infected with ransomware. It remains uncertain how many of these facilities paid the ransom demands; however, each and every one of them reported issues with patient care due to the ransomware infection. These issues range from the inability to access patient records, to turning
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