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Cyberattackers Are Targeting Organizations Aiding In Covid-19 Response

May 7, 2020

It has recently been discovered that cyberattacker threats are targeting organizations involved in the global Covid-19 response, according to the UK’s National Cybersecurity Centre and US’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Industries that are being targeted include healthcare, academic institutions, medical organizations, and pharmaceuticals. It was discovered that APTs, or Advanced Persisted Threat groups, pose…
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Travelex falls victim to “Sodinokibi” Ransomware

January 16, 2020

The list of ransomware victims continues to grow. On New Year’s Eve 2020, Travelex, an international foreign exchange company, disclosed that it was struck by the “Sodinokibi” ransomware strain. Also known as REvil, Sodinokibi ransomware prevents users from accessing their computer data by encrypting it behind a ransomwall. The ransom demand for Travelex was $6M…
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What Is Malware and How Can You Stop It?

September 20, 2019

Malware, or malicious software, is any piece of software that is developed with malicious intent. There are many strains of malware that do everything from stealing sensitive data to locking files behind ransom walls. There are many ways that a computer can become infected with malware. Many of these, such as phishing, rely on user…
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3rd Party Programs: Are They Cybersecurity Weakpoints?

September 12, 2019

Almost 400 dental offices were infected with ransomware in a cyberattack this August. The computers became infected after DDS Safe, a 3rd party cloud backup software that all the affected offices were using, was compromised. The software was developed by Dental Technology Company PerCSoft. Affected offices had their computer files encrypted behind ransomwalls. On August…
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VPN Devices Need Patching: New Vulnerabilities Have Been Discovered

September 6, 2019

The Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity recently stressed the importance of keeping VPN devices up-to-date. Because VPN devices act as points of contact between a network and the internet, they are particularly vulnerable to cyberattack. The Centre for Cybersecurity identified four types of VPN that are particularly vulnerable: Fortinet Forigate, Palo Alto GlobalProtect, Pulse Connect Secure,…
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IT Services Company HCL Suffers Data-Leak, Quickly Recovers

June 18, 2019

HCL, a multibillion dollar company with over 100 000 employees, has suffered a data leak of sensitive customer and employee information. The leak was discovered on May 1st 2019 by a research team in UpGuard. Information that was leaked included employee information, customer information, and company project details. For employees of the company, names, IDs,…
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Data Exposure: How do you avoid it?

February 5, 2019

The first major data exposure of 2019 has occurred. VOIPo, a Voice-Over-IP service provider based in California, accidentally publicized its databases, leading to almost 7 million VOIP call logs, message logs, and other sensitive information being leaked. The leak was discovered by Cloudfare security researcher Justin Paine, who found out that VOIPo’s data was available…
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How to Prepare for the Upcoming Data Privacy Act

October 3, 2018

The Canadian government has set November 1st as the official date that the new Digital Privacy Act will be implemented. On this day, all private Canadian organizations will need to ensure that they have adhered to the rules defined by this new act. The document outlines regulations regarding the protocols of handling data breaches –…
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How do you protect yourself against CEO Fraud?

September 12, 2018

CEO Fraud, or Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC), is an e-mail scam that aims to trick business employees into transferring money or sending sensitive information to a fraudulent account. In a recent study conducted by the Internet Crime Complaint Centre, it was found that these email scams have resulted in financial damages of more than $5…
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Tag: data privacy

Cyberattackers Are Targeting Organizations Aiding In Covid-19 Response

Travelex falls victim to “Sodinokibi” Ransomware

What Is Malware and How Can You Stop It?

3rd Party Programs: Are They Cybersecurity Weakpoints?

VPN Devices Need Patching: New Vulnerabilities Have Been Discovered

IT Services Company HCL Suffers Data-Leak, Quickly Recovers

How do you protect yourself against CEO Fraud?

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