Jan 24, 2017 | Cyber-Crime
G-Data recently published an analysis of a new ransomware called Spora, that appeared in January. It was first spotted by the folks over at ID Ransomware, and was mainly affecting Russian users, but it is venturing out into other areas of the globe now. Spora function...
Jan 23, 2017 | Cyber-Crime, Data Breaches
Kroll is reporting that 85% of executives say they were hit with a cyber incident in the past year in their 2016/2017 Kroll Annual Global Fraud and Risk Report. Malicious insiders post the biggest threat. 33% of survey respondents suffered one or more virus attacks...
Jan 23, 2017 | Data Breaches, General Security
U.S. data breaches tracked in 2016 hit an all-time record high of 1,093, according to a new report by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout (formerly IDT911). “With support from CyberScout, the ITRC has been able to heighten its efforts in tracking...
Jan 17, 2017 | Cyber-Crime
Even tech-savvy Gmail users are falling victim to hackers who are stealing their login credentials as increasingly sophisticated phishing techniques are being employed. How does it work? The hacker first sends you an email, which includes an attachment. If you click...
Jan 14, 2017 | Cyber-Crime
By now you may have heard about a website called ‘FamilyTreeNow.com’ where anyone can track down your address, and former addresses. They can also see relatives and all sorts of personal details. This site is masquerading as a ‘free family...
Jan 10, 2017 | Data Breaches
Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) has paid a public record of $28,000 in Bitcoin to extortionists after ransomware encrypted hundreds of thousands of files held on its servers. In a public statement shared on the College’s homepage, LAVC said the unnamed ransomware...
