Tag Archives: hackers

Phishing attacks remain a cybersecurity problem, experts say

October 26, 2022 Have you recently received a communication that initially scared you? Perhaps a notice that your credit card had unauthorized transactions, your bank account needed attention, or your favorite shopping site needed to verify some information to complete your latest purchase, which you knew was an important but last-minute gift? And this notice asked you to … Continue reading "Phishing attacks remain a cybersecurity problem, experts say" Read More

Annoyed by having to use Multi-factor Authentication?

October 10, 2022 Do you find it annoying to have to deal with Multi-Factor Authentication? Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is that extra log-in step that cyber experts, including Microsoft and the FBI, say will stop 95 percent of attacks. (Some say 99 percent!) We will stipulate: It can be annoying to have to stop and provide that extra credential.  … Continue reading "Annoyed by having to use Multi-factor Authentication?" Read More

‘MFA Fatigue’ is a new type of cyberattack

September 26, 2022 We have a new term for you: MFA Fatigue. While you may feel you are tired of the additional efforts required by multifactor authentication to log in to something, that is not the MFA fatigue of which we speak. This MFA Fatigue is a new type of cyberattack. When a hacker gains a password on … Continue reading "‘MFA Fatigue’ is a new type of cyberattack" Read More

Meet a Cybercriminal accused of hacking Kaseya

January 24, 2022 Polish authorities arrested 22-year-old Ukranian Yaroslav Vasinskyi on Oct. 8 in connection with attacks on software provider Kaseya and others. In an indictment a month later, the U.S. Department of Justice accused Vasinskyi of unleashing Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware on Kaseya and other victims. Vasinkyi and a co-defendant, 28-year-old Russian Yevgeniy Polyanin, “deployed some of the internet’s … Continue reading "Meet a Cybercriminal accused of hacking Kaseya" Read More

Meet a Cybercriminal: Oleksandr Vitalyevich Ieremenko

October 23, 2021 Ukrainian Oleksandr Ieremenko, 30, tops a recently re-launched Most Wanted List from the U.S. Secret Service. We say “tops” because Ieremenko and a colleague each have a $1 million reward for information on their whereabouts. The U.S. wants Ieremenko for 2010 hacks into newswires that host business press releases. The stolen releases provided insider knowledge … Continue reading "Meet a Cybercriminal: Oleksandr Vitalyevich Ieremenko" Read More

Ransomware group runs help public wanted ads for skilled hackers

October 22, 2021 You know how cyber training warns you to look for poor English to avoid getting ransomware in a phishing email? How about looking for poor English on a jobs page? Cybersecurity jobs, to be specific. A company calling itself Bastion Secure advertised for a Reverse Engineer, a System Administrator, and programmers experienced in PHP, Python, … Continue reading "Ransomware group runs help public wanted ads for skilled hackers" Read More

Cybersecurity Month: Protect yourself with these measures

October 5, 2021 The world has grown pretty scary in recent years. Hackers steal personal information, money, and intellectual property almost on a daily basis. They’re like zombies – relentless and endless. You have a choice – try to hide, which is impossible in our connected world – OR fight back. We say: Fight back. There are key … Continue reading "Cybersecurity Month: Protect yourself with these measures" Read More

Cyber insurance: Best of luck if you haven’t deployed these measures

September 6, 2021 Cyber insurance may be harder to obtain. Cyber insurers now require their customers to have specific cybersecurity measures in place – or face non-renewal of their policies as of the first of September. The cyber insurance market continues to harden from a seemingly endless number of claims due to cybersecurity attacks. While some insurers are … Continue reading "Cyber insurance: Best of luck if you haven’t deployed these measures" Read More

Malware disguised as party invites, holiday hours makes the rounds

December 17, 2019 More ongoing proof that hackers try anything: New emails about a Christmas party or holiday hours could bring disaster. Hackers invite unsuspecting victims via an email that talks about a holiday party or holiday hours in the body of the email. It comes with an attachment the victim believes lists a party menu, or a … Continue reading "Malware disguised as party invites, holiday hours makes the rounds" Read More

Remember those annoying pop-up security alerts?

November 24, 2019 Remember “scareware”? Those flashing, annoying pop-ups that looked like Windows security alerts, suggesting you had a virus on your computer? They were scams. If you clicked on it, you were directed to purchase and download fake security software called ‘Winfixer’ or ‘AntiVirus 2008’ or ‘VirusRemover 2008.’ They were malware or spyware, and sometimes damaged your … Continue reading "Remember those annoying pop-up security alerts?" Read More

Ransomware is hitting small U.S. communities. How to fight back

September 4, 2019 This summer has shown that criminals are targeting small governments – cities and school districts – with ransomware. Attacks are costing governments, their insurance carriers, and their taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. But city hall and school boards can fight back. City-Journal.org lists several ways communities can battle the flood of malware aimed at … Continue reading "Ransomware is hitting small U.S. communities. How to fight back" Read More

Phishing “kits” – now available as template collections on the Dark Web

June 16, 2019 Hackers now sell collections of website templates that are near-perfect copies of brand websites, Akamai Technologies reports. The collections - and phishing "kits" - are coming out so fast new ones are developed within hours, a top company researcher says. Read More