Scammers are exploiting Monday’s total solar eclipse to push crypto scams on YouTube. The pair of cybersecurity researchers known as Mysk first spotted the scam videos, which are posted by accounts impersonating SpaceX. Despite claiming to be about the eclipse, the videos feature a deep fake of Elon Musk talking about a crypto “giveaway.” The […]
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In early February, Lurie Children’s Hospital announced it was the victim of a cyberattack. While at first the nature of the attack and the group behind it were unknown, the Rhysida ransomware gang has now claimed responsibility. The impact of the attack Lurie Children’s took its systems offline in response to the attack, but has
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Last week, news broke that Spoutible, a Twitter alternative, had exposed sensitive user data thanks to a leaky API. In this post, I’ll explain what data was leaked and give you some tips to protect yourself from the fallout of future breaches. What happened? Someone (we don’t know who) discovered a vulnerability in Spoutible’s API,
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Skiff, a privacy focused company offering end-to-end encrypted email, calendar, notes and storage apps, has been acquired by Notion. While it will be working on projects with the productivity company, it will also be closing its own popular product line. Breaking the news to Skiff users Skiff broke the news to users on Friday with
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Last week, two Chicago based hospitals revealed they had been attacked by cybercriminals. LockBit strikes Saint Anthony Hospital Saint Anthony Hospital was targeted by LockBit, a prolific ransomware gang, in December. The gang posted the hospital on its leak site on January 31st and demanded to be paid nearly $900,000 to avoid leaking stolen hospital
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One of the standout features of the Authy authenticator app was its multisystem support. It had apps for Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and even Linux devices. But Authy’s desktop apps will reach end-of-life (EOL) on March 19th (this was moved up from a previously planned August EOL date). Twilio, Authy’s parent company, says it is
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November was a busy month in the ransomware world. Two of the highest impact attacks were on Ardent Health Services and Fidelity National Financial, disrupting patient care and causing chaos in the housing market, respectively. But it wasn’t all bad news, thanks to the capture of ransomware criminals in Ukraine. Hospitals hacked Ardent Health Services
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Social media is a scammer’s paradise. From sextortionists to crypto scammers to AI deep fakers, you’ll find them lurking on your favorite social media site. And while you’d hope social media companies would be working hard to boot scammers off their platforms, they seem to be struggling to do so. Here I’ll look at some
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If you use one of three popular genetics and genealogy services, you’ll soon have to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) on your account. With 2FA enabled, you’ll need to enter a code sent via text, email or generated by an app on your phone to complete the login process. Hackers target 23andMe 23andMe, Ancestry, and
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Two ransomware gangs had bad news in October, as their data leak sites were taken down. However, ransomware operators still caused havoc, with a new gang emerging and unlikely alliances forming between groups. Data leak sites taken down Ransomware gang Trigona was attacked by a group of hacktivists known as the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance (UCA).
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According to data from eCrime.ch, 462 organizations were listed on ransomware leak sites in September. This is up approximately 18% from August, which saw 390 organizations named and shamed on the dark web. The true number of successful ransomware attacks in both months is, however, likely much higher. That’s because organizations that are attacked but
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