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Cyber-Attack Takes Down Redcar Council Services

Suspected ransomware leaves 135,000 residents high and dry

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15.5.2020

Ransomware

Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Network Security Tool

A critical vulnerability in the Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions on affected devices as administrator.  read more

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15.5.2020

Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Company shuts down because of ransomware, leaves 300 without jobs just before holidays

Employees of Sherwood-based telemarketing firm The Heritage Company were notified of the decision just days before Christmas, via a letter sent by the company's CEO. "Unfortunately, approximately two months ago our Heritage servers were attacked by malicious software that basically 'held us hostage for ransom' and we were forced to pay the crooks to get the 'key' just to get our systems back up and running," wrote Sandra Franecke, the company's CEO, in the letter sent to employees. As a result of the botched ransomware recovery process, the company's leadership decided to suspend all services, leaving more than 300 employees without jobs. Local news outlet KATV reported last month that dozens of employees already filed for unemployment with local authorities even before the Christmas holiday, with many not expecting the company to survive. The same KATV reported that when employees called the company yesterday, they were greeted by a recorded message informing them that recovery efforts have not been successful and that users should seek new jobs.

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15.5.2020

Ransomware

Zero Trust Can Fix Healthcare’s Security Problem

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities are under attack from cyber criminals. In 2019 healthcare was one of the most targeted industries. In the first half of 2019 alone, there were 168 attacks that breached more than 30 million health care records. And according to IBM research, the average cost of a breach at a healthcare facility was $3.92 million. And as hospitals continue to go digital, these stats are on track to get even worse. The post Zero Trust Can Fix Healthcare’s Security Problem appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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15.5.2020

Phishing

Malware Tries to Trump Security Software With POTUS Impeachment

The TrickBot malware has been spotted using text from articles about President Trump's impeachment to bypass the scanning engines of security software. [...]

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15.5.2020

Malware

UK small businesses say cyberattack fears, not cash flow, keeps them awake at night

The use of consumer rather than business-grade cybersecurity solutions is not helping matters.

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15.5.2020

Malware

Zero-Day Exploitation Increasingly Demonstrates Access to Money, Rather than Skill — Intelligence for Vulnerability Management, Part One

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15.5.2020

Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Zynga faces class action suit over massive Words With Friends hack

It's charging subpar password security and lousy user notification: Zynga has yet to notify users to warn them of the breach, the suit says.

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15.5.2020

Violations of Data Subject Rights

Zeppelin Is Back! Ransomware Stealing Data Via Remote Management Software

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15.5.2020

Ransomware