Tag: Ransomware attacks

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August 22, 2022

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Business and Finance, Computer Security, Crime

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Phishing, Ransomware attack - future precautions, Ransomware attacks, Ransomware attacks on small business, Thumb drives and ransomware}

What To Do If Your Business Is Hit With a Ransomware Demand

_{A roundup of advice for small businesses and their employees and contract workers, on site or remote} _{News

August 22, 2022

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Business and Finance, Computer Security, Crime}

Ransomware attacks have reportedly continued to grow in 2022, as criminals hone their skills in grabbing our data and wanting money to release it. Today, it’s not just government and large businesses that are at risk. Small to mid-size businesses are at greatest risk. That’s because a) they often don’t have enough security in place and b) let’s face it, today’s attacker might be content with $300,000 each from a cluster of them rather than $30 million from a giant firm. Attracts less attention, for one thing. Here’s Blackfog’s monthly list of publicly reported attacks in 2022. In the first 30 minutes… Don’t just panic and agree to pay: [Kevin] Epstein says international law enforcement and white hat hackers usually Read More ›

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March 2, 2021

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Business and Finance, Data Privacy, Surveillance

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Asen Genov, Bulgaria tax agency hack, COVID-19 and hacks, COVID-19 vaccines, hacking, Hacking for espionage, Hacking prevention, Hacking private companies, Hospitals and ransomware attacks, Parler hack, Ransomware attacks, Solar Winds hack, Twitter Bitcoin hack}

Computer Hacks of Governments, Hospitals, Firms Increase

_{Even the ones we depend on are vulnerable. They’re not always anxious to talk about it} _{News

March 2, 2021

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Business and Finance, Data Privacy, Surveillance}

It’s not just companies, it’s countries that get hacked these days. Here are some examples from the United States: ➤ The big story was the Solar Winds case last month. One version is that an intern thought that SolarWinds123 was a safe password: At this point though, it’s still uncertain whether the password leak played a role in the SolarWinds hack, CNN noted, which is believed to be the largest foreign intrusion campaign in U.S. history. This month, White House national security adviser Anne Neuberger stated that approximately 100 different companies and nine federal agencies, including the one that oversees the country’s nuclear weapons, had been compromised by foreign hackers. Jody Serrano, “SolarWinds Officials Throw Intern Under the Bus for Read More ›