Blog 270,000 Patients Exposed in Louisiana Healthcare Ransomware Attack January 3, 2023 by Vertical Axion This past October, during a ransomware assault on a healthcare facility in southwest Louisiana, hackers collected and exposed the personal information of approximately 270,000 patients and workers. A ransomware organization known as the Hive has claimed responsibility for the incident. Hive and other ransomware groups are increasingly targeting organizations, stealing data before locking down systems […] Read more » Business & Finance Electronic Health Records General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog The Rising Threat of BEC Attacks: Don’t Let Your Business Fall Victim December 29, 2022 by Vertical Axion Business email compromise (BEC) attacks are becoming widespread and present a significant risk to businesses of all sizes. These attacks involve hackers posing as trusted individuals or organizations via email to request sensitive information or financial transfers. BEC attacks often target high-level employees, such as executives or financial managers, and can be highly sophisticated. Attackers […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice General Interest Security Technology
Blog New Phishing Scheme Using Fake Copyright Infringement Notices December 28, 2022 by Vertical Axion A new phishing campaign targeting Facebook users has been identified by cybersecurity firm Trustwave. In this campaign, hackers use fake copyright infringement notices to trick users into giving away their account details. The phishing messages claim that Facebook will delete the user’s account within 48 hours unless they fill out an appeal form to protect […] Read more » Facebook General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Social Networking Technology Technology News
Blog LastPass Security Breach: Encrypted Passwords at Risk December 27, 2022 by Vertical Axion LastPass, a popular password manager, announced that an unauthorized party accessed the company’s archived backups of its production data on a third-party cloud-based storage service. According to the company’s investigation, a threat actor accessed the cloud storage environment in August 2022 with information obtained from an earlier incident. Although the threat actor did not access […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog DraftKings Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 68,000 Customers December 26, 2022 by Vertical Axion In late November 2022, sports betting firm DraftKings announced that it had suffered a data breach affecting approximately 68,000 customers. The company stated that the breach resulted from a credential stuffing attack, in which attackers obtained credentials from a third-party source and attempted to use them to access DraftKings accounts. According to DraftKings, the attackers […] Read more » Business Advice Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Risks of Public Wifi December 23, 2022 by Vertical Axion While public Wi-Fi can be a convenient way to stay connected while traveling, it is important to be aware of its potential security risks. If a hacker intercepts your data while using public Wi-Fi, it can result in identity theft, compromised credentials, malware exposure, or even compromise your business account. There are a few steps […] Read more » General Interest Security Technology
Blog FBI Program Tasked with Infrastructure Security Compromised December 22, 2022 by Vertical Axion The FBI program tasked with ensuring critical infrastructure security has been compromised by hackers, who now offer access to the program’s data on the dark web. The breach was initially disclosed by Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security, who claims that the data was for sale on a cybercrime forum called Breached. When Krebs called […] Read more » Data Breach Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Data Breach at Sequoia One Exposes Sensitive Customer Information December 20, 2022 by Vertical Axion What do you do when your most personal information has been compromised? This is likely the question that customers of Sequoia One asked themselves earlier this month as they were informed that the company had been hacked. Sequoia One specializes in the management of human resources, benefits, and payroll. For the past 21 years, they’ve […] Read more » Data Breach Recent News Security Technology News
