National Veterinary Associates (NVA), a large network of veterinary hospitals and clinics, has reportedly been the victim of a ransomware attack. According to the reports, NVA employs more than 2,600 veterinarians, with over...more
12/11/2019
/ Aviation Industry ,
Beneficiaries ,
Biometric Information ,
Bitcoin ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medicare ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Virtual Currency
Last week, the Tex-Mex restaurant chain On the Border suffered a data breach that impacted its payment acceptance systems in 27 states. The restaurant says that some credit card information of customers who visited the chain...more
It has been reported by Troy Hunt, the security researcher who provides the "Have I Been Pwned" free breach notification service, that 1.4 million passwords and personal information of customers of GateHub, a cryptocurrency...more
11/25/2019
/ Charging Stations ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Hackers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Mobile Device Management ,
Passwords ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Scams
Security researchers Intezer and IBM X-Force have identified a new ransomware that is seriously vicious. It’s PureLocker—named because it is programmed in PureBasic language, which is apparently unusual.
...more
11/15/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
DNA ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Genetic Materials ,
Genetic Testing ,
Hackers ,
Microsoft ,
Personal Data ,
Ransomware ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Cyberliability insurance provider Beazley Insurance Company has analyzed its internal breach response data and determined that in its experience, there has been a thirty-seven percent (37%) increase in ransomware attacks this...more
11/8/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Databases ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
DMV ,
DNA ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Genetic Materials ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Law Enforcement ,
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Ransomware ,
Social Security Numbers
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that by 2023 there will be more than 835,000 commercial drones in the United States. As the use of drones for many commercial purposes (such as aerial inspections, utility...more
Energy Sector’s Reliance on IoT Increases Cyber Vulnerabilities -
CyberX recently released its 2020 Global IoT/ICS Risk Report (Report), which compiles survey questions and answers from 1,821 production networks of...more
11/4/2019
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Energy Sector ,
FBI ,
Internet of Things ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Veterans ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
Vulnerable Victims
Although Amazon and Google respond to reports of vulnerabilities in popular home smart assistants Alexa and Google Home, hackers continually work hard to exploit any vulnerabilities in order to listen to users’ every word to...more
10/25/2019
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Connected Items ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber-Stalking ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Eavesdropping ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Hackers ,
Information Security ,
Information Technology ,
Mobile Apps ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Smart Devices ,
Vulnerability Assessments
A recent Ponemon Institute study finds that small and mid-sized businesses continue to be targeted by cybercriminals, and are struggling to direct an appropriate amount of resources to combat the attacks.
...more
10/18/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Network Security ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Virtual Private Networks ,
Vulnerability Assessments
The Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently issued a public service announcement warning private companies about the increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting private industry....more
10/14/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dentists ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Drones ,
FBI ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
OCR ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
SCOTUS ,
Title III ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
UPS ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
Websites ,
WhatsApp
Consistent with our experience, security firm McAfee has confirmed in a report that ransomware attacks have doubled in 2019. Medical providers have been hit hard this year, and one provider, Wood Ranch Medical, located in...more
10/7/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drones ,
Energy Sector ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fraud Alerts ,
GAO ,
Genetic Testing ,
Google ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Information Technology ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Ransomware ,
Scams ,
Spam ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Many cities in the United States utilize a self-pay portal for residents to pay bills online, known as Click2Gov. Click2Gov was compromised in 2017 and 2018, when hackers were able to access over 300,000 payment cards and...more
9/30/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Dating Services ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraudulent Marketing ,
Hackers ,
Medical Devices ,
Online Banking ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Social Networks ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Vimeo
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Security has announced an investigation into data analytics company Novaestrat after news broke this week that the company left an Elasticsearch server open...more
9/23/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Ecuador ,
Hackers ,
Passwords ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular
The Wolcott school system in Wolcott, Connecticut has been recovering for four months from a ransomware attack that hit its system at the end of the school year. Last week, it was hit with a second attack. According to...more
9/13/2019
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Debt Collectors ,
Digital Assets ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Records ,
Municipalities ,
NIST ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
TCPA
It’s a busy time for colleges and universities as the fall semester starts and campuses are bustling with activity. It’s also the perfect time for cyber criminals to create mayhem for institutions of higher education with a...more
8/30/2019
/ Colleges ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Drones ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Marketing ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Robocalling ,
Universities ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Vulnerability Assessments
We have definitely seen an uptick in the number of ransomware attacks against municipalities around the country. Thus far, the attacks have been against single cities, towns, and court systems, and recently against a...more
8/25/2019
/ Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drones ,
EHR ,
Hackers ,
Hotels ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Insurance Claims ,
Mobile Apps ,
Municipalities ,
Policy Terms ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Token Sales
It was reported this week by The Guardian and Forbes that security researchers from Vpnmentor have discovered and published a report that Suprema, a company that collects and monitors biometric information such as...more
8/21/2019
/ Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) ,
Biometric Information ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Energy Sector ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Ridesharing ,
Safety Inspections ,
Uber ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
It is so hard to keep up with the latest ways the bad guys try to infiltrate company data. One new technique is called warshipping, and its implementation is pretty simple and a little old school.
...more
8/12/2019
/ Air Traffic Control Systems ,
Blockchain ,
Call Centers ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Settings
Security research firm Gigamon has reported that the nasty cybercriminal group FIN8 may have reappeared in June after a two-year silence. FIN8 is known for implementing malware on point of sale systems to steal credit card...more
7/29/2019
/ Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Email ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Iran ,
Malware ,
Microsoft ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
UPS
GandCrab Ransomware Backers Working on New Ransomware REvil -
We previously reported that the criminals behind the GandCrab Ransomware were retiring, and that a patch was discovered and companies are urged to implement the...more
7/22/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
AT&T ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Wallets ,
DNA ,
Drones ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Hackers ,
Identity Fraud ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Premera Blue Cross ,
Ransomware
The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance just released its "2018 Cyber Incident & Breach Trends Report," which says “2018–Some Better, Some Worse, All Bad.” That’s our experience, too. Here are the highlights from the...more
7/12/2019
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Income Taxes ,
Microsoft ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Preparers ,
Uniform Law Commission (ULC) ,
Vulnerability Assessments
DHS Warns Businesses of Risk of Iranian-Backed Wiper Malware Attacks -
The tension with Iran has generally increased, and it has been reported that the U.S. has launched a cyber-attack against Iran. In retaliation, the risk...more
7/5/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Canada ,
Closing a Business ,
Colleges ,
Connected Items ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Drones ,
Educational Institutions ,
Information Technology ,
Internet of Things ,
Iran ,
Malware ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Data ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Universities
Security researchers have warned municipalities repeatedly about how they are being targeted with ransomware, that they are at high risk, and the need to make data security a high priority.
Please see full Publication blow...more
6/28/2019
/ Credit Monitoring ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Military Service Members ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Device Management ,
Municipalities ,
National Guard ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
The attackers behind the vicious ransomware known as GandCrab have made their money (loosely estimated at over $2 billion) and are retiring. Most of us work for a living and then retire, but these guys steal money to retire....more
6/21/2019
/ Anthem Insurance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Debit Cards ,
Dominos ,
Driverless Cars ,
Exploitation ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
NFL ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Super Bowl
Protection of industrial control systems is crucial to the security of our country. The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has announced a project for which it is seeking comment: Detecting and Protecting...more
6/17/2019
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Capital Raising ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Industrial Space ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Microsoft ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Part 107 ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Quest Diagnostics ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Social Media ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Waivers ,
Wellness Programs