Cyber Security and Compliance News Direct Difference, Inc April 2020
April 2020
The "Other" Pandemic - COVID-19 Phishing
According to SKOUT Cybersecurity, A cyber security research company detected 403 users that utilize their security products were hit with 2,673 coronavirus related files that were an attempt to spread malware or steal credentials. Threat actors...
Hospitals, clinics most likely to be hit with ransomware ...
Over the past four years, nearly 1,500 healthcare companies have been hit with ransomware attacks, according to a study released Tuesday by Comparitech, a company that rates IT privacy tools. The 172 individual attacks from 2016 to 2019 affected...
Hacker leaks passwords for more than 500,000 servers,...
A hacker has published this week a massive list of Telnet credentials for more than 515,000 servers, home routers, and IoT (Internet of Things) "smart" devices. The list, which was published on a popular hacking forum, includes each device's IP...
Drone Wars: Experts Warn of Flying Network Security Threat
Drones could become a major network security threat from 2020, forcing organization to guard the airspace around their buildings, security researchers have warned. Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will increasingly evolve from novelty items...
Your DNA Profile is Private? A Florida Judge Just Said...
Privacy experts say a warrant granted in Florida could set a precedent, opening up all consumer DNA sites to law enforcement agencies across the country. For police officers around the country, the genetic profiles that 20 million people have...
UT Austin launches first ever healthcare cybersecurity...
With the shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the US, UT's program aims to develop individuals who can mitigate security risks in healthcare. The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin announced its Leadership in...
How Chinese military hackers allegedly pulled off the...
The Equifax data breach that compromised the personal data of almost 150 million Americans in 2017 unfolded like a classic robbery. The criminals identified a flaw in the credit agency's security system, executed a plan of attack to penetrate it...
