Posts by steve@pdxittech.com
Mom’s Meals Data Breach: Over 1.2 Million Customers’ Sensitive Data Exposed
A serious data breach at Mom’s Meals, a medical meal delivery service, has put the personal and health information of more than 1.2 million customers at risk. The company confirmed the incident, which originated from a ransomware attack, highlighting the significant data security challenges faced by businesses that handle sensitive client information. The Ransomware Attack…
Read MoreOregon Health Authority Data Breach: A Major HIPAA Violation
A massive data breach impacting over 1 million Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members has been announced, stemming from a MOVEit cyberattack on a third-party vendor, PH Tech. This incident serves as a critical reminder of the pervasive risks in today’s interconnected digital landscape, particularly for organizations handling sensitive protected health information. What Happened in the…
Read MoreNew Service Offerings – Announced
I am pleased to announce that we have added two new service offerings to our CyberSecurity Platform Suite. We are now able to perform Dark Web Scanning on your behalf and provide you with a report for you, your auditing agencies, cyber insurance, etc.. We can provide real-time scanning of the DarkWeb, so you can…
Read MoreFacebook Under Investigation For Massive Data Leak
The Irish Data Protection Commission has launched an investigation into the massive leak of Facebook user data online. It was recently revealed that the personal data of more than 530 million Facebook users had been posted in a low-level hacking forum, with users’ phone numbers being offered for sale. Facebook’s defence is that the data…
Read MoreCapcom: Ransomware gang used old VPN device
Capcom has released a final update about the ransomware attack it suffered last year, detailing how the hackers gained access to the network, compromised devices, and stole personal information belonging to thousands of individuals. In early November 2020, Ragnar Locker ransomware hit the Japanese game developer and publisher, forcing Capcom to shut down portions of…
Read MoreFBI hacks into hundreds of infected US servers
FBI hacks into hundreds of infected US servers (and disinfects them) Of course you do – it was the name behind a foursome of Exchange bugs that got patched in an emergency update early in March 2021. Even though there was just a week to go until March 2021’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft decided to issue…
Read MoreApple Mail Security Vulnerability Allows Email Snooping
The researcher is offering details on CVE-2020-9922, which can be triggered just by sending a target an email with two .ZIP files attached. A zero-click security vulnerability in Apple’s macOS Mail would allow a cyberattacker to add or modify any arbitrary file inside Mail’s sandbox environment, leading to a range of attack types. According to…
Read MoreTechnology as a Utility
Technology is rapidly becoming a standard utility, much like the water and electricity that flows into our homes and businesses. You turn on the switch and you have electricity for a monthly fee that only fluctuates when add that new television or you ‘use’ more power. I.T. is becoming the same way, with the monthly…
Read MoreFar worse than reported.
Lack of proof of compromise, is not the lack of compromise. The assumption should be that any system hit was entirely compromised. Assumptions are what allowed this to occur. By now you have all heard about the cyber attack that used SolarWinds Orion to exploit and compromise many businesses. Well, it is far more reaching…
Read MoreNew Malware Maker Got Past Apple Security
Apple has been historically very good at keeping malware out of their app store, and they’re constantly improving their security protocols on that front. In fact, since February of this year (2020), all Mac software distributed outside of its Mac App Store must be notarized by Apple. The developers must demonstrate that their products are…
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