Posts Tagged ‘cybersecurity’
Unleashing the Nightmare: Walmart’s Chilling Data Breach Saga
One of the largest retail giants globally, Walmart, has recently reported a significant data breach to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. While the exact details regarding the nature of the stolen data remain undisclosed, the manner in which Walmart made the filing strongly suggests that the compromised information…
Read MoreA Deep Dive Into Phishing Scams
Phishing scams remain one of the most prevalent and successful types of cyberattacks today, so being aware of the danger they pose to businesses like yours is extremely crucial. Your business could easily be the next victim if you don’t clearly understand how threat actors leverage phishing emails. In this blog, you’ll learn the intent…
Read MoreBuilders Mutual Insurance Company hit in data breach
Builders Mutual disclosed the hack affected 64,761 individuals, per a filing with the state of Maine. Builders Mutual Insurance Company has discovered that an unauthorized party was able to access the company’s computer network. Builders Mutual said in a filing with the Maine Attorney General that in this incident bad actors had been able to…
Read MoreLas Vegas Under Attack… Still
Casino titan Caesars Entertainment is the latest Las Vegas institution hit by a cyberattack, joining rival MGM Resorts International. One critical difference though: Caesar’s said that its gambling operations were not disrupted. The company told the federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that a data breach on September 7 may have exposed the driver’s license…
Read MoreRecent Cyber Incidents reported in the past week!
It has been a tumultuous week marked by a series of concerning cyberattacks. Firstly, the financial advisory firm Kroll, a financial advisory firm, has recently experienced a data breach. The firm is handling bankruptcy proceedings for DeFi companies FTX, BlockFi, and Genesis Global Holdco. Kroll said that on August 19, bad actors targeted a T-Mobile…
Read MoreMom’s Meals data breach affects over 1.2 Million People
Mom’s Meals, a medical meal delivery service for self-paying customers or people eligible for government assistance through the Medicaid and Older Americans Act programs, has announced a data breach after a successful ransomware hit. The company said that it identified suspicious activity on its networks on February 22, 2023, and determined files on its systems had…
Read MoreTESLA Data Brech – Information leaked by Insiders – 75,000 Customers Impacted
Tesla has admitted that it had a data breach in May 2023 that was caused by malicious insiders. Allegedly, two or more Tesla employees stole data including customer data from Tesla and leaked it. The German news outlet Handelsblatt obtained the data and published an analysis of it, which is how Tesla found out about…
Read More1 million Oregon Health Plan members impacted by data breach
The Oregon Health Authority has announced that its members’ data may have been exposed due to a MOVEit-related cyberattack on one of its service providers. Vendor PH Tech notified Oregon government officials that they’d experienced a data breach. In their investigation, PH Tech determined that the sensitive data of OHP members was accessed by bad…
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 MoreIntel Steps Up Game With CPU-Level Malware Protection
Tech companies both big and small are always looking for new ways to protect their customers from the threat of malware. While that’s not something that hardware vendors are known for, Intel has leapt into the fray with a recent announcement. Their planned “Tiger Lake” mobile processers will offer CPU-level malware protection features. Tom Garrison…
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