Risk is everywhere these days, with attacks seemly coming at our businesses from all angles — ransomware, phishing, social engineering, and an ever-growing host of vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
Category: Vulnerabilities
The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1B stolen records and rising | TechCrunch
These breaches not only affect the individuals whose data was irretrievably exposed, but also embolden the criminals who profit from their malicious cyberattacks.
Criminals are using surveillance cameras to stake out homes.
Multiple reports from neighborhoods across Southern California have come in of folks finding cheap cameras with small battery packs lovingly packaged in camouflage tape and pointed at their homes.
From Phish to Phish Phishing: How Email Scams Got Smart – Check Point Blog
In short, malicious emails will become easier to create and more difficult to stop.
Arkansas AG lawsuit claims Temu’s shopping app is ‘dangerous malware’ – The Verge
The AG claims that Temu collects far more data than necessary to run a shopping app, including sensitive or personally identifiable information.
Your phone’s secret network activity: 10 times worse than DNS logs reveal | Cybernews
Many data brokers may use that data for behavior profiling, analytics, and advertising, and it may also be sold to third parties. Commercial spyware, such as Pegasus, used to track journalists, political dissidents, and others, could be delivered via ad networks or other legitimate infrastructure your apps rely on.
Why are cyberattacks increasingly targeting health care?
Why hospitals? It’s likely because of the massive databases of sensitive personal information they operate, and the importance of daily operations running smoothly.
Ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, putting lives at risk
Cyberattacks have played havoc with the bottom lines of companies all over the world. They’re also starting to kill people.
11 Must-Do Security Steps Before Heading Out on Your Next Vacation – CNET
Your vacation is coming up, and you already have a hundred things to do. Good news — today’s smart devices and home security make it easier than ever to prep your home for a trip and check on it while you’re away. Video doorbells can watch for packages, home security cameras can send alerts about human figures, even smart lights can help out, all without relying on neighbors you may not know well.
Disruptions at Many Car Dealerships Continue as CDK Hack Worsens – SecurityWeek
Dealerships use CDK products to sell cars and car parts, as well as for a wide range of other operations, and the cyberattack has caused significant disruptions for many companies. While some have resorted to pen and paper, others said they were forced to halt most of their operations.