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Russia-U.S. Cyberwar Brewing


Posted June 18, 2019 in Ransomware, Malware, Data Breach

The U.S. hack of Russia’s power grid could start a cyberwar.  The Kremlin issued a formal warning of potential...

Hefty Fines for CASL Violations


Posted June 17, 2019 in Malware, Compliance, HIPAA

Canadian citizens suspected of spreading malicious software could be facing fines in the millions of dollars for...

Google Joins Facebook & Twitter in Password Storage Issues


Posted May 22, 2019 in Data Breach, Malware, Digital Forensics

Twitter did it. Facebook did it. Now Google's done it. Google revealed Tuesday in a blog post that it accidentally...

Five Ways to Avoid a Ransomware Attack


Posted May 20, 2019 in Ransomware, Malware, Data Breach

Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and while most attacks are aimed at large entities who can provide large payoffs,...

Ransomware Attacks Continue to Target US Cities


Posted May 17, 2019 in Ransomware, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Data Breach

So far in 2019, there have been 22 reported public-sector ransomware attacks on US cities, signaling a rise in...

Raised Stakes in Baltimore Ransomware Attack


Posted May 15, 2019 in Ransomware, Data Breach, Malware

The city of Baltimore was recently hit with a crippling ransomware attack, bringing most of the city's servers down...

Intel Zombieland Fix Threatens Processor Performance


Posted May 9, 2019 in Data Breach, Malware, Cloud Security

"Zombieload" vulnerabilities of the microarchitectural data sampling (MDS) variety have been discovered by...

Hawkeye Uses NSA Cyberattack Tools


Posted May 8, 2019 in Malware, Data Breach, Cloud Security

The mystery surrounding the misappropriation of some of the National Security Agency's most effective cyberweapons...