Luana Pascu

City of Riviera Beach, Florida Pays Ransom to Regain Access to Encrypted Files

Ransomware attacks are intensely targeting local governments around the US, shutting down their systems. And most of the government appear…

2 years ago

Companies Deploy IoT Solutions but Are Confused about Achieving Goals

Organizations are ever more enthusiastic about IoT opportunities and what they could achieve through automation. But this exuberance is tempered…

2 years ago

Aircraft Component Maker ASCO Hit by Ransomware, Shuts Down Global Production

Belgian company ASCO Industries, a key leader in manufacturing components for both civilian and military planes, fell victim to a…

2 years ago

Radiohead Releases Music Online Instead of Giving in to Blackmailer Demands

Radiohead was breached but, instead of paying ransom, the English rock band decided to release a collection of 18 hours…

2 years ago

Cyberattack Compromises US Customs and Border Protection Photo Database

Photos of people crossing the US border, taken over a month and a half, including images of their faces and…

2 years ago

UK Tax Department Investigated over 2.6 Million Phishing Attacks in Three Years

UK’s HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) has been investigating taxpayer complaints about a surge in phishing attacks. After implementing…

2 years ago

Russia Wants Access to Tinder Photos and Conversations

Russian intelligence wants to take a closer look at your Tinder photos and conversations. After Tinder and 175 other companies…

2 years ago

China Allegedly Hacked Australian National University to Recruit Informants

Cybercriminals sponsored by the Chinese government allegedly infiltrated the Australian National University’s (ANU’s) systems in 2018 and were probably roaming…

2 years ago

CISO Hesitancy about Public Cloud Leaves Data Centers to Run Most Workload by 2021

Enterprise privately-owned data centers form the core of IT infrastructure, but they are getting overcrowded and could soon be looking…

2 years ago

Data of Nearly 12 Million Patients Leaked Online

Personal and medical data of almost 12 million patients may have been compromised in a breach at American Medical Collection…

2 years ago