Healthcare Organizations: A Top Target for Hackers This Year

Last year, healthcare organizations struggled to protect their networks and prevent hackers from accessing client healthcare information. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, millions of healthcare professionals and patients were affected by hack attacks in 2016. As you can see in the Department’s breach portal, a breach in one Los Angeles healthcare… Continue reading Healthcare Organizations: A Top Target for Hackers This Year

Ten Ways To Protect Your Identity This Holiday Season

With the holiday season right around the corner, it’s more important than ever to protect yourself from identity theft. In fact, according to Javelin’s latest Identity Fraud Study, 13.1 million U.S. consumers were victims of identity fraud last year, many of which were targeted throughout the months of November and December. To prevent this from… Continue reading Ten Ways To Protect Your Identity This Holiday Season

Scam of the Week: Locky Ransomware Threatens Users Through Malicious Email Attachments

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This month, reports of a new Locky Ransomware phishing scam have spread throughout the country. These emails warn of “credit card suspension” and “suspicious money movement” and prompt users to click an attached ZIP file, which contains a malicious JavaScript folder. Once an employee opens the file, the latest version of Locky Ransomware is downloaded… Continue reading Scam of the Week: Locky Ransomware Threatens Users Through Malicious Email Attachments

Scam of the Week: Tech Support Scammers Send Fake Windows BSoD

This week, Microsoft has detected a fake Security Essentials installer, similar to that of Windows products, that tricks victims into calling a phony company help center. The malware, now known as Hicurdismos, eliminates the computer’s Task Manager and hides the mouse cursor to prevent the user from exiting the fake blue screen of death (BSoD).… Continue reading Scam of the Week: Tech Support Scammers Send Fake Windows BSoD

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