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"Malware Attacks on Hospitals are Rising Fast, and the Problem is About to get a lot Worse"In a new study, it has been found that healthcare organizations are being increasingly targeted by attackers because they are seen as an easy target. In the first 9 months of 2019 alone, there has been a 60% increase in trojan malware… -
"Iowa Asked Researchers to Break Into a Courthouse, Then It Arrested Them"Recent ransomware attacks on the cities of Atlanta and Baltimore have emphasized the importance of improving the protection of state and municipal governments against such cyberattacks. These incidents prompted the state of Iowa to hire security…
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"Nautilus ATM Flaws Could Allow Hackers Access to Cash, Data"Brenda So and Trey Keown, security researchers at Red Balloon Security Inc., discovered flaws in ATMs manufactured by Nautilus Hyosung America, the leading provider of ATMs to retail and financial institutions in the U.S. The exploitation of these…
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"Researchers Find New Approach to Attacking Cloud Infrastructure"Igal Gofman, head of security research at XM Cyber, and Yaron Shani, XM senior security researcher, will demonstrate a new approach to attacking cloud infrastructure at the 2019 Black Hat Europe. In regard to the use of public cloud infrastructure by…
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"Academic Study Links Healthcare Cyberattacks to Decreased Hospital Quality, Patient Health"A new study conducted by a team of researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of Central Florida reveals that the cyberattacks on hospitals have had an impact on the effectiveness of medical treatment and the well-being of patients. The…
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"The Password Reuse Problem is a Ticking Time Bomb"Password reuse is an understandable human behavior, however it is a big issue. In a current study, it has been found that a staggering 50 percent of users use the same passwords for their personal and work accounts. It was also identified…
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"DHS CISA Warns of Critical Issues in Medtronic Medical Equipment"The U.S. DHS Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory, warning of three recently patched vulnerabilities in Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and FX8 devices. According to the advisory, the exploitation of these…
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"Ransomware Attack Downs Hosting Service SmarterASP.NET"It has been discovered that SmarterASP.NET, a popular web hosting provider with more than 440,480 customers, has been hit with a ransomware attack. The ransomware attack took down its customers’ websites that were hosted by the company.…
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"Legislation Introduced to Bolster Cyber Workforce"Bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening cybersecurity education and addressing the cybersecurity workforce gap has recently been introduced by lawmakers. The Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act would expand…
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"A Laser Pointer Could Hack Your Voice-Controlled Virtual Assistant"A team of researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo has proven that it is possible for hackers to trick voice-controlled virtual assistants, including Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant, into…
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"Data Points Way to More Efficient, Secure Networks"Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Abdallah Shami and his team of researchers at the Optimized Computing and Communications (OC2) lab in Western Engineering are working to improve the security and efficiency of content delivery services (CDNs…
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"Scammers Favor Malicious URLs Over Attachments in Email Phishing Attacks"According to Proofpoint's Third Quarter 2019 Threat Report, malicious URLs are dominating over attachments in email phishing attacks. One key takeaway from the third quarter of 2019 is that malicious URL messages made up 88% of all messages, containing…