Endpoint Security

Microsoft: COVID-19 Fueling Human-Operated Ransomware Deployments

by Jessica Davis

In the last two weeks, ransomware hacking groups have deployed the decrypting payload, after several months of gathering access to and maintaining persistence on victim networks, according to the...

Ransomware Shuts Down Colorado Hospital IT Network Amid COVID-19

by Jessica Davis

Colorado-based Parkview Medical Center’s technology infrastructure was hit with a ransomware attack a week ago on April 21, which caused a number of IT network outages, according to local...

NSA Shares Cybersecurity Guidance, Assessments for COVID-19 Telework

by Jessica Davis

The National Security Agency recently shared cybersecurity guidance with high-level security tool assessments to help organizations select and safely use collaboration services to support the increase...

Apple, Google Address COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Privacy Concerns

by Jessica Davis

Apple and Google updated their initial COVID-19 contract tracing app proposal to address feedback from industry stakeholders and some of the privacy concerns raised after the tech giants announced...

WHO Reports COVID-19 Spurs Rapid Rise in Cyberattacks Against Staff

by Jessica Davis

Early this week, the Washington Post revealed hundreds of active WHO credentials were leaked online. In response, WHO is reporting it’s seen a dramatic rise in cyberattacks directed against its...

NSA Shares Guide to Web Shell, Malware Vulnerabilities, Mitigation

by Jessica Davis

The National Security Agency (NSA) and Australian Signals Directorate released an advisory urging organizations to be alert for common web shell and malware potentially found on web-facing and internal...

DHS Warns Hackers Compromising Patched VPNs with Stolen Credentials

by Jessica Davis

Hackers are leveraging stolen credentials to gain access to internal networks through Pulse Secure Virtual Private Networks, even if the victim organization patched a well-known vulnerability,...

Microsoft Patches 3 Zero-Day Exploits, Delays Some End-of-Support

by Jessica Davis

Microsoft released fixes for 113 vulnerabilities found in a range of platforms on Patch Tuesday, including 15 critical flaws, 93 important issues, and three zero-day vulnerabilities. The tech giant...

Hackers Favor Small Hospitals, Health Centers as Ransomware Targets

by Jessica Davis

The majority of reported successful ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector affect facilities with fewer than 500 employees. According to the latest RiskIQ report, these smaller providers are prime...

Hackers, APTs Exploiting COVID-19 with Phishing Attacks, Fraud Schemes

by Jessica Davis

Cybercriminals and advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are exploiting the Coronavirus pandemic with COVID-19-related scams and phishing attacks, according to a joint alert from the Department of...

Another COVID-19 Research Firm Targeted by Ransomware Attack

by Jessica Davis

Hackers successfully targeted and infected California-based 10x Genomics in March, as the biotechnology research firm worked to gain insights into the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, according to a US...

82% of Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers Remain Unpatched

by Jessica Davis

A few weeks following the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security agency alerted to hackers targeting a critical Microsoft Exchange server vulnerability, a new...

Brute-Force Hacking Campaign Targets Microsoft SQL Servers

by Jessica Davis

Hackers are brute-force attacking vulnerable Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) servers to deploy backdoors that install crytominers and remote access trojans (RATs), racking up thousands of servers each day,...

FBI Again Alerts to Kwampirs Malware Supply Chain Cyberattacks

by Jessica Davis

The FBI released a Private Industry Notification, which again warns organizations that Kwampirs malware is being leveraged in ongoing supply chain cyberattacks targeting global...

Zoom Domains Targeted by Hackers, as Use Surges with COVID-19

by Jessica Davis

Hackers are utilizing the popularity of the videoconferencing platform Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic, targeting the platform with cyberattacks to install malware, according to recent Check...

COVID-19 Cyber Threats: Hackers Target DNS Routers, Remote Work

by Jessica Davis

Europol released a report showing how hackers are profiting off of the COVID-19 pandemic, warning hackers are shifting attacks to remote workers and the healthcare sector. Meanwhile, researchers...

Microsoft Warns Hackers Targeting Unpatched RCE Windows Flaws

by Jessica Davis

Microsoft is warning organizations that hackers are actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities found in its Windows Adobe Type Manager Library on all supported platforms running server and...

Can Multi-Factor Authentication Help Healthcare’s Security Posture?

by Jessica Davis

Microsoft has found multi-factor authentication (MFA) blocks 99.9 percent of automated cyberattacks on Microsoft platforms, websites, and other online services. As hackers continue to target user credentials and email compromise, providers...

Security Firms Offer Ransomware, Security Assistance During COVID-19

by Jessica Davis

EmsiSoft, Awake Security, and CynergisTek, among others, are offering additional ransomware and security assistance to healthcare providers combating the Coronvirus to ensure care continuity during the...

Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Providers Rose 350% in Q4 2019

by Jessica Davis

Ransomware attacks against healthcare providers increased a whopping 350 percent during the last quarter of 2019 with the rapid pace of attacks already continuing throughout 2020, according to a new...