Cyber attacks on hospitals and healthcare organizations are becoming a regular occurrence, prompting cybersecurity to become a top priority for the industry’s leaders. In 2018, the average cost of a…

The number of data breaches reported by UK financial services firms to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) increased 480 percent in 2018. The retail banking sector saw the largest percentage…

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks saw a 476% increase between Q4 2017 and Q4 2018. According to Proofpoint’s Quarterly Threat Report for Q4 2018, on average, companies targeted by BEC attacks…

A new strain of ransomware has been attacking businesses throughout the globe since the middle of December. The ransomware, dubbed Phobos, is possibly named after the Greek god of fear and shares…

A new ransomware family was discovered in a private peer-to-peer network earlier this month and has prompted researchers to issue a warning due to its modular capabilities. The ransomware, nicknamed…

A massive 87-gigabyte file containing 773 million unique email addresses as well as their associated cracked, or dehashed, passwords has been spotted on an online hacking forum. The file, dubbed as…

On Tuesday (Jan. 15) federal prosecutors, in cooperation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), unveiled charges against hackers and their accomplices for an illegal insider trading…

The cybercriminals behind GandCrab have added infostealer Vidar to the process for distributing the ransomware package. The addition of Vidar helps increase their profits by stealing sensitive…

Data breaches, cryptojacking, and the resurgence of ransomware all captured headlines in 2018. While more resources are being deployed to counter cyberattacks, the nature of the industry still has a…