By now, we have all heard about ransomware as it has taken over the cybersecurity scene over the last couple of years. However, we want to make sure that everyone is clear about the difference…
New Phishing Campaign Targeting Gmail Users
A new phishing campaign has been discovered this week that targets even the most tech-savvy Gmail users. By posing as someone you may know, cybercriminals are gathering personally identifiable…
Russia Hack Report Quick Facts
On Friday, January 6, 2017, the U.S. Intelligence Community released a declassified document pointing direct blame on the Russian Government for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) hack, as well…
U.S. Responds to DNC Data Breach
In June of 2016, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was hacked by groups believed to be linked to Russian military-intelligence groups. Exactly six months later, the Obama administration,…
2016 Cybersecurity Review
2016 was an extremely busy year for cybercriminals. Between all of the data breaches that occurred, there were nearly 2 billion accounts compromised. In this article, we will review the ‘Top 5 Data…
Cybersecurity Threats Over Christmas
Contrary to popular belief, Black Friday is not the busiest shopping day of the year. In fact, it is the third busiest, ranking behind Super Saturday and the day after Christmas. Super Saturday is…
2017 Cybersecurity Predictions
2016 has been tabbed as the “Year of Ransomware.” So, what will 2017 bring? It’s looking like ransomware and extortion attacks, Internet of Things (IoT) attacks, and internal threats will continue to…
Locky Ransomware Infiltrates Facebook Through JPG Images
Cybercriminals are continuously finding new ways to infiltrate users’ systems using ransomware. Researchers have recently discovered that hackers are using .JPG images to distribute Locky Ransomware…
How Ransomware Stole Christmas
We are all familiar with the story How the Grinch Stole Christmas! written by Dr. Seuss and published December 25th, 1956. A children’s story about a Grinch who attempts to end Christmas by stealing…