More Than 80 Million Accounts Compromised At DailyMotion

December 13th, 2016

Do you use DailyMotion to help get the word out about your company’s brand? It’s a wildly popular video sharing site, and unfortunately, it’s the latest victim in a long list of high-profile hacks in 2016.

LeakedSource, a company that tracks hacks and data breaches across the web, recently acquired more than 80 million DailyMotion usernames and passwords from contacts on the Dark Web.

New USB Device Can Hack A Locked Computer

December 12th, 2016

Internet Security Researcher and Programmer Samy Kamkar has some seriously bad news for you and your company. He recently released a devastating proof of concept attack that can target pretty much every device on the web today and take a high degree of control over them.

New Kangaroo Ransomware Just Another Reason To Backup Your Systems

December 10th, 2016

There’s a new form of ransomware making its way through the internet ecosystem called Kangaroo. The software shows traces of having been developed by the same group of hackers responsible for other malware titles such as “Apocalypse Ransomware,” “Esmeralda,” and “Fabiansomware,” but it uses a different attack vector.

Another Organization Gets Hit With Massive HIPAA Fine

December 9th, 2016

The University of Massachusetts’ Amherst campus just learned a hard and incredibly expensive lesson about how serious the Department of Health and Human Services is about cracking down on HIPAA noncompliance.

In the 13th high profile fine of the year, the university was hit with a staggering $650,000 fine.

Watch Out For SVG in Facebook Messenger To Avoid Ransomware

December 8th, 2016

By now, you’re probably familiar with the ransomware known as “Locky.” It’s an insidious form of malware that completely locks down your computer and encrypts all your files. Once it has taken root in your system, you’ve only got two choices, neither of them good.

San Francisco Public Transportation System Hacked

December 7th, 2016

Last week, San Francisco’s Municipal Railway became the latest in a long line of ransomware victims. Hackers locked their entire system down and made it impossible for them to collect fares, or even function for a time.

They demanded payment of 100 BitCoins to unlock the servers and restore functionality.

Hack Can Turn Headphones Into Microphone To Listen To You

December 6th, 2016

A group of Israeli security researchers operating out of Ben Gurion University have created a proof-of-concept app (malware) that can weaponize your computer’s speakers, turning them against you.

The particulars of their code sound like something out of a blockbuster Sci Fi movie script, but it’s all too real, and what’s worse is that it impacts just about every computer in use today.

Data Backdoor Found On BLU Mobile Phones

December 5th, 2016

Kryptowire, an American digital security firm, recently made a disturbing discovery about smartphones being sold by Blu Products, a company which makes low-cost phones like the Blu R1 HD, which was recently offered on Amazon for just $50.

According to Kryptowire, they discovered that a copy of Adups, a software from a Chinese vendor, was sending data including call logs, contact lists, user location information, each phone’s international mobile equipment identity, each phone’s mobile subscriber identity and complete text message logs back to a server in China every 72 hours.

IRS Looking To Tax BitCoin Users

December 3rd, 2016

In 2014, the IRS put BitCoin users on notice. They were informed that they had to report all BitCoin gains on their taxes. The Federal Agency considers them to be property, and not currency per se, but so far, during the course of a national investigation, the agency has unearthed several examples of people using the cryptocurrency as a means of evading taxes, hiding transactions and offshoring profits, then bringing them back into the country via BitCoin.

Internet On Your Next Flight Might Be Significantly Faster

December 2nd, 2016

If you’re a frequent flyer on American Airlines, then you’re probably already aware of one of that company’s biggest drawbacks. Their in-flight Wi-Fi is notoriously slow. The company has been in partnership with Wi-Fi provider Gogo for years, but recently took Gogo to court, citing the drastic difference between their Wi-Fi network speeds and the speeds offered by Gogo competitor, ViaSat.