Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The HealthCare.gov insurance portal succumbed to a cyberattack this summer, the government said Thursday, prompting an eruption of GOP finger-pointing and demands for hearings into the administration’s security policies for the site, where millions of Americas have registered to purchase […]…
How hackers use Google antivirus site to improve attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Before companies like Microsoft and Apple release new software, the code is reviewed and tested to ensure it works as planned and to find any bugs. Hackers and cybercrooks do the same. The last thing you want if you’re a […]…
Hacker Attacks on American Banks Look More Like Fraud Than Russian Cyberwar
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The theft of data from JPMorgan Chase does not fit the established pattern of Russia’s political cyberattacks against rival nations Subtlety has never been the strong suit of Russia’s hacker-patriots. In 2008, during the Russian invasion of Georgia, they managed […]…
Hacker Attacks on Healthcare Providers Jump 600 Percent
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The recent data breach at Community Health Systems, in which Chinese hackers stole the personal information of 4.3 million patients, was another sign of a disturbing trend that security researchers at Websense have been observing for months: Healthcare providers are […]…
US Nuclear Regulator Hit by Foreign Cyber Attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans US nuclear regulator the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been hit by at least three major cyber attacks over the past three years designed to steal user log-in credentials and infect machines, according to a new report. An Inspector General report […]…
Cyber attacks have hit 36 per cent of Canadian businesses, study says
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans More than one-third of Canada’s IT professionals know – for sure – that they’d had a significant data breach over the previous 12 months that could put their clients or their organizations at risk, a cybersecurity study suggests. And as […]…
FBI Informant Led Cyber Attacks On Turkey Govt
A hacker turned FBI informant led cyber attacks on Turkey’s government while under US supervision, a new report claims. Hector Xavier Monsegur – known online as Sabu – agreed to take down key figures from hacking collective Anonymous in return […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Hospitals At Risk for Cyber Attacks
Hackers stole personal information from patients at a Virginia hospital and now that hospital is offering patients free credit monitoring. Recently, a former hospital employee from Chesapeake was charged with stealing credit card information from cancer patients. The transition from […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Websites of APA Holding agencies undergoing Armenian hacker attacks
Since 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning, Armenian hackers have started to launch constant DDoS attacks via open IP addresses on websites of APA Holding and the hardware behind protective devices, For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com The post Websites of APA Holding agencies undergoing Armenian hacker…
Gmail App for iOS leaves Users vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Google has failed to provide a very important security measure in its Gmail application for iOS that left millions of its Apple device users to Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks capable of monitoring encrypted email communications. Researcher at mobile security firm Lacoon has discovered that Google’s Gmail iOS application, run on Macintosh…