Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If anybody is still labouring under the mistaken belief that anything online can remain private and secure, this week should have seen them finally admit defeat. In the US, UCLA Health reported) that 4.5 million health records had been compromised. UCLA…
Patients Sue UCLA Hospitals for Hack Attack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans UCLA Health Systems’ failure to encrypt patients’ medical and financial information exposed 4.5 million of them to a hacker attack, which UCLA knew six months before it told them, a patient claims in a federal class action. Michael Allen claims UCLA…
Two Israelis arrested in cyber hack case on US stock market
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A joint investigation by the Israeli police and the FBI resulted in the arrest of two Israelis for allegedly manipulating stock prices in the US, authorities announced on Tuesday. Israeli investigators were asked by US federal authorities to probe the suspects’…
The New Summer Email Hack: Your Points and Miles
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans CIO is reporting that security company Agari released their “State of Email Trust Report” and that the travel industry is one of the most vulnerable industries to hacker attacks. The article goes onto say that points and miles are the issue of…
Why the OPM hack is an ongoing cyber headache
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The shadowy hackers that stole more than 21 million Social Security numbers in a huge breach of federal personnel files have created an ongoing cyber headache, experts warn, citing the data’s value to both criminals and cyber spies. “It’s tremendously valuable…
Antrix website hack: Cyber security should become national priority, says Pawan Duggal
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hours after the website of Antrix, Indian Space Research Organisation’s commercial arm, was hacked, cyber law expert Pawan Duggal on Sunday said that cyber security should become a national priority. Hours after the website of Antrix, Indian Space Research Organisation’s commercial…
The 3-step plan to make your website harder to hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When a big website like Lenovo’s gets hacked, it’s news. But most such attacks take place under the radar, at smaller sites lacking the skills or time to protect themselves. Take the legions of WordPress-based sites, which got a rude awakening…
Hacking Team Hack Leaks Adobe Flash Zero-Day
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Adobe is reporting a critical vulnerability in its popular Flash Player. The software company on Tuesday revealed nearly all versions of the player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux are at risk. This zero-day vulnerability is especially critical, given Trend Micro’s March…
5 Common Mistakes That Put Your SMB Clients At Risk for A Hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers, it turns out, target SMBs with as much frequency as large businesses. SMBs are at the same level for risk of security and credit card breaches as large corporations, according to the New York Times. In addition, the National Small…
The Great Wall St. hack mystery
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans At 11:32 yesterday morning the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) computers went down, causing a four-hour suspension of transactions. In a four-hour period the NYSE averages about $400 million in trades – a substantial daily loss. The NYSE and Homeland Security…