New Mobile Malware Bypasses Two Factor Authentication
We have heard of mobile apps that steal banking credentials before. We have even somewhat recently heard of one that targets...
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21st Oncology Breach Results Are In; 2.2 Million Victims
The healthcare industry is still getting hammered with news of breach activity. The latest victim is 21 st Century Oncology in...
W-2 Phishing Increases 2016 Tax Fraud Estimates to $21 Billion
Let's be clear on something. The Internal Revenue Service is not going to email you out of the blue and tell you that there is...
Verizon Enterprise Solutions Loses Data on 1.5 Million Clients
If you are a plumber, you are probably so busy attending to customers that you just can't fit in fixing the plumbing at your own...
TurboTax Phishing Scam Sends Personal Details to Third Party Hackers
There really is no foreseeable end to tax scams. That's because they rely on the tried and true method of phishing. And phishing...
When Security Defense Mechanisms Don't Work Turn to Training and Education
Has your organization been the victim of a spear phishing attack? If so, you're not alone. A survey sponsored by Cloudmark, found...
Wendy's Breach May be Bigger than Either Target or Home Depot
It's estimated that well over 1.5 million customers are served each day at Wendy's. If you were one of those recently, you may...
Snapchat and Seagate Employees Fall for W-2 Phishing Scam
It's easy to think that only small companies get duped into giving out information to hackers. However, it just isn't true...
Amex Discloses Breach of 3rd Party Provider in Dec 2013
American Express mentioned there might have been a breach of its cardholders' information starting in December of 2013. Very few...
Watch out for Two New Facebook Scams
Nearly everyone who has used a computer is on some kind of social media. It could be for keeping in touch with friends and...
Research Apps Before Installing, Some Spread Malware
In October of 2014 a flashlight app for smartphones made the news. The story went that an app that you can download to your...
Healthcare Related Breaches May Raise Your Blood Pressure
Last year, over 110 million people in the U.S. were victims of data breaches of healthcare organizations alone, according to the...