University alerted by FBI in November 2014 18,000 whose SSN were on server being notified First attack may have occurred in September 2012 NBC reports: The engineering school at Penn State was the target of two sophisticated hacking attacks, one of which cybersecurity experts say originated in China, the university announced on Friday. While the university…
Category: Malware
97% Of People Globally Unable to Correctly Identify Phishing Emails: Intel Security
Today, Intel Security released the findings of their phishing quiz which tested consumer knowledge of, and ability to detect, phishing emails. The quiz presented 10 emails compiled by Intel Security and asked respondents to identify which of the emails were phishing attempts designed to steal personal information and which were legitimate. Of the approximately 19,000…
Breaking Bad computer ransomware encrypts files, asks for up to $1,000 to regain access
Xavier La Canna reports: A new computer virus has begun spreading in Australia that references the Breaking Bad TV show in a ransom note demanding up to $1,000 to decrypt files it infects. A blog post from the Symantec anti-virus company on Sunday said the so-called crypto ransomware was a new threat to Australia. Read…
InterContinental Hotel Groups alerted by Secret Service to breach
It seems Six Continents Hotels (InterContinental Hotel Groups) was notified earlier this year by the Secret Service that some of its hotels had suffered a data security breach. One of the hotels IHG subsequently notified was Cities Service (Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Sulphur, Louisiana). IHG alerted them on February 11, 2015. When Cities Service…
Pennsylvania-based Summit Health joins ranks of those falling for phishing
On March 18, attorneys for Summit Health, Inc. in Pennsylvania notified the Maryland Attorney General’s Office that on February 19, the hospital had learned that some of its employees had fallen for a phishing attempt. As a result of the successful phishing, employees’ information in the Lawson Employee Self-Service System, used to access payroll and benefits information, may…
Would Macy’s tell Gimbels? Today’s lame phishing attempt…
My inbox is awash with phishing attempts that sometimes make me laugh out loud. From today’s batch: From: “TransUnion Notice” <[email protected]> Subject: Experian Safety Warning: Examine your score today at no charge -13729897 Date: Tue, May 5, 2015 16:47 To: [email protected] TransUnions Security Warning- Your free score inspection expires Tuesday, May 5, 2015., Go here now,…