Ransomware Attacker Demands $23K from Mecklenburg County after a user clicked on a malicious email attachment. Besides encrypting the County’s files, the attachment also loaded a crypto-mining program. Clever https://t.co/SnAUYoCHtr
— Madsqu1rrel (@ErichKron) December 6, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/ErichKron
Patient health information was gathered from employee e-mail accounts. I reminder of how valuable an email account can be, and to be careful with what you send or work with in email.https://t.co/GDUBx3Zg4O
— Madsqu1rrel (@ErichKron) December 6, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/ErichKron
Hard to tell if this is a crypto-ransomware or extortion similar to Uber as the media seems to classify any cyber attack that demands money as “ransomware” these days. Either way, it’s not good for the clinic.https://t.co/OU5v8gCFQk
— Madsqu1rrel (@ErichKron) December 6, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/ErichKron
Network Attached Storage being targeted:StorageCrypt Ransomware Infecting NAS Devices Using SambaCry https://t.co/7rHikeLW1E
— Madsqu1rrel (@ErichKron) December 6, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/ErichKron
Take it seriously…Research by the Ponemon Institute : Employee training is tied as the third-most-effective method of decreasing the per capita cost of a breach, right after extensive use of encryption and assignment of an incident response team.https://t.co/YE2vaRVnKB
— Madsqu1rrel (@ErichKron) December 6, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/ErichKron
“Data Glitch”? Is that a new way to soften a exposing sensitive data to the public (a.k.a. a breach in many circles)? Lot’s of personal info, including financial aid records.
Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about scholarships https://t.co/K19B7mHsdT#DataBreach
— Madsqu1rrel (@ErichKron) December 4, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/ErichKron
😁 Well played http://pic.twitter.com/Vn0PNbk06h
— Madsqu1rrel (@ErichKron) December 4, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/ErichKron
Welcome to Monday and another breach.
This time, 1.6m users from a company PayPal acquired. I can only see the question, “Have you suffered any breaches?” being a more and more important part in valuation discussions during aquisitions. https://t.co/3gQiyKROX7
— Madsqu1rrel (@ErichKron) December 4, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/ErichKron
5 Easy Steps To Keep More Secure During The Holidays. Share it with family and friends.https://t.co/DMUtVsO0lV
— Madsqu1rrel (@ErichKron) December 4, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/ErichKron
Homeland Security claims DJI drones are spying for China https://t.co/zoPAy4YZ4e via @engadget
— Madsqu1rrel (@ErichKron) December 1, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/ErichKron