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Security breaches going up and become more severe. As data breaches often make users exposed to identity theft it ruins companies’ reputations and almost always leaves the company liable for compliance violations. You will find data breach statistics below. It reveals the effects, motivations, and causes of these damaging attacks. Security breaches have increased […]
RevengeHotels is a cybercrime malware campaign which a group of hackers against hotels, hostels, hospitality and tourism companies. According to Kaspersky Lab, more than 20 hotels in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, and Turkey had already been targeted by cybercriminals. Guests’ credit card data was collected not only […]
Another case of healthcare hacking place on November 15. The French hospital (Hôpital Charles-Nicolle de Rouen) was the victim of an attack using ransomware. Cybercriminals’ actions affected all five of the hospital’s facilities, which is about 6,000 computers. Staff had to shut down the systems and work manually to prevent further spread. In order to […]
Passwords Web browser autofill Stored in the file system Deleted files All deleted files, including ones no longer in recycle bin or trash, can be recovered until physical storage space overwritten Bank Account Info Downloaded bank statements Recent Files List kept by operating system Various applications keep their own recent file lists Contacts Address book […]
The total number of phishing sites detected by the Anti-Phishing Working Group in the period from July to September 2019 was 266,387. This figure is significantly higher than in the previous quarter – by almost 84,000. Such a high activity of cyberfraudsters was last detected by experts in the 4th quarter of 2016 (277.7 thousand). […]
Freedom House analysts have concluded that about 3 billion people – 89% of Internet users – are under some form of surveillance. Governments are using increasingly sophisticated technologies to monitor the behavior of their citizens on social media platforms. According to the report, the surveillance market has grown, providing intelligence and law enforcement agencies with […]
At the end of 2019 companies will spend almost $107 billion on data protection, which is 10.7% more than last year’s figures. Such a forecast was made by IDC experts in the agency’s report on global investments in information security. What are the companies going to do with the information security budget? Most of […]
Imagine, you have spent many years building relationships with customers, spending a lot of effort, money on the development of your product and team. Everything is going fine until they decide to hack you. How will the news of the data leak affect your customers’ behavior? According to Ping Identity* research, 81% of consumers would […]
Who doesn’t dream of a smart home? Just imagine you wake up in the morning, and the coffee is already brewed, the robot vacuum has cleaned, your favorite music is on, the fridge has ordered the missing food in the supermarket, the curtains opened, showing beautiful views outside. Only cybersecurity experts don’t dream about this […]