In November 2019, LifeLabs, Canada’s largest laboratory diagnostics and testing service, was the victim of a cyberattack. Hackers accessed over 85,000 test results, thanks to a vulnerability they exploited in the company’s web application. Personal Data Stolen by Hackers Who Demanded LifeLabs Pay a Ransom Among the data stolen from LifeLabs were customers’ home addresses, […]
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Many gamers don’t understand that playing a mobile game can jeopardize the security of their other online accounts. In September 2019, a hacker with the handle “Gnosticplayers” gained access to a Zynga database that contained the user account data for people who installed Words with Friends, Draw Something, or OMGPOP. Unfortunately for Zynga users, the […]
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As soon as hackers identified a vulnerability in the Citrix ADC (formerly Netscalers) system, they found a way to capitalize on the opportunity. While Citrix responded quickly and came up with a patch to solve the problem, ransomware attacks had already been launched. This breach demonstrates how important it is to pre-emptively assess threats and […]
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Ring, an Amazon-owned video doorbell, recently implemented two-factor authentication as its default security setting. This new authentication occurred after the company received multiple complaints from its users. Previously, all a hacker would need to access a customer’s doorbell footage was their username and password. Ring Doorbell received security complaints from customers. Many people use the […]
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Ransomware incidents aren’t slowing down anytime soon; attackers are just getting smarter and bolder. Any organization, big or small, can be a target. Last year, hackers launched ransomware attacks on Baltimore, Atlanta, and 80 other cities, costing the municipalities millions of dollars. A single attack strategically launched on a managed service provider in Texas infected […]
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In the summer of 2019, a hacker by the name of Paige A. Thompson gained access to Capital One’s customer data. This data included names, addresses, phone numbers, and other sensitive data Capital One collected when its customers applied for credit cards. This gigantic breach included sensitive data of approximately 100 million people. The hacker […]
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