Ransomware Victim Gets Discount From Cybercriminal

Jun 8, 2015 1:41:34 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Check Point discovered a new Russian ransomware strain that allows the victim to communicate with the cybercriminals who are open to providing discounts to decrypt the ...

How The NSA Killed Internet Security in 1978

Jun 8, 2015 9:43:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here is a very short summary of Internet security which explains why the current version of the Internet is not secure. It was not built securely from day one because the NSA objected to ...

Scam Of The Week: "Your Data Was Hacked, How To Protect Yourself"

Jun 7, 2015 7:05:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

It is all over the news, The 4-million Federal Employee OPM database was hacked and lots of employee information leaked to probably the Chinese. This weekend on CNN they said that the ...

CyberheistNews Vol 5 #22 ALERT: Is Your Network Infected With A Sleeper Ransomware Strain?

Jun 2, 2015 9:37:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 5 #22 June 2, 2015 ALERT: Is Your Network Infected With A Sleeper Ransomware Strain? There is a concerning new "sleeper" ransomware twist. It's called Locker and has ...

Are there free ransomware decryption tools?

May 30, 2015 10:48:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

JP Buntix wrote: "Two types of ransomware making headlines all across the world in recent months are called CryptoLocker and CoinVault. Both types of ransomware operate in the same way, ...

Some Interesting Security Awareness Computer-Based Training Numbers

May 30, 2015 9:37:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You may know Gartner, the 800-pound gorilla in the IT Analyst space. When a market is mature enough they create their so-called Magic Quadrant (MQ) with the leading vendors in that ...

It's heeere! Criminal Ransomware as a Service

May 28, 2015 9:56:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As we predicted in our whitepaper "Your Money or Your Life/Files", there is now shake-and-bake criminal ransomware that aspiring Internet criminals can put together in a few minutes. Meet ...

The Information Security Policy Trap

May 27, 2015 9:42:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

InfoSec genius Ben Tomhave wrote: "It's that time of year again: time to update the policies! This annual exercise is always a source of great enjoyment for me (no, not really). After ...

Is Your Network Infected With Sleeper Ransomware?

May 26, 2015 6:11:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

This is a concerning new "sleeper" ransomware twist.

Will Your Contractors Take Down Your Business?

May 26, 2015 11:07:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Will Your Contractors Take Down Your Business? Do you know how well your vendors, business associates, contracted third parties (who I will collectively call “contractors”) are protecting ...

CyberheistNews Vol 5 #20 Adult Friend Finder Hack Is Nightmare Phishing Problem

May 26, 2015 9:18:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Adult Friend Finder Hack Is Nightmare Phishing Problem Guys, we have a real phishing problem with this Adult Friend Finder (AFF) hack. This particular adult site is one of the most ...

Adult Friend Finder Hack Is Nightmare Phishing Problem

May 23, 2015 10:21:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Guys, we have a real phishing problem with this Adult Friend Finder (AFF) hack. This particular adult site is one of the most heavily-trafficked websites in the U.S. and has 40 million ...

Researchers Observe SVG Files Being Used To Distribute Ransomware

May 23, 2015 8:04:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers with AppRiver have observed attackers sending out phishing emails with SVG files attached – these files, when downloaded and executed, open up websites that download what ...

CyberheistNews Vol 5 #19 Scam Of The Week: Red Bull Money Mule Victims

May 19, 2015 8:58:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: Red Bull Money Mule Victims Warn your employees, friends and family about a cunning money laundering scam that is currently back on the rise. This lure was first used ...

This Week's Five Most Popular HackBusters Posts 5/17/2015

May 17, 2015 12:36:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

What are IT security people talking about? Here are this week's five most popular hackbusters posts: 1) Feds Say That Banned Researcher Commandeered a Plane: ...

Starbucks Hack: A Great Example Why You Should Not Reuse Passwords

May 17, 2015 11:58:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Use this story and send it to your employees as a cautionary tale to make it real to them they should not reuse passwords in general, but especially not for any online payment accounts! ...

Heads-up: 'Breaking Bad' Ransomware Beta Tested Down Under

May 16, 2015 5:57:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

You can expect ransomware in America in the next few weeks which has a Breaking Bad theme. Take this a bit further and we can expect ransomware with Halloween themes later this year. ...

Scam Of The Week: Red Bull Money Mule Victims

May 16, 2015 9:15:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Warn your employees, friends and family about a cunning money laundering scam that is currently back on the rise. This lure was used during spring break in 2014 and apparently successful ...

Has Anyone Used KnowBe4?

May 16, 2015 8:56:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

May 14, 2014 7:45 AM BruceyBonus asked the following question at the SpiceWorks Security Forum: "Hi All, been in contact with a company called Knowbe4, they offer a simulated phishing ...

Get Real About User Security Training

May 12, 2015 10:13:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Do you despair that users will never learn to avoid stupid security mistakes that compromise your organization? Maybe you're not spending enough time and effort on training. Roger Grimes ...

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