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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Fall Finale Cliffhanger: Hospital Shut Down By Ransomware Attack

Ransomware goes prime time: TV Show Grey's Anatomy characters Bailey and Arizona are unable to access medical records on the computer and an I.T. specialist named Tim notes that cardiac ...

The future of cyberwar: ​Weaponised ransomware, IoT attacks and a new arms race

Steve Ranger at TechRepublic did a good job summarizing the direction of future threats we are going to have to deal with. "After at least a dozen years in the shadows, cyberwarfare is ...

Antivirus Software Doing The Complete Opposite And Spreading Malware

Nicknamed AVGater by Austria-based security consultant Florian Bogner, he discovered an exploit within Antivirus software that takes advantage of the “restore from quarantine” function ...

Skeleton in the closet: 17-year old MS office flaw allows malware install when user opens file

Here is a new pain in the neck! Fix this one ASAP. While the world is still dealing with the threat of 'unpatched' Microsoft Office's built-in DDE feature, researchers have uncovered a ...

[On-Demand Webinar] Six Cybersecurity Trends Organizations Need to Watch for in 2018

Watch this insider’s perspective of cybersecurity trends to expect in 2018 from our founder Stu Sjouwerman. The list of six predictions are founded on KnowBe4’s deep insight into threats ...

Watch Out For Black Newsjacking: FOSCAM camera poisoned search results

Security researchers frequently report on vulnerable IoT devices. Cisco's Talos group just reported that Foscam video cams have a security risk. We did a Google search on Foscam Indoor ...

Scam of the Week: "Cyber Monday Is Scammer Heaven"

The majority of consumers aware of online phishing scams, but still may fall victim this cyber Monday... So here is your Scam Of The Week! DomainTools, a leader in domain name and ...

CyberheistNews Vol 7 #45 [ALERT] This Scary New Phishing Attack Is Very Hard to Detect

[VIDEO] New Smart Groups Put Your Phishing, Training And Reporting On Autopilot.

Automate the path your employees take to smarter security decisions. With the powerful new Smart Groups feature, you can use each employees’ behavior and user attributes to tailor ...

[ALERT] This Scary New Phishing Attack Is Very Hard To Detect

You need to know about a new phishing attack vector reported by our friends at Barkly. It utilizes a new technique that's just plain nasty. This week, users at one of their customers ...