Kaspersky Lab says that its original estimate of how many remote desktop protocol server credentials were offered for sale in the now shuttered online cybercrime marketplace xDedic may have been far too low, based on new data coming to light.
In what's being dubbed as the largest coordinated takedown to date, federal authorities have arrested 301 individuals for participating in Medicare and Medicaid fraud schemes involving $900 million in false billings.
With ransomware attacks surging, all organizations should ensure they have an enterprise backup and disaster recovery plan in place, and eliminate all unnecessary, outdated or disused applications and services running on endpoints and servers, says ESET's Mark James.
A short chat with the alleged seller of the LinkedIn and MySpace data begs more questions about how the services were compromised and if there are more large breaches to come.
In the event of a "Brexit" - British exit - from the European Union following this week's referendum, the U.K. would likely still have to comply with EU data protection laws, but also face cybercrime-related policing and prosecution challenges.
A government watchdog warned four federal agencies that they must be more diligent in implementing their cybersecurity programs. Otherwise, some of the government's most sensitive information is at risk of being disclosed to unauthorized individuals.
Even if Radiology Regional Center succeeds in its effort to get a lawsuit related to its paper records breach dismissed, the case serves as a reminder of the critical need for healthcare organizations to safeguard documents as they migrate to digital patient record systems.
Following the SWIFT-focused hack attacks, a U.S. government watchdog agency is auditing the Federal Reserve's effectiveness when it comes to ensuring that U.S. banks have robust information security and data breach prevention programs in place.
There is no such thing as "security by obscurity." Attackers can hack what they can't see. This means organizations must reimagine the fundamentals of API creation, says Jaime Ryan of CA Technologies.
In this edition of the ISMG Security Report, you'll hear our editors explore how hackers use Java script for ransomware, the latest digital currency security issue and privacy threats posed by virtual reality.
In recent months, Cloud Access Security Broker solutions have emerged as a defacto, mandatory control. Which is better approach to CASB - proxy or API? Rohit Gupta of Palerra shares his insight and recommendations.
A report that the Russian government hacked into Democratic National Committee systems has security experts warning that just because malware was found on a hacked network, that doesn't mean a specific individual, group or nation-state was involved.
An experimental investment fund based on the digital currency ether has been hacked, with about $55 million worth of the currency stolen, according to news reports.
After channeling horror films and holding control of smart TVs for ransom, the ransomware innovation du jour involves attackers crypto-locking files using JavaScript. But security experts say IT administrators can deploy some relatively easy defense measures.
A mass password reset by Citrix-owned GoToMyPC shows how online service providers are still grappling with the fallout from recent large data breaches.
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