cyberattack
IOTW: Ukraine suffers 15-hour internet outage
March 31 by Beth Maundrill
Telecom disruptions continue to strike Ukraine as national internet provider hit by outage
Cyber Incident Reporting Act: What it means for your organization
March 28 by Shannon Flynn
Find out how your business should be prepared to report cyber incidents to US agencies
IOTW: Acer suffers second massive data breach in seven months
October 15 by Sarah Williams
The world’s sixth-largest PC seller hit by data breach and loses 60GB of client, distributor and retailer information
IOTW: Microsoft Exchange, The FBI & A Lack Of Patching
April 23 by Lisa Morgan
The operative words now are "discovery" and "remediation." While the FBI's efforts are arguably necessary, organizations cannot rely on the agency for their safety. In addition to gaining remote contr...
Incident of the Week: Nintendo Investigating 160,000 Account Breaches
May 01 by Kayla Matthews
The Japanese video game company has since readdressed weak points in its security. Rumors of a breach circulated throughout the month as users noticed unusual account behavior. Players reported that f...
Incident Of The Week: How Hackers Are Taking Advantage of Coronavirus
April 17 by Kayla Matthews
While hackers direct some of their attacks at health organizations, CISOs should be cognizant of cybercriminals' capabilities. From the World Health Organization (WHO) to Italy's INPS, these are the p...
Incident of the Week: Marriott Phishing Breach
April 10 by Leah Zitter
The breach originated from a franchise hotel that operates under the Marriott brand. Unknown individuals used the log-in credential of two employees at the hotel to access the guests’ information.
Incident Of The Week: Finastra’s Ransomware Attack
April 03 by Leah Zitter
Finastra reported that it detected a ransomware attack on its servers, last Friday. The company followed by acknowledging it had detected ransomware activity - but that customer and employee data rema...
Incident Of The Week: Health and Human Services Hit with Security Breach
March 27 by Kayla Matthews
On March 15th, the HHS's network security system detected a sharp increase in activity. Over several hours, hackers tried to overload the department's servers with millions of requests. The hackers we...
Incident Of The Week: Baltimore City Government Hit with “RobbinHood” Ransomware
May 10 by Esther Shein
Nearly all non-emergency servers in the city of Baltimore’s government departments remained offline following a ransomware attack. This is the second ransomware attack to hit the city in just over a...
The Importance Of Vendor Risk Management
December 17 by CSHub.com Editorial Staff
Your cyber security is often only as good as the company you do business with
Incident Of The Week: U.S. State Department Experiences Data Breach
September 21 by Dan Gunderman
In this edition of “Incident of the Week,” we examine a reported data breach at the U.S. State Department. The event may have exposed personally identifiable information (PII) of a portion of its empl...
