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May 2019
SPAMfighter News 2019/5/31
A million PCs susceptible to BlueKeep vulnerability of Microsoft
Almost 1m Windows computers can be compromised given the BlueKeep security flaw inside RDP the Remote Desktop Protocol utility that affected
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/30
MOHC notifies patients about the data breach of June 2018
MOHC (Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants), a cancer treatment center in Newark city of Delaware, recently started notifying some patients that
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/30
Hackers use NSA malware EternalBlue to disrupt services of local U.S governments
The government of Baltimore city is busy tackling a ransomware infection that started May 7th shutting down the city's e-mail system along with
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/29
Several Email Accounts breached in a Phishing Attack on the Hematology Oncology Associates
Hematology Oncology Associates based in Medford city of Oregon recently started notifying patients about a possible data breach, which was caused
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/29
Ransomware attack on a US Drug Rehabilitation Center impacted 25,148 patients
The PHI (Protected Health Information) of over 25,000 US healthcare patients might have been compromised after a ransomware attack on a US drug
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/29
Baltimore city reeling under ransomware attack
An ongoing ransomware attack against Baltimore City has still not been fully successful as city officials are determined against paying the hackers
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/28
Man accused for stealing money from the Fort Worth city via a phishing scam
A man has been accused for stealing money (i.e. almost $700,000) from the Fort Worth city via a phishing scam, as per the arrest warrant affidavit.
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/28
Episcopal Health Services of New York issued second batch of breach notifications to the patients
Episcopal Health Services, who operates New York's St. John's Episcopal Hospital, has issued second batch of breach notifications to the patients
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/27
Winnti’s Linux variant discovered bearing ties with Chinese hackers
Security researchers, of late, unearthed an unprecedented Winnti variant compatible to attack Linux computers which is a highly preferred hacking
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/27
Employee of Oregon State Hospital became victim of a spear-phishing attack
Oregon State Hospital announced that the PHI (Protected Health Information) of some of their patients was possibly compromised, after an employee of
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/24
An Ohio school district closes for a day following banker Trojan infection
A school district at Ohio had to direct students as well as certain number of staff members to go back home May 21 because a malware attack resulted
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/24
American Baptist Homes of the Midwest became victim of a ransomware attack
American Baptist Homes of the Midwest (ABHM), an assisted care facilities and assisted living provider throughout U.S Midwest, has reported security
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/24
1,100 patients of Spectrum Health Lakeland impacted by a Phishing Attack
As per an announcement by the Spectrum Health Lakeland, the PHI (Protected Health Information) of some of their patients has been exposed for second
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/23
Indian metros and smaller cities too facing increasing cyber threats
Bengaluru ranked the top city facing the maximum cyber attacks last year, states QuickHeal in its report, even while some other major cities such as
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/23
Employees, Dependents and Beneficiaries affected by Data Breach on Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding.com, the personal fitness and bodybuilding website, has announced that unauthorized individuals may have accessed the information of
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/22
North Korean hackers install fresh malware program which garners Bluetooth data
A gang of hackers in North Korea, reportedly receiving state sponsorship, recently developed one fresh malware strain which they deployed for
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/22
Attorney General of Kentucky warns against new computer virus scam
Andy Beshear, Attorney General of Kentucky, is warning the Kentuckians regarding computer virus scam. This computer virus scam took money from
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/21
Cyber-criminal network behind $100m theft dismantled
Officials of law enforcement from Europe and USA reported busting one worldwide network of organized cyber-criminals that deployed malicious
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/21
3,673 Clients got impacted by the Phishing Attack on Partners For Quality Inc
On April 19, 2019, Partners For Quality, Inc. (PFQ) has posted one notice on its website and notified the HHS that more than 3,600 clients were
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/20
Ransomware Attack on NJ-based Orthopedic Surgeon
Orthopedic Surgeon based in Paramus, New Jersey, and ActivYouth Orthopedics owner, Ronald Snyder, M.D., recently became victim of a ransomware
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/20
Phishing Attack on National Seating and Mobility
National Seating and Mobility (also known as NSM) has discovered that unauthorized individuals had gained access to a number of NSM employees email
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/18
Spyware attack on WhatsApp makes so-called secure messaging applications prone to hacks
WhatsApp has issued an alert to its end-users about fresh software getting loaded onto smart-phones to carry out a spyware assault. This, therefore,
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/18
Mobile users cautioned about fake digital wallet and exchange apps
In a post from Binance Academy there is a caution for smart-phone users about different potential threats they require avoiding that come in the
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/17
Doctors Management Services notifies patients about ransomware attack on their network
Doctors' Management Service (DMS) Inc., a medical billing services provider based in Massachusetts, recently started notifying the patients that its
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/17
2,290 Patients got notified about Phishing Attack on Harbor Behavioral Health
Harbor Behavioral Health (HBH), a network of mental health treatment and counselling centers based in Northwest Ohio, found that an unauthorised
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/16
North Korean government using ElectricFish hacking tool, claims U.S.
The DHS along with FBI has issued a warning regarding one fresh malware strain that Hidden Cobra the hacking crew of North Korean government is
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/16
More than 10m people’s personal info affected in lone data hack, reports OAIC
OAIC or the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has published its data hack report of the last quarter revealing that 10m-and-more
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/16
Hong Kong Office of Amnesty International experienced a cyberattack
Hong Kong office of Amnesty International experienced a cyberattack that as per the group is a state-sponsored team's work, whose tactics and
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/15
Ransomware attack targets Amarillo and Baltimore, many servers shutdown
The servers belonging to Amarillo and Baltimore City Hall in TX, Potter County recently became infected with ransomware leading Baltimore to turn
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/15
Dharma ransomware of 2016 updated to pose as anti-virus software
A ransomware campaign running successfully threatening organizations globally was recently updated whereby it now enticed victims into loading
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/14
Wolters Kluwer attacked with malware, disconnects services from Net
Widely-used tax as well as accounting software provider Wolters Kluwer was recently hit with a malware assault. Consequently, a lot of its users
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/14
Software Engineer arrested for hacking payment gateway
Newly set up cyber cell of Maharashtra has made their first arrest on April 23, 2019. The accused is software engineer, aged 28, who had hacked
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/14
60,000 Records got exposed in a Phishing Attack on EmCare
EmCare, the physician staffing company based in the Dallas city of Texas, has said that it suffered from a data breach, thus possibly impacting
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/13
New MegaCortex ransomware detected hitting large enterprise networks; Sophos
One fresh sample of ransomware has been found contaminating corporate networks via sequentially set events wherein a few contaminations start with
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/13
Delta Dental notifies members possibly affected by 2018 phishing
Delta Dental is largest and main dental plan system of the United States, having 39 member companies. Recently, Delta Dental of Illinois revealed a
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/10
Centrelake Medical Group exposed PHI of certain patients due to a Computer Virus
Centrelake Medical Group has been notifying a number of patients that some Protected Health Information (PHI) of them has been exposed due to a
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/9
Ransomware attack targets GitHub accounts; erases their code repositories
There's been a hacking campaign against GitHub accounts for erasing the code repositories inside them followed with a ransom demanded off the
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/9
India-based outsourcing giant Wipro was hacked
Wipro the giant outsourcing firm based in India was hacked using one RAT (remote access tool) along with another tool used during post-exploitation,
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/9
5,000 Patients of Metrocare Services affected by the Second Phishing Attack in last few months
Metrocare Services, a mental health services provider in North Texas, got affected by the second phishing attack in last few months. This second
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/8
Blue Cross of Idaho member portal breached and hacker attempts to reroute the payments
Blue Cross of Idaho discovered that its website was hacked, and as a result unauthorized individual accessed its member portal as well as viewed
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/8
20,485 Patients of Health Recovery Services impacted by almost 3 month-long Network Breach
Health Recovery Services, the provider of drug as well as alcohol addiction services, has been notifying 20,485 patients about a data breach that
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/8
1,026 Individuals possibly impacted by Email Account Breach of Dakota County Employee
A release was issued by Dakota County, Minnesota, on April 12, 2019, to say that it came to know about one data security incident involving
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/7
Zero-day in Oracle WebLogic exploited for dropping ransomware on servers
Cisco Talos' security researchers report about critical zero-day vulnerability discovered and exploited more than a week for contaminating servers
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/7
Wipro confirmed that its IT systems have been attacked recently
India is among most targeted countries where phishing attacks takes place, and Wipro Ltd, an Indian IT company, became the latest victim.
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/6
Protected Health Information of 23,811 patients of Palmetto Health exposed in a phishing attack
The threat from the phishing attacks have been growing more rapidly than ever before. The healthcare organizations are now required to implement
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/6
Klaussner Furniture notified over 9,000 current and past employees about possible data breach
Klaussner Furniture Industries based in North Carolina recently discovered that a security incident related to data which has affected its
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/6
Google Chrome’s mobile browser confronts novel form of phishing
One fresh and astonishingly very easy phishing technique is responsible for manipulating the mobile browser of Google Chrome by taking the guise of
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/3
RS Medical notifies the patients after experiencing Phishing Attack
Manufacturer of pain relief device based in Vancouver, WA, RS Medical on April 7, 2019, revealed about an incident having potential to compromise
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/3
Hackers filch financial data of big-budgeted companies worldwide via ransomware targeted at Citycomp
A ransomware assault after hitting Citycomp a gigantic IT company in Germany is responsible for endangering financial data belonging to a number of
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/2
Minnesota DHS reported another breach of 2018 from a phishing attack
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) found that another email account of an employee has been compromised due to a phishing attack. This
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/2
Around 12,000 Baystate Health Patients notified about PHI Exposure caused by Phishing Attack
Baystate Health based in Springfield, Massachusetts, is impacted by a phishing attack, which has resulted in exposure of Protected Health
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/1
Ransomware strikes Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in America
The message boards at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport have been displaying blank screens on a dark background spanning over 5 days because
...SPAMfighter News 2019/5/1
E-threat called Beapy targets PC-networks of premium enterprises
A malware that mines crypto-currency is dangerously making the rounds across the Internet as it contaminated innumerable premium business
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