FTC Warns of Potential Coronavirus Scams
The Coronavirus has been on the front of everyone’s mind lately, causing fear and concern across the world. This deadly virus opens up yet another way for attackers to hack …
Hack Back Bill
The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act (ACDC), also known as the “Hack Back” bill was first introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2017. The bill has been worked …
US Government Entities are Waking Up to Cybersecurity
Governments across the world are starting to realize how important cybersecurity really is. The United States is currently working on legislation that would help protect state and local governments by …
Clearview AI’s Groundbreaking Facial Recognition
Clearview AI has created one of the broadest and most powerful facial recognition databases in the world. Their application allows a user (usually law enforcement) to upload a photo of …
SIM Swapping by Hacking Telecom Companies
Hackers never cease to stop evolving and finding new ways to get your information. Hackers are now breaking into telecom companies to take over victim’s phone numbers. Being able to …
Critical Microsoft Vulnerabilities
Infrequently, Microsoft released critical vulnerability alerts and patches that are so important to know about, that you should stop what you’re doing and review them and plan to patch as soon as possible. This is one of those times.
DHS Warns of Potential Cyber Attacks from Iran
With tensions cooling ever so slightly from the days following Suleimani’s killing, the threat of Cyberattack by Iranian hackers remains a very real threat. Vigilance is still key.
Michigan School District Shut Down by Ransomware – Why Educational Institutions are Prime Targets
Educational institutions are easy marks for hackers peddling ransomware. They have lots of critical student and employee data, small cybersecurity budgets, and don’t train students or faculty how to spot and avoid common cyber-attacks. Combined with an ability to pay ransoms either through cyber-insurance coverage or city coffers, and they have a perfect cyberattacks bullseye on them!
5 Password Manager Myths
The Internet is racing towards 10 Billion publicly documented breached accounts. You can check your own email accounts for breaches and what information was compromised through CyberHoot’s website, inside your …
New Orleans In State of Emergency Following Cyber Attack
It was only about a week ago that the government facility in Pensacola, Florida was shut down due to a cyber attack. Now the city of New Orleans is shut …
Deepfakes: Hackers Newest Trick
Technology is always improving and hackers are always finding novel ways to exploit those advances. Cyber security analysts believe new attacks are on the way next year with some powerful …
RYUK Ransomware infects 110 Healthcare Facilities
This past Thanksgiving weekend, 110 healthcare facilities were infected by a ransomware attack on their IT provider. Virtual Care Provider Inc. (VCPI), provides security, data hosting and access management services …
Watch out for Cyber Monday Phishing Scams
Who is most likely to fall victim to Cyber Monday phishing scams? People who don’t know about phishing scams, typosquatting, and fake look-alike websites. Did you know there are 4 …
BlueKeep is MS Blaster.
Good backups will let you go back in time to recover compromised systems. Don’t let this happen by not patching for BlueKeep now.
Google Chrome Zero Day in the Wild
CyberHoot has learned there is a new Zero-Day vulnerability in Chrome actively being exploited in the Wild. Your computer can be compromised just by visiting a malicious website. That is …
Nightmare for the City of Johanessburg Persists Past Halloween
The City of Johanessburg (COJ) experienced its second ransomware attack this year. In July a Database, internal network and web application were encrypted by hackers seeking a bitcoin ransom. Earlier …
NCAM CyberHoot: Industry forecasts 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs by 2021
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). It is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. CyberHoot is helping further the mission …
MSP Attacks increasing but their Ability to Defend is Lacking
The FBI issued a stern warning in February 2019. They witnessed multiple Managed Service Providers successfully attacked by advanced hacking tools and organizations. This article details what’s happened since then. …
Building a Culture of Security – “Elevate” Your Awareness
As part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCAM), CyberHoot strives to share topics that broaden everyone’s view on the importance of cybersecurity training and awareness. Unfortunately, a lot of small …
CyberHoot Interview : Enterprise Security Weekly Podcast
Employees are the weakest link in Cybersecurity and because of this 80% of businesses will adopt a Cloud-based training solution by 2020. Small to Medium sized businesses are being left …
NCAM CyberHoot: NH HB 1612 : DATA SECURITY IN NH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). It is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. CyberHoot is helping further the mission …
NCAM CyberHoot: National Credit Union Day & USB Keys
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). It is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. CyberHoot is helping further the mission …
NCAM CyberHoot: Our Employees Deserve Security Training
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). It is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. CyberHoot is helping further the mission …
NCAM CyberHoot: Top 10 Cybersecurity Tips to Protect Your Business Brand
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). It is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. CyberHoot is helping further the mission …
NCAM CyberHoot: Business E-mail Compromise
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). It is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. CyberHoot is helping further the mission …
NCAM CyberHoot: Passwords & Password Managers
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). It is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. CyberHoot is helping further the mission …
NCAM CyberHoot: Two-Factor Authentication
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). It is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. CyberHoot is helping further the mission …
NCAM CyberHoot: Reduce WiFi Risks
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). It is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. CyberHoot is helping further the mission …
Three Hospitals Shut Down Due to Ransomware Attack
“Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know.” – Daniel J. Boorstin One of our most popular CyberHoot Tweets is a simple definition of Ransomware. We continue …
NCAM CyberHoot: Spotting and Avoiding Phishing Attacks
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). It is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. CyberHoot is helping further the mission …
“Brush, Floss and Don’t Skip Your Security Training..”
“It had a devastating effect on our office, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, until this morning when they got us up running, we were not able to see half of our patients …
Hackers Taken Down by FBI
BEC Hackers Taken Down by FBI
Hacked Charging Cables Send Data Wirelessly
Most of us have tethered our mobile phones to our laptop dozens to hundreds of times. Have you ever worried about a hacked charging cable? Security researchers have discovered hacked …
Watershed Moment: Smartphones Targeted by Drive-by Malware
Cyber “Events” that Shape History Only a few events in the history of “Cyber” and “Security” cause security professionals sit back, meditate, and try to understand the implications of that event. …
SMB’s Attacked 15x More Often
Small to Medium-sized Businesses (SMB’s) are attacked fifteen times more often than smaller firms (>10 employees) and larger firms (<100 employees). In 2018 they accounted for 43% of all security …
Privacy Regulations May Cause Data Breaches in Addition to Protection
Image Source Privacy legislation has expanded significantly in the last two years with the publication and enforcement of the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR). In Jan. 2020, the California …
Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday: QR Code Scams
The latest way hackers are breaching your private information is by using malicious Quick Response codes, more commonly referred to as a QR Code. QR codes were first created back …
Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday: Three Tips for the Digital Age
CyberHoot received notice today that our Café Press account had been breached along with 23 million other accounts. Fortunately, no password data was reported stolen. However, phone numbers, home addresses, …
Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday: Capital One Breach Affects Over 100M
On July 29, Capital One announced it experienced a data breach affecting over 100 million customers. While that is an enormous number it represents only 1.4% of nearly 8 billion …
Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday: Fight Password Fatigue with a Password Manager
Remember the last time you had to recover access to an account by resetting your password. Maybe it was last month, week, or maybe it was today. Now remember what …
Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday: Avoiding Phishing Attacks
How Phishing Attacks Work An easy example of how phishing attacks work is to take a look at a case that has already happened; a phishing attack utilizing Google Docs …
Microsoft Bug “BlueKeep” May Affect Millions
Overview: On May 14, Microsoft issued a software update patch for its Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). These patches fixed RDP vulnerabilities in older Windows operating systems including Windows Server 2008, …
Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday: Cybersecurity Training is a School Curriculum Necessity
Editors Note: This is a reprint of an article I wrote for New Hampshire Business Review in June 2017 outlining the need to make cybersecurity education part of our school …
Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday: Two-Factor Authentication
We’re all familiar with using passwords and some are experienced with password managers, but they aren’t always the best way to secure your critical accounts. If you’re using a password …
Quest Diagnostics Data Breach Affects 12 Million Customers
Overview In May of 2019, medical testing company, Quest Diagnostics had their second data breach in three years, where 11.9 million customer’s personal information was compromised. The breach likely came …
Sextortion Email Scam: Don’t Allow Yourself To Be Victimized
Hackers are using new tricks to get information or money by blackmailing people through emails. In this latest blackmail scheme, hackers use an individual’s old password, found on the dark …
Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday: Passwords, Passphrases, and Password Managers
Welcome to Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday. On Wed. Cyber Al will be publishing a series of cybersecurity articles outlining the most important concepts you need to understand and skills you need …
How to Recover a Hacked Email Account
It’s Friday before a long weekend and hackers are up to their old tricks! Hackers just love to hack into our email accounts before a long weekend to give themselves …
Domino Breaches: Get Ahead of this Breach ASAP to stop the Falling Dominos
This article articulates the steps to immediately take when you’re under attack from this form of attack… something I’ve nicknamed the “Domino Attack”. This attack has distinct phases which the hackers …
