Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans _________________________ Chennai: From phishing attacks, QR code and UPI scams, card scams to skimming, one-third of Indians fell victim to fraud in the past year. Gen Yers […] The post Youth most vulnerable to UPI scams, phishing attack:…
Legendary Ex-Fraudster Says Colonial Pipeline Attack Could Have Been Avoided | #relationshipscams | #dating | romancescams | #scams
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Companies are easy marks for ransomware attacks because most opt not to equip their systems with technology that’s available to prevent them. Had Colonial Pipeline done so, the gasoline transporter […] The post Legendary Ex-Fraudster Says Colonial Pipeline Attack Could Have…
#comptia | #ransomware | Councils’ parking app hit by ransomware attack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Five days into an outage, the maker of PayMyPark – a parking payment app used by Wellington, Hutt, Tauranga, Christchurch, Dunedin and other city councils – has admitted it was the victim of a ransomware attack. READ MORE:• Toll admits some…
#infosec | Ransomware Attack at US Power Station
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Massachusetts power station hit by ransomware is refusing to meet attackers’ financial demands. The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) was targeted on Friday by cyber-criminals hoping to extort money by encrypting data in the station’s computer system. Unfortunately for them,…
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | WhatsApp is under attack and you should be aware of this growing risk
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Along with WhatsApp, other firms being targeted in these scams include PayPal, Facebook, Microsoft and Netflix. If you are concerned about these types of online attacks then the UK’s National Cyber Security Center has some good advice for consumers. Here’s their…
#deepweb | 9 killed in suspected far-right attack in Germany
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HANAU, Germany — A 43-year-old German man shot and killed nine people at several locations in a Frankfurt suburb overnight in attacks that appear to have been motivated by far-right beliefs, officials said Thursday. The gunman first attacked a hookah bar…
#school | #ransomware | Ryuk Ransomware behind Attack on Florida Library System
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (TNS) — The cyberattack that took down public-access computers at Volusia County, Fla., libraries last month involved ransomware that has elicited millions of dollars in ransom payments from governments and large businesses. Volusia County officials say they’ve referred the attack to law enforcement,…
#comptia | #ransomware | With cybercriminals on the attack, states help cities punch back
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When the computers of the city of Lodi, Calif., got hit by a ransomware attack last April, the strike disabled phone lines, forced police officers to write reports by hand and prevented workers from sending out utility bills. City officials refused…
#school | #ransomware | Ransomware Attack on Hospital Shows New Risk for Muni-Bond Issuers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers have finally done what bond issuers may have feared most from cyber criminals. A ransomware attack on Pleasant Valley Hospital in West Virginia was partly responsible for the hospital’s breach of its covenant agreement, according to a notice to the…
New Orleans Mayor: Ransomware Attack Cost City $7 Million
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The City of New Orleans ransomware attack has caused at least $7 million in financial damage & this figure is expected to grow, Mayor Latoya Cantrell says. by Dan Kobialka • Jan 16, 2020 The City of New Orleans ransomware attack…
