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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
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2024 was a busy year for cybercriminals, with attacks affecting all industries and billions of people. It seems like experiencing a data breach is now a question of “when” instead of “if.” Here are...

Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
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No matter what type of device you are using, it is vulnerable to threats from cybercriminals. Businesses and individuals must protect their data, and in order to do that, it is vital to understand...

Monday, August 7th, 2017
Marcus Hutchins, a British Cyber Security Researcher who helped stop the WannaCry ransomware cyberattack, has been arrested by the FBI. The Department Of Justice released an indictment accusing the 23-year-old of creating the Kronos...

Thursday, July 13th, 2017
Innovation at Imperva Director, Elad Erez, creates free software to find ransomware vulnerabilities and reveals alarming number of exposed hosts. After the global outbreak of WannaCry and the renamed NotPetya ransomware, one would expect...

Tuesday, June 27th, 2017
A particularly violent outbreak of ransomware being called “GoldenEye/Petya” is disrupting networks across Europe with the Ukraine being the worst hit so far. According to Bitdefender Labs: “Bitdefender has identified a massive ransomware campaign...

Friday, May 12th, 2017
The BBC is reporting a new worldwide ransomware attack is currently underway. Victims have thusfar been in reported at least 74 different countries. The UK’s National Health Services, Spain’s largest telecom provider, Telefónica, and...