February 18, 2016 Hospital pays nearly $17G in bitcoins to hackers who disabled computer network A Los Angeles hospital paid a ransom of nearly $17,000 in bitcoins to hackers who infiltrated and disabled its computer network because paying was in the best interest of the hospital and most efficient way to solve the problem, the medical center’s chief executive said Wednesday.
February 16, 2016 Hollywood hospital hit by ransomware attack, hackers demand $3.6M Ransomware is always going to present a major headache for any victim, but when a hospital is at the center of an attack, the matter suddenly appears more threatening, with the stakes potentially a whole lot higher.
February 15, 2016 Why protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattacks is a global emergency On Dec. 23, the entire Ivano-Frankivsk region in Ukraine suffered a major power outage. According to security experts and the Ukrainian Government the attackers used a destructive variant of the popular BlackEnergy malware.
February 12, 2016 T9000 malware steals your information If you've seen any of the “Terminator” movies, you might remember that Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a deadly T-800 assassin robot. In “Terminator 2,” there's an even more deadly robot called the T-1000. So, when you hear about a virus called the T9000, you know it has to be bad.
February 12, 2016 Don't Open That Attachment from Your Office Scanner Malware makes its way to computers in many ways, but one of the most common methods is by tricking users into opening email attachments that seem to have come from a friend, relative or other trustworthy sender.
February 12, 2016 Stolen Netflix passwords can be bought for 25 cents on the black market, Symantec warns Security specialist Symantec warns of an emerging black market for stolen Netflix passwords, which can be bought for as little as 25 cents.
February 11, 2016 Hackers could throw off our power grid by manipulating our AC units Ingenuity isn't exactly a quality you want in hackers, unless of course, they're on your side.
February 10, 2016 Identity thieves used thousands of stolen SSNs to generate IRS e-filing pins Attackers using malware and stolen personal information managed to generate 101,000 e-filing PIN numbers, according to the IRS.
February 9, 2016 Obama administration plans new high-level cyber official The Obama administration is creating a new high-level federal official to coordinate cybersecurity across civilian agencies and to work with military and intelligence counterparts, as part of its 2017 budget proposal announced Tuesday.
February 2, 2016 NASA probes AnonSec hack claims, denies that one of its drones was hacked Hacking group AnonSec says that it has accessed a trove of NASA data and hacked one of the space agency’s drones, prompting an investigation by NASA, which has questioned the validity of the claims.
