Bite Sized Cyber Crime

MOVEit Vulnerability Moved Data to Ransomware Group

MOVEit is a file transfer software that's been in the news for all the wrong reasons, so what exactly happened with it? Who is impacted? Who is responsible? Find out today.
 
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Heartbleed: The Vulnerability that Made Private Keys Public

Public key cryptography is a huge part of securing internet communications as a whole, and the scary thing is one wrong implementation in the software behind it can expose countless data. This occurred in 2014 with the Heartbleed bug.
 
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Operation Triangulation: A Clickless Exploit

Usually the standard advice for malware is not to click on any links or download any files. But some malware doesn't require any action from the user, including this campaign for iOS devices, to spy on you.
 
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Cosmicenergy Malware Designed to Disrupt Power Grids

Most malware, even if it affects our lives stays confined to the digital world, but in some rare cases malware is able to cause physical disruptions to utilities and even threaten human life. These strains may be becoming more commonplace.
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The .zip TLD Debate

Google recently made many TLDs available for the public to use, however two of them sparked much debate due to the names already being file extensions, .zip and .mov. Some say this will bring on a new wave of phishing, others say it likely won't be significant.
 
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2018 British Airways Data Breach Compromised CVV Codes

In a look back on cybersecurity history, we explore the theories on how British Airways was likely breached including the highly unusual breach of CVV codes, and what this meant for customers.
 
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Dallas TX Services Halted by Royal Ransomware

Ransomware can infect anyone at any organization, including cities and local governments. But what happens when a major city is hit with ransomware and is unable to provide services to it's citizens?
 
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Critical Vulnerability in Genetic Sequencing Software

The field of genetics has been able to accomplish some amazing things with the help of technology, but many are concerned about how genetic data is used after collection, or if it can fall into the hands of hackers. With software vulnerabilities being present everywhere, it is a possibility.
 
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