Reports of cyber attacks to companies continue to rise. Now, it seems that no month passes without the news of new huge cybernetic attacks that cause commotions among companies. 2018 was a year with notable attacks, and as it well-known they did not stop, and continue to early 2019. Some of these cyber attacks are: – The systems of the city of Alaska were blocked for more than a week....
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The Irish Data Protection Commission announced an investigation on a Facebook security breach that affected 600 million of user passwords. The social media platform confirmed that dozens of thousands of employees had access to 600 million unencrypted user passwords, which made them easy to read and access. The IDCP – who was put in charge of the case due to the fact that Facebook’s European headquarters are...
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The Panama government announced the investigation of an alleged confidential data breach in the public healthcare system that would affect around 3,4 million Panama citizens. Irving Hallman, director of the National Authority for Government Innovation (A.I.G.) announced via Twitter that “@SCSIRTPanama is reviewing the incident regarding citizens’ data being spread via social media, and will announce the results of the investigation as soon as they are...
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The experts talked about the details of the world of information and communication, making an emphasis on the importance of creating new ways to guarantee user safety. Around 300 young adults and information safety & tech professionals participated in the OpenSaturday event, celebrated at the Dominican University O&M’s La Romana center, with the support of the Dominican Republic’s Linux community. The gathering boasted of talks from a...
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The malware’s name is LightNeuron, and it can read, modify or block any e-mail that goes through the server, and it can even write new messages and send them using the identity of any legitimate user that the criminals choose. The malware if remotely-controlled through e-mail by using attached .PDF and .JPG files. LightNeuron has been targeting Microsoft Exchange e-mail servers from as far back as...
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