Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) was hit by a ransomware attack
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) is one of the largest health services providers in the United States, serving more than 2.5 million members in four states. However, the organization recently became the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised its systems and exposed its members’ and providers’ sensitive data. Read: Gravity Forms Plugin Exposes WordPress […]
Spain’s National Police Crack Down a Spanish Cybercrime Gang behind Bank Fraud
The national police have cracked down on a large-scale phishing operation linked to a Spanish Cybercrime Gang known as Trinitarios. According to the police, the operation involved two hackers, 15 members of the gang, and another 23 accomplices who carried out illegal financial transactions in Madrid and Seville. The suspects are accused of scamming more […]
March 2023: A Record-Breaking Month for Ransomware Attacks
If experts consider ransomware attacks to be a serious threat to businesses and organizations, they are shocked by the latest statistics from NCC Group, a global cybersecurity firm. According to their report, March 2023 was the most prolific month recorded by cybersecurity analysts in recent years, measuring 459 attacks, an increase of 91% from the […]
The impact of a year-long cyberattack on LA Housing Authority
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) has revealed that it suffered a data breach following a ransomware attack on December 31, 2022. The public housing agency, which provides affordable housing to low-income families in LA, said that unauthorized actors accessed its network and endpoints between January 15 and December 31 of […]
The Vice Society Cybercrime Group is the most impactful of 2022
After many studies and attacks this year, cybersecurity experts have managed to reveal that the group known as The Vice Society has had the most impact. Their movements and attacks have been concentrated in the education sector, but they have managed to attack other ones. In this article, we will talk about this group. Read: […]
The problems with Twitter continue with a data leak
Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter, the social network has been embroiled in scandal after scandal, which have only caused problems for the company. However, a data leak at the beginning of the year has brought many inconveniences, and everything seems to indicate that it will continue to cause problems with Twitter. Read the […]
Passwords are becoming more insecure
There is always talk in the cybersecurity area about passwords since each platform asks us to have one, and it is recommended that they be different; never use the same one in two places. But, as technology advances, so do the ways to steal passwords. That’s why experts are looking for ways to know their […]
Hackers manage to steal millions of dollars from healthcare systems
Hackers have compromised healthcare systems, as indicated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). They warn that cybercriminals have managed to access the processors and change the route of payments to accounts they manage. This attack has become very common this year since, according to expert firms and the FBI’s cybercrime division calculations, more than […]
Google Cloud succeeds in blocking the largest DDoS attack to date
Google Cloud is the service where products such as Drive, Photos, among others, are derived. This service has been updated over the years to offer the best to its users. One of the things that they have always placed a lot of emphasis on is security. Thanks to this, a few days ago, they managed […]
Twitter faces a data breach of 5.4 million accounts
2022 has not been the best year for Twitter; from the problems it has had thanks to Elon Musk to breaches in its security, the little blue bird has been having a terrible few months. But that has not stopped its users from continuing to interact and share their thoughts. After all, in this network, […]