Recently, security experts found that cybercriminals targeted around 1.3 million WordPress websites in a single day to steal database login credentials. Hackers tried to steal config files by exploiting known XSS vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins and themes. The attackers tried to download the wp-config.php WordPress configuration file, which contains connection details, authentication unique keys, and […]
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Chinese, Iranian hackers tried to hack B...
Get your campaign sites checked and hardened. Read More – https://www.cnet.com/news/google-found-chinese-and-iranian-hackers-attempting-to-hack-biden-trump-campaigns
Top 5 Things Small Businesses Should do ...
Top 5 Things Small Business Owners Should be Doing Online During Quarantine Mark Bursic, Critical Syntax For all the small business owners out there I understand your frustration with the COVID 19 situation. I am also a small business owner and have been affected in some of the same ways as you. Fortunately for me […]
Looks like hackers can work from home to...
Are there no depths that cruel hackers and cybercriminals will not plumb during the COVID-19 pandemic when everyone else is pulling together? The answer, if a cyberattack on the social security coronavirus benefits application website over the last few days is anything to go by, is no. A big, fat, shameful no. Read More – […]
Tupperware Site Hacked!
Right now, when websites are becoming the only means of income for companies that can’t sell in the physical world, hackers are ramping up their attacks. GET YOUR WEBSITE SECURITY CHECKED PEOPLE, before it’s too late. You’re IT guy that comes in once a week and your outsourced MSP handling Microsoft support are NOT equipped […]
Insurance company provides rebated cyber...
This insurance company gets it! Help your customers with web application cybersecurity BEFORE they get infected with ransomware. Marketing managers, get your website checked before you have to call your insurance company about a ransomware payout. Full Article Here – https://www.cybersecasia.net/news/insurance-giant-appoints-startup-to-provide-rebated-cybersecurity-services
No training for local and state governme...
“The research, taking place between January and February this year, reveals that only 38% of local and state employees have received any training in general ransomware prevention, which may include learning how to spot phishing attempts, the threat of social engineering, and basic security hygiene in the workplace.” Read More Here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/government-authorities-fail-to-train-employees-on-ransomware-detection-prevention/
Pittsburgh FBI warns of 2020 disinformat...
“Jones says foreign actors supporting both Democratic and Republican political candidates will try and sow doubt about the truth as we approach what is likely to be a highly charged presidential election.” Read More Here: https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-fbi-warns-of-2020-disinformation-on-social-media/30875760