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AI Boosting the Frequency and Sophistication of Phishing Schemes

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It’s getting tougher to identify a phishing attack with AI technology boosting the frequency and sophistication of phishing schemes.  According to recent research by a group of Harvard professors and cybersecurity experts, 60% of participants fell victim to artificial intelligence (AI)-automated phishing, which is comparable to the success rates of non-AI-phishing messages created by human […]

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Ascension Ransomware Event Put Patients’ Lives in Danger

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Ascension, the fifth largest health system in the US, is recovering from a May ransomware incident that forced staff to make handwritten treatment orders after losing access to critical Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software.  In news coverage of the crippling Ascension ransomware event, some staff called the situation “dangerous” for patients as hospitals were forced

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2024 shaping up to be worse for cybersecurity teams than 2023

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The cyber threat landscape in 2024 is shaping up to be worse for cybersecurity teams than 2023. Threat intelligence firm Flashpoint has logged dramatic increases in all major threat indicators January through February 2024. According to Flashpoint’s data there were 6,077 recorded data breaches in 2023, with attackers accessing more than 17 billion personal records

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Phishing Trends for 2024

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A recent report from Swiss technology company Acronis revealed that phishing remains the most popular tactic for stealing credentials, making up 73 percent of all cyberattacks. The phishing trends for 2024 include smishing and deepfakes, as the race in developing AI technology continues to be a critical one between cybercriminals and cybersecurity experts.. The following

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UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare reportedly paid $22 million to recover data

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United Healthcare’s Change Healthcare unit has reportedly paid $22 million to recover data and regain access to systems, according to the latest news updates. The cryptocurrency transaction was visible on Bitcoin’s blockchain and suggests the company which is victim of what now ranks as one of the worst ransomware attacks in years, paid the ransom

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