Ransomware attacks spread when criminals gain one weak entry point, then move across systems to reach shared files, servers, backups, and business applications. Common starting points include stolen passwords, phishing emails, unsafe downloads, exposed remote access tools, and unpatched software. A single infected device can place an entire company at risk. Once attackers get inside,...Read More
A newly analyzed ransomware strain, “The Gentlemen,” is raising concern among security researchers due to its ability to combine strong encryption with aggressive lateral movement. What makes this threat particularly dangerous is its use of SYSTEM-level scheduled tasks to encrypt local drives, allowing attackers to operate with the highest Windows systems privileges. This technique ensures...Read More
At Florida Trust Wealth Management, we regularly train on the topic of cyber security to stay current on the most frequent or escalating trends in cyber scams and how to deal with them for the benefit of our clients and company. Too often we hear of friends, family members or neighbors who have been through...Read More
Phillies Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports John Kruk’s X account was hacked on Thursday night, as reported by a bunch of people who saw this incredibly un-Kruk post: Which did lead to some real good commentary: honestly it’s more surprising that it took this long for Kruk to get hacked by a crypto scammer — one...Read More
“Counter-espionage experts” indicated that “hostile state actors” reportedly used tactics to “compromise his phone, email and bank accounts” Want LBC stories before everyone else? Set us as your Preferred Source on Google Reform UK leader Nigel Farage at the State Opening of Parliament. Picture: Getty Labour has reported the alleged hacking of Nigel Farage’s phone...Read More
The FBI has released an alert on a cyber threat group called the Silent Ransom Group, which has targeted healthcare and other industries in recent years using social engineering tactics. The group, which is also known as Luna Moth, Chatty Spider and UNC3753, has impersonated IT support staff through phone calls and phishing emails. The...Read More
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Discord, accusing the popular communications platform of misleading parents and users about its safety features while failing to adequately protect children from online predators. Filed in the District Court of Collin County, Texas, the lawsuit alleges Discord falsely marketed itself as a platform where safety...Read More
A member of the board of trustees of Kindest Care Foundation, Abiodun Bamidele, has urged parents to take an active role in regulating their children’s use of social media and the internet. Mr Bamidele made the call in Abuja while speaking on the sidelines of the foundation’s Children’s Day outreach to paediatric cancer patients. He...Read More
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the harms children face in digital spaces – from addictive design features to privacy violations – were not inevitable, but the result of deliberate commercial choices. ‘Addictive features’ “Online harms to kids’ safety, privacy and wellbeing result from design choices and business practices that undermine safety,...Read More
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday directed officials to implement a Zero FIR mechanism to effectively curb cyber crimes in the State. He said complaints received through the proposed cyber war room should immediately lead to the registration of Zero FIRs so that banks could be alerted within the ‘golden hour’, helping prevent fraudulent...Read More
