CyberSecurity Blog

ICYMI: Medibank Extortionists Prove Their Hack and Vinomofo Data Turns Up on Forum Australia’s data breach debacle expanded on Thursday. Cyber extortionists who attacked Australian health insurer Medibank provided proof of their hack of medical data. Also, stolen data from Australian wine retailer Vinomofo was put up for sale on a Russian-language forum.http://dlvr.it/SbSnJJ

ICYMI: Campaign Related To Linkedin Job Application Spearphishing Lure Security researchers spotted a previously undetected PowerShell backdoor disguising itself as part of the Windows update process. When SafeBreach ran scripts downloaded by the backdoor through VirusTotal, they came back as clean.http://dlvr.it/SbRkJ4

ICYMI: Cyberweapon-Grade Hacking Tools Pose Danger for Financial Sector, Says Kaspersky Hacking capabilities once reserved for nation-states are filtering down to the level of crimeware, warns Kaspersky researcher Sergey Lozhkin. Darknet forums are filled with self-taught hackers selling advanced capabilities for a good price, he says.http://dlvr.it/SbRXsk

ICYMI: Cyberattacks on healthcare entities result in poor patient outcomes, including delayed procedures and even a rise in mortality, according to a recent survey conducted by research firm the Ponemon Institute. Ryan Witt of Proofpoint, which sponsored the study, discusses the findings.http://dlvr.it/SbRQf9

http://dlvr.it/SbQm3h

Medibank Extortionists Prove Their Hack and Vinomofo Data Turns Up on Forum Australia’s data breach debacle expanded on Thursday. Cyber extortionists who attacked Australian health insurer Medibank provided proof of their hack of medical data. Also, stolen data from Australian wine retailer Vinomofo was put up for sale on a Russian-language forum.http://dlvr.it/SbPYzg

Campaign Related To Linkedin Job Application Spearphishing Lure Security researchers spotted a previously undetected PowerShell backdoor disguising itself as part of the Windows update process. When SafeBreach ran scripts downloaded by the backdoor through VirusTotal, they came back as clean.http://dlvr.it/SbNTj8

Cyberweapon-Grade Hacking Tools Pose Danger for Financial Sector, Says Kaspersky Hacking capabilities once reserved for nation-states are filtering down to the level of crimeware, warns Kaspersky researcher Sergey Lozhkin. Darknet forums are filled with self-taught hackers selling advanced capabilities for a good price, he says.http://dlvr.it/SbNJ1l

Cyberattacks on healthcare entities result in poor patient outcomes, including delayed procedures and even a rise in mortality, according to a recent survey conducted by research firm the Ponemon Institute. Ryan Witt of Proofpoint, which sponsored the study, discusses the findings.http://dlvr.it/SbN9N5

http://dlvr.it/SbMR4Z