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Re: Hackers can crash your printer, how to not let it happen to you
good blog to send to your customers
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Re: CPD declines to pay ransom in data attack
agree or disagree, did they make the right move?
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HP has another security flaw
HP has another security flaw - Security Week magazine reports that TrapX Security found a cryptocurrency miner on some HP devices - The malware used by the hackers is a self-spreading downloader that runs malicious scripts associated with Lemon_Duck - The hackers uses the HP MFP as an entry point to the victim’s network
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Cybersecurity Update
- TV celebrity Scott Disick, father of 3 children with Kourtney Kardashian, has filed a lawsuit against All Points Lodge Rehab in Edwards, Colorado for a HIPAA breach. o He reportedly had recently checked himself into the facility for substance abuse, and apparently an employee at the facility may have sold this story to tabloid publications. - Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, IL notified 4,824 patients that their PHI was illegally accessed by a former employee. - Vanessa...
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Hackers hit A-list law firm of Lady Gaga, Drake and Madonna
The website for Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks is down and hackers claim to have 756 gigabytes of data including contracts and personal emails. A screenshot allegedly of a Madonna contract has been released, and the criminals are demanding payment. The New York law firm says it has notified its clients and is working with cyber-security experts. It's not known what sum the hackers are demanding and whether the law firm is negotiating with them. read the rest here
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Re: Implementing basic cybersecurity in a small healthcare business
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Hackers Expose Data of 2.4M UK Cellphone Co. Customers
Hackers Expose Data of 2.4M UK Cellphone Co. Customers British data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office said Monday that it is investigating a hacking breach of mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse that may have exposed the...
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At-risk data companies should know about
In this modern technological age, disaster recovery plans are necessary for businesses. Cyberattacks have become unavoidable for all organizations, so companies need to prepare themselves for hard-hitting hackers and keep themselves on high alert....
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Auxilio Announces New Printer Fleet Security Service Offering to Combat an Increasing Entry Source for Hackers
AUXILIO Earns Expanded Managed Print Services Contract with Sutter Health Adding Sutter Health East Bay Region MISSION VIEJO, CA, United States, via ETELIGIS INC., 11/12/2014 - - A uxilio , Inc. ( http://www.auxilioinc.com/ ) (OTC Q B : AUXO...
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Implementing basic cybersecurity in a small healthcare business
Big businesses like Sony Pictures Entertainment and Target have had information compromised by hackers, giving small business customers a reason to be wary. What can an enterprise do to implement cybersecurity and appeal to a hesitant audience? The...
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Health care industry is No. 1 for cyberattacks
The FBI has warned that cyberattacks are on the rise - and health care companies are often the target hackers seek. An attack that took place in August on Community Health Systems Inc., the No. 2 publicly traded U.S. hospital group, compounded concern...
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In Focus: Two Latest Major Data Breaches
A lack of knowledge can, and often will, cause significant issues in the fight to combat cybercrime, especially as hackers work in an opportunistic fashion - identifying vulnerabilities and capitalizing on them. Many might believe that data breaches...
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Hackers can crash your printer, how to not let it happen to you
It's difficult getting into the mind of a cybercriminal, you never know how they're going to attack. Lately, they seem to be favoring phishing emails used to steal your credentials and ransomware that encrypts your critical files. Sometimes they get super creative so people don't see it coming. That's exactly what's happening now. Hackers have found a way to crash your printer, but you have the power to stop them. Is your printer secure? Security researchers at Trustwave say hackers have a...
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IT Managed Services Provider HaonTech.com, LLC Announces 3rd Annual FBI Cyber Crime ...
Teaneck-based IT managed service provider HaonTech.com, LLC announces FBI Cyber Crime Briefing for Healthcare executives and business owners on Hackers, Cyber Crime and The Dark Web - Protecting Your Business From Cybercriminals, Hackers and Breaches on Thursday December 19, 2019 at 12:30 pm. Attendees can register for this event http://www.CybersecurityEXPO.net . During this education seminar attendees will discover: The #1 security threat to your business that anti-virus, firewalls and...
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Apple launches bug bounty program
Apple launches bug bounty program - Now offering up to $1 million to hackers who can find security holes in Apple products - Includes Watch, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and iCloud
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CPD declines to pay ransom in data attack
Data at the Chadron Police Department was temporarily unavailable for a time recently, after the department was hit with a ransomware attack. Hackers accessed an old server with a vulnerable port connected to a copy machine about a month ago, said Police Chief Tim Lordino. “There was no data taken. All of our data was essentially corrupted or encrypted,” he said. The hackers demanded $20,000 in ransom to turn over a key to un-encrypt the data. “We chose not to pay it,” Lordino said. While...
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The Big Hack Attack
Rob is an advisor in Cincinnati at a firm with some half a billion in assets. He’s always thought his cybersecurity was pretty good and figured his firm would be a fairly unappealing target for thieves and hackers. Still, he decided to go one step further and get a penetration test—paying professional good-guy hackers to try to break into his company’s systems and test his weak spots. He felt confident. He had a brother who worked in IT security at a big company and felt he knew the risks...
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Part 2 - Hacking increasing by 1600%* - 6 issues impacting Data Security?
In this series of articles, we will cover a number of topics around security 1. What is really going on? 2. Why is this happening? 3. Who are they? 4. What are the different types of threats? 5. What can you do about it? Part 2 - Why is this happening and why is the security discussion different now? In the second part of the series, in this article, we cover the key 6 reasons this happening and why you should be looking at security differently. 1. Availability of Hacking Software - “There's...
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Russian hackers show why you need to change your office printer password
Microsoft is warning that a Russian group that was involved with the 2016 DNC hack is attacking corporate networks in a fresh attack against high-value targets. In a blog post (via ZDNet ), the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center says the Russian hacking group known as Strontium (perhaps more widely known as Fancy Bear ) is responsible for the new attack, which occurred in April. According to Microsoft, the attack went after "a VOIP phone, an office printer, and a video decoder," exploiting...
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Re: Part 2 - Hacking increasing by 1600%* - 6 issues impacting Data Security?
Wow! I had no idea that it was now so much more convenient to launch a malevolent attack on a company's IT infrastructure.
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Re: Part 2 - Hacking increasing by 1600%* - 6 issues impacting Data Security?
Anyone can be a hacker now
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80,000 printers are exposing their IPP port online
For years, security researchers have warned that every device left exposed online without being protected by a firewall is an attack surface. Hackers can deploy exploits to forcibly take control over the device, or they can just connect to the exposed port if no authentication is required. Devices hacked this way are often enslaved in malware botnets, or they serve as initial footholds and backdoors into larger corporate networks ( Russian hackers already use this technique ). However,...
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Hackers demand $7.5 million from Telecom Argentina
Telecom Argentina SA suffered a ransomware attack on July 18 and hackers have demanded a ransom of $7.5 million to unlock encrypted files, ZDNet reported. The attack, which is considered to be one of the biggest hacks in the country, caused extensive damage to the company's network. Read more.
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Cybersecurity Update
Cybersecurity Update Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden, Kanye West, Elon Musk and many other high profile people had their Twitter accounts hacked. o All their followers received a tweet trying to convince users to send in $1000 in bitcoin - The US National Security Agency is warning hospitals, universities and pharmaceutical companies that Russian hackers are attempting to steal COVID-19 research using email phishing and malware attacks. - Wells Fargo ordered all of its...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for August, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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Deloitte report on printer security
Deloitte report on printer security Estimates a 15% increase in sales of desktop printer/MFPs in 2020 due to increase in employees working from home and needing device to complete work o Many retail stores seeing massive increases in sales o Depletion of inventory of devices o 62% of US households had a printer/MFP before COVID-19 pandemic, so actual number is now much higher - Remote workers often do not use strong passwords - Commonly do not have latest firmware on device - Hackers could...
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Cybersecurity Updates
Cybersecurity Updates Cyber consulting firms are getting dragged into post-breach lawsuits, according to article published by Bloomberg Law. o Accenture Plc’s unit was compelled to provide info during recent suit filed against Marriott International o Was forced to turn over cybersecurity firm Mandiant’s report on a cloud hack in another case. o Class action lawyers claim it could provide “a vivid trail for liability” The feds report that in the month of October, 2020, over 2.1 million...
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Cybersecurity Updates
The FBI is reporting that pranksters are hacking into smart devices in the home, accessing the audio and video feeds from the devise (i.e. Alexa, smart TVs, etc.) and then contacting local law enforcement to report a fake crime Hacker than watches the live footage of police response This is called “swatting” Ticketmaster Corp. of New York agreed to pay $10 million to resolve charges stemming from insider-caused breach. Former employee Zeehsan Zaidi pled guilty to the incident T-Mobile Corp.,...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry January 11th, 2021
January 11th, 2021 MSP, MSSP and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...
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Computer hackers give tips in interview
Computer hackers give tips in interview article published by Digital Shadows Cybersecurity from discussions with black hat hackers on Dark Web “best country” to live in as a hacker is Russia “underappreciation and low wages” drives people to become hackers Russian police “will not care” if hacker is caught targeting U.S. If former Soviet Union nations are targeted then Russian police will “hunt you down” One tactic used to force company to pay ransom is to shame victim to pressure them into...
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Xerox has another data security issue
Xerox has another data security issue Securicon published report entitled; “Hackers Can Gain Active Directory Privileges Through Vulnerability In Xerox Printers” - Affects WorkCentre MFPs and color MFPs due to Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) vulnerability - Hackers can launch a pass-back attack, and then gain control over a customer’s network - Xerox published bulletin notifying customers of forthcoming patches to fix problem
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Tokyo Olympics becomes the latest victim of the Fujitsu hackers
Hackers have made away with data from the computers of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics , according to reports in the Japanese media. Kyodo News reports that the breach has affected over 150 people, all of whom had earlier participated in a cybersecurity drill ahead of next month’s Olympic Games. The leaked data included the names and affiliations of the individuals, who were linked with roughly one hundred organizations that are involved in hosting the sporting event. read...
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HP, Xerox & Samsung security issues
HP, Xerox & Samsung security issues Article published by ITPro magazine and The Digital Hacker magazine Reported on research conducted by University of Catania in Sicily, Italy “16 year old flaw haunts millions of HP, Xerox and Samsung printers” Regarding a collection of hacks labeled “Printjack” Vulnerabilities disclosed included: Attackers can send print jobs in an infinite loop until printer/MFP runs out of paper Intercept print jobs, to steal confidential information Remote code...
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Hackers attacking receipt printers
Hackers attacking receipt printers Vice magazine published report on new hacking activity Bad actors are hacking into receipt printers to force them to insert a pro-labor message on the receipts given to customers Messages are anti-work, pro-union and anti-capitalism in nature
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New Hack Hits Networks 100X Per Minute?
New Hack Hits Networks 100X Per Minute? Dozens of IT magazines reporting of new vulnerabilities being exploited by hackers Called “Log4Shell” or “Log4j”, the security vulnerability affects devices or solutions that use Java platform Apache Log4j is a Java-based logging tool that is used by many manufacturers/companies around the world, that has vulnerabilities recently discovered that hackers are taking advantage of Either through open source libraries or directly embedded in their software...
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Xerox has another security vulnerability
Xerox has another security vulnerability Several IT technology magazines, including NetSmart Technologies, notified customers of a vulnerability that can “brick the device”, making the Xerox printer or MFP unusable. - Hackers can send customers an infected document with a TIFF file that contain malware to lock updevice - Even when device is rebooted, still will not function - Apparently issue is resolved with new firmware
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Hackers attack fax boards in MFPs?
Hackers attack fax boards in MFPs? Article published in Information Security Buzz newsletter - Details how hackers can execute a “faxploit” - Fax lines are not protected by firewalls - Send malicious code across phone line which contain a script that runs on MFP and takes control - Then gain entry onto network to steal data and/or load malware
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Re: Hackers attack fax boards in MFPs?
... I am not sure how you can send malicious code across copper fax lines but there are a lot of devious thinking people out there trying to extort money. As more and more business switch from their traditional analog telephone systems to VOIP systems, traditional analog fax boards in copiers are experiencing more frequent connection problems. XM Fax offers a relaible fax over IP service.
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Cybersecurity
The U.S. federal government is warning organizations that cyberattacks will increase due to the war in Ukraine. Fed gov warns healthcare industry that hackers are using the “Log4j” vulnerability in devices (including some printers and MFPs) to infiltrate networks. The federal Office for Civil Rights (aka HIPAA police) reported that it is aware of 2,304,607 patients that had their PHI exposed in 1/2022 due to breaches. 58% of organizations that have been hit with ransomware have paid the...
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Hackers aim their sites at printers in Russia
Hackers aim their sites at printers in Russia T he infamous hacking group named “Anonymous” announced it is hacking into unsecured printers/MFPs in Russia Goal is to force the devices to print propaganda documents condemning the Russian attack on the country of Ukraine
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Hackers steal over $600 million from video game Axie Infinity's Ronin network
New York (CNN Business) The latest crypto hack has targeted a gaming-focused blockchain network that supports the popular video game Axie Infinity. Hackers made off with about $625 million worth of Ethereum and USDC, two cryptocurrencies, in one of the largest crypto hacks of all time. The hackers breached the Ronin Network, an independent and Ethereum-compatible blockchain developed by Axie Infinity publisher Sky Mavis. Axie Infinity co-founder Jeff Zirlin discussed the hack on stage during...
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Canon warns of possible security issue
Canon warns of possible security issue Potential security vulnerability in the RSA key generating process in the cryptographic library used by many Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFPs and printers as well as imagePRESS models Hackers could use to possibly decipher captured communications Firmware updates to resolve problem now available
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Ricoh warns of possible security issue
Ricoh warns of possible security issue Bulletin describes how some products may be impacted by new Spring4Shell security vulnerability Hackers could launch a RCE (remote code execution) on systems using Java Development Kit Stated investigation is ongoing
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Today's Hacked Update 8/31/2022
Two in three travel programs impacted by data breaches A sad reality is that any data point a consumer shares with a company in all likelihood eventually will be hacked , lost, leaked, ... Data Breaches That Have Happened in 2022 So Far - Updated List - Hacking group Lapsus$ claimed responsibility for the intrusion into Nvidia's systems. February 20. Credit Suisse Data Leak: Although this is ... Hackers filed thousands of CERB apps, made claims using real CRA accounts - Daily Hive Court...
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Today's Hacked!
September 19th, 2022 Uber Hacker Claims To Have Hacked Rockstar Games, Releases GTA 6 Videos - Forbes ........ Hot on the heels of the Uber hacking incident last week, someone claiming to be the hacker behind it now says Rockstar Games has been hacked . Can your iPhone be hacked ? What to know about iOS security | WeLiveSecurity ...... In this article, we'll look at some of the most common ways for malware to compromise iPhones, some warning signs your own phone may have been hacked , ...
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Canon admits another MFP/printer security issue
Canon admits another MFP/printer security issue Published bulletin to its dealers regarding a “buffer overflow vulnerability” in some of its laser printers and MFPs Hackers could use to execute arbitrary code and/or Denial-of-Service attacks Firmware apparently now available to fix vulnerability
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Today's Hacked!
HACKED! 2/13/2023 Hackers Aim at Crypto Wallets with Hacked Namecheap Phishing Emails ....Namecheap released its official statement regarding the hack on Sunday, confirming that its upstream system was abused to send out malicious ... L imassol company hacked for €339000 - Cyprus Mail .....The incident dates back to December 13, 2022, when the financial department of the company instructed lawyers to report to the police the hacking ... OneKey says it's fixed the flaw that got its hardware...