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Giant health insurer struck by ransomware didn't have antivirus protection

Malwarebytes

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), has confirmed that it was unprotected by antivirus software when it was attacked by the Medusa ransomware group in September. PhilHealth is the government owned and controlled corporation that provides universal health coverage in the Philippines. It was attacked on September 22, 2023.

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Wannacry, the hybrid malware that brought the world to its knees

Security Affairs

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. How did the contagion stop?

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Tax Identity Theft: A Comprehensive Guide

Identity IQ

Furthermore, identity thieves can take out personal loans, open credit card accounts, and commit other fraud crimes in your name. Social Engineering Identity thieves manipulate victims’ emotions to get them to compromise their personal information. This could mean an identity thief has opened new accounts in your name.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Breaking: Mars becomes the second planet that has more computers running Linux than Windows.

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Spam and phishing in 2021

SecureList

The subject of investments gained significant relevance in 2021, with banks and other organizations actively promoting investment and brokerage accounts. Hurry up and lose your account: phishing in the corporate sector. How to make an unprofitable investment with no return. Phishers used various ploys related to COVID-19.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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