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Arizona Medical Practice Completely Loses EHR System in Ransomware Attack
Desert Wells Family Medicine, a local Arizona medical practice, recently permanently lost its electronic health record system (EHR) due to a cyber-attack (reference). The worst
Another Improper Hard Drive Disposal Leads to 100k Health Record Breach – Here Are Our Takeaways
Recently, personal data was leaked from over 100,000 patients at HealthReach Community Health Centers in Maine. How did this happen? Simple: by improper disposal of
Florida-Woman Fired, Causes $100K in IT Damage Due to Bad Off-Boarding Process
It continues to be a hot topic that we’ve touched on before on our blog and social media: the idea that current and former employees
New Attack Asks Employees To Infect Work Computers for a Cut of the Ransom
Ransomware attacks are on the rise and as prevalent as ever. As they steamroll ahead, with cybersecurity teams and the government trying to stay one
1 in 4 Ex-employees Can Login to Past Employers Due to Shared Passwords
Believe it or not, many former employees can still access their old work accounts due to poor password practices by businesses nationwide. It’s an all-too-common
PrintNightmare – New Critical Windows Printer Spooler Vulnerability
As if printers weren’t already hell for IT, a new vulnerability has been disclosed on 6/29, and it affects all modern Windows devices with the
What We Can Learn from the City of Kingman’s Criminal Cyberattack
A massive cyberattack targeted the Arizona City of Kingman’s technology infrastructure in early March. While categorized by officials as a “criminal cyberattack”, it was noted
Beware: Your Text Messages Could Be Rerouted to Hackers for as Little as $16
A nasty new attack has recently come to light thanks to Motherboard/Vice: attackers silently redirecting your text messages so they can compromise your two-factor accounts
59% of Buyers are Likely to Avoid Companies that Suffered from a Cyberattack in the Past Year
In the ever-changing and competitive marketplace (Thank you global pandemic!), gaining and maintaining buyers for your products or services is more challenging than ever. We
