The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Issues Advice on Ransomware
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University has released a blog post on best practices for preventing and responding to ransomware. This common malware captures, encrypts, and holds your data to extort a ransom. SEI’s top recommendation to thwart ransomware attacks is to back up your important files regularly. US-CERT recommends that users […]
Suspicious Activities on Hotels.com User Accounts
I recently received an email from Hotels.com stating an unauthorized user may have accessed user’s accounts and are urging customers to change their password. Read the actual email below. “We are writing to make you aware of recent activity involving Hotels.com accounts that leads us to believe that some of your personal information, including your […]
Kmart Stores Battling Malware-Based Security Breach of its Store Credit Card Processing Systems. Again...
An article by Brian Krebs from KrebsonSecurity.com: For the second time in less than three years, Kmart Stores is battling a malware-based security breach of its store credit card processing systems. Last week I began hearing from smaller banks and credit unions who said they strongly suspected another card breach at Kmart. Some of those institutions received […]