The cyber security newsletter from Protect Now Partner and Head of Training Robert Siciliano hit a milestone of 10,000! subscribers on LinkedIn on July 17, 2023. Subscriptions for the newsletter grew exponentially as the 10,000-reader threshold neared. In addition to LinkedIn, the CSI Cyber Security Newsletter is available via email subscription, with past issues posted to the Protect…
Stolen ChatGPT conversations have been found on the Dark Web, according to Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB. The theft and publication of ChatGPT conversations reveals a danger about the software that many users may not know. According to Group-IB’s data, nearly 27,000 ChatGPT conversations were offered for sale on the Dark Web in May 2023. The…
Dozens of global businesses may have been impacted by the MoveIt hack, a cyber attack on a third-party data-transfer provider that has potentially exposed the sensitive personal information of millions of people in the United States alone. Here is what businesses and individuals should know about the hack and how they should respond. The MoveIt…
The phone rings at the desk of a new employee. The boss is on the line. He says he’s having trouble reaching staff, and he needs several hundred dollars of gift cards to give to a client. He asks the employee to buy the cards, then call him back with the serial numbers. A shipping…
Pretexting attacks, many launched through Business Email Compromise (BEC), have nearly doubled in 2023 according to the Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report. First, the costs: Based on 16,312 data security investigations that found 5,199 confirmed breaches in the past year, Verizon determined that 74% of all breaches involved human actions, and 97% of breaches…
The new FTC Safeguards Rule goes into effect on June 9. Everyone in the real estate industry needs to take note of this and evaluate their need for compliance. Failure to comply can result in fines up to $43,972 per day. There is an above-average chance that your real estate business will be subject to…
Google has announced a new Inactive Account Policy that every business owner needs to understand. From their update: Starting later this year, if a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least 2 years, we may delete the account and its contents – including content within Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive,…
SEO poisoning is a new tactic that scammers use to steal credentials. It can be difficult to detect, and it can harm the reputation of your business if scammers attempt to spoof your identity. What Is SEO Poisoning? SEO poisoning is a type of phishing attack. Cyber criminals create a fake version of a website…
Lawsuits relating to cyber security incidents are on the rise, according to the 9th Annual Data Security Incident Response Report published by law firm BakerHostetler. For 2022, there were 42 lawsuits filed from 494 incidents that led to individual notifications, including 4 lawsuits filed in cases where fewer than 1,000 people were impacted by a…
A new method is out for distributing BumbleBee malware: Google Ads. Researchers at Secureworks discovered Google Ads campaigns and downloads promoted through high-ranking sites in Google Organic Search that included malware along with downloads of popular software, including Zoom and ChatGPT. Employees who search for installation packages for popular programs may come across these downloads…
