"It's something that you don't hear as much about, but the problem is pervasive" - Jay Kaplan, former Defense Department cyber-security expert It only took one shot for Russian hackers to infiltrate a Pentagon official's computer. The attack method however wasn't through email or an obvious file randomly accepted and downloaded. It was a Twitter post of a family-friendly vacation package deal. The Twitter post contained a link posted by a bot with promises of a family summer

"Cyber security firm Symantec Corp (SYMC.O) said on Monday it was "highly likely" a hacking group affiliated with North Korea was behind the WannaCry cyber attack this month that infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide and disrupted hospitals, banks and schools across the globe. Symantec researchers said they had found multiple instances of code that had been used both in the North Korea-linked group's previous activity and in early versions of WannaCry. In addition, t

The orange dots display the infection by WannaCrypt ransomware as recorded by MalwareTech.com "The biggest cyberattack the world has ever seen is still claiming victims and threatens to create even more havoc on Monday when people return to work. The attack is a virus that locks people out of their computer files until they pay a ransom to the hackers. Experts say the spread of the virus had been stymied by a security researcher in the U.K. Hackers have issued new versions of

Ransomware malware is appearing on computer networks around the globe but the origins currently remain unknown. This week one of the most severe ransomware attacks of 2017 wreaked havoc across the internet. Around the world compromised computers began displaying pop-up windows which informed that their files had been encrypted by a malware dubbed WannaCry. A payment of $300 in Bitcoins would have to be made or else the user risks losing their files permanently. The malware br

"Law firms have been victims of some of the most damaging hacks in recent history." - ABA Journal Law Firms have increasingly become major targets for cyber-attacks. Practices of all sizes are at risk as they handle many types of sensitive data yet are intimidated by applying necessary safe guards to secure it. Protecting data is the most critical step all law firms must enforce but many put it off assuming they'll never be targeted. These are the top 6 data breaches in recen