by Proteon | Jul 19, 2024 | Asia, Banking, Blogs, Emerging Threats and Trends, Europe, Government services, Healthcare, Information security, Japan, Netherlands, News, North America, Transportation, United Kingdom, United States
There’s been a global computer outage in the morning of July 19. It looks like the problem started when Windows users ran an update for their computers. After the computer updates, it shows a blue screen with an error message. The problem appears to be a flaw in...
by Proteon | Jul 15, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Digital providers, United States
AT&T recently disclosed that it paid a hacker over $370,000 to delete stolen customer data following an April data breach. This incident exposed the call and text records of nearly all AT&T customers, including phone numbers and call counts. After the breach,...
by Proteon | Jul 5, 2024 | Blogs, Data breaches and hacks, Europe, Managers of ICT services, Netherlands, News, Partners, Products
Contents Do you know your vendor’s vendor? Impact Prevention Proteon to the rescue Do you know your vendor’s vendor? It’s a scary thought, but it’s true: no one is safe in terms of cyber security. Any company could become a target, including us...
by Proteon | Jun 25, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Digital providers, News, Security Operations and Incident Management
On June 24th, 2024, Wordfence reported a concerning discovery: multiple WordPress plugins were injected with malicious code. Wordfence’s investigation revealed that several plugins, including Social Warfare and Blaze Widget, were compromised. These plugins are...
by Proteon | Jun 18, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Digital providers, News, North America, Security Operations and Incident Management, United States
Blackbaud, a provider of fundraising software, has agreed to a $6.75 million settlement with the California Attorney General’s Office to resolve claims stemming from inadequate security practices that led to a ransomware attack and subsequent data breach in May 2020....
by Proteon | Jun 5, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Europe, Healthcare, News, Security Operations and Incident Management, United Kingdom
BBC reports Russian cyber criminals are responsible for the recent cyber attack that severely disrupted several major London hospitals, according to Ciaran Martin, the former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre. The attack targeted Synnovis, a...