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Hackers Get Information for More than 76,000 From Lawrence General Hospital

Lawrence General Hospital is a private facility located in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The hospital is a non-profit organization and offers patients throughout the surrounding area a variety of services. A total of 189 beds are contained within the facility, and it maintains a staff of approximately 2,000 people while earning about $281 million in annual revenue. This large-scale hospital recently suffered from a serious cyber attack that exposed many of its patients.

Hack Your Way To Your Dream Job In Cyber Security

Part 1 – Top Tips for Job Applications Firstly this week, we’ll be addressing a question posed by one of our masterclass attendees: “I am currently studying cyber security and I would love to know what you look for in candidates?” This is a great question and the answer is critical in helping you get into cyber security – I’ll give you my top tips in the first part of our masterclass.

9 Cognitive Biases Hackers Exploit the Most

Hackers have become increasingly savvy at launching specialized attacks that target your users by tapping into their fears, hopes, and biases to get access to their data. Cybersecurity is not just a technological challenge, but increasingly a social and behavioral one. People, no matter their tech savviness, are often duped by social engineer scams, like CEO fraud, because of their familiarity and immediacy factors.

Psychological Warfare: How Hackers Exploit Your Sense of Security

Have you ever felt completely safe in the comfort of your own home, surrounded by loved ones? Cybercriminals know this feeling all too well, and they're using it to their advantage. In this eye-opening video, we delve into the world of psychological warfare in the realm of cybersecurity. We discuss how hackers are no longer interested in just stealing data or causing chaos - they want to get paid, and they're going after high-profile targets, including executives, politicians, and R&D leaders. We examine how hackers use it to gain leverage over their victims.

How to Make Your Hackathon Project Stand Out?

In the last few years we have seen a massive spike in the opportunities for individuals and companies to come together at hackathons. The general goal of these events is to create something new that has never been created before. The great part about hackathons is that they take a normal person and put them into a position where they can be creative and create some amazing ideas that could result in a lot of success.

The 443 Episode 230 - Successfully Prosecuting a Russian Hacker

On today's episode, we discuss a recent court case resulting in the succesful conviction of a Russian national tied to breaking in to several publicly traded US companies. We also cover the latest details on the ESXiArgs ransomware attacks that have been impacting organizations globally as well as the latest CISA alert on nation-state ransomware activity. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.

Cybercriminal convicted of $90 million SEC earning reports hack

The owner of a Russian penetration-testing company has been found guilty of being part of an elaborate scheme that netted $90 million after stealing SEC earning reports. For nearly three years, 42-year-old Vladislav Klyushin - the owner of Moscow-based cybersecurity firm M-13 - and his co-conspirators had hacked into two US-based filing agents used by publicly-traded American companies to file earning reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Negotiating With Hackers to Unlock Your Data - What You Need to Know!

Are you concerned about the recent ransomware attacks? Tune into this episode to gain valuable insight into the complexities of negotiating with a ransomware group. In this episode, I am joined by cyber security experts, Richard Cassidy and Oliver Rochford, to share their experiences and knowledge to help you understand the impact of ransomware and how best to respond to ransomware groups if you find yourself in that situation.