Horror Stories – Magecart’s Malicious Skimming Campaign

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

In September, British Airways announced that 380,000 transactions were compromised during a breach that took place between August 21 and September 5. Fortunately, no travel or passport details were compromised, but payment information was obtained through digital skimming of the airline’s website and app. The UK’s National Crime Agency, National Cybersecurity Centre, and Information Commissioner’s Office are investigating this incident. This breach is being linked to Magecart, a threat group that…

Horror Stories – 5 Cities Victimized By Cyber Threats

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

Hospitals, airports, police departments, educational systems, court records, water services, payment portals, technology infrastructure – these cornerstones of the public sector are under attack every day from complex cyber threats. ICMA and Microsoft’s cybersecurity report claims that 44% of local governments are under attack daily. The FBI reports that over 4,000 ransomware attacks occur daily. This year, when the City of Atlanta was compromised by a ransomware attack, the nation…

Horror Stories: Timehop’s MFA Mishap

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

On July 4, 2018, Timehop, a self-proclaimed “daily nostalgia product,” discovered a data breach where up to 21 million users were impacted. Timehop is a memory-sharing app, enabling users to distribute posts from the past; Timehop connects to users’ social networks and photo storage apps – Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Dropbox, Google Photos, iCloud, etc. For them, this breach was a nightmare because of the nature of their services. When users…

Horror Stories: Facebook Fallout

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

In late September, Facebook gave a new security update, outlining a breach that has impacted 50 million users – Facebook’s largest breach ever. The social network has been under intense scrutiny this year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal and has been redirecting their security team since the departure of their chief security officer, Alex Stamos. With the midterm elections coming up, this massive breach couldn’t have come at a worse…

Horror Stories: Million Dollar Malware Losses

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

What would it feel like to show up to work and discover your organization has been hit by a malware attack? Servers, phones, email, backups – they’re all down. You must put business continuity training into action, contact your clients, contact your vendors, control the news cycle, and calm the nerves of your team. Becoming a victim of a malware attack is most executives’ cybersecurity nightmare, and one that became…