Tyler Technologies

Governnment Software Vendor Tyler Technologies Announces Breach

Tyler Technologies, a software and technology provider for U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies, announced that its internal systems were hacked last week.  The...
2020 census

2020 Census Outreach Runs Counter to Cybersecurity Best Practices

Distracted by a pandemic, historic social unrest, a general election, fire tornados and murder hornets, the Trump administration seems intent on handing Republicans a...
Referee data breach

Data of 540,000 Sports Referees, League Officials Compromised

The personal information of 540,000 sports referees, league officials, and school representatives has been compromised following a ransomware attack targeting a software vendor for...

Protecting Against Identity Theft – Third Certainty #29

When it comes to preventing identity theft, the key is making yourself a more difficult target for scammers and thieves. In the latest Third...
phishing

Phishing Campaign Pretends to be Phishing Training Reminder

A phishing campaign is targeting employees with phony email reminders for cybersecurity and phishing awareness training.  In a clever spin on more widely known phishing...
Chinese hacking

Chinese Government Affiliated Hackers Targeting Government Agencies

Hackers affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) are actively targeting U.S. Government agencies, according to the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...

Protecting Your Social Security Number – Third Certainty #28

1099 employees and contractors are especially vulnerable to having their Social Security numbers compromised. In the latest episode of Third Certainty, Adam Levin explains...
Cybersecurity companies exposed on the Dark Web

97% of Cybersecurity Companies Exposed on the Dark Web in 2020

97 percent of major cybersecurity companies have had potentially sensitive data compromised and made available on the dark web, according to a recent report. In...
stolen gamer accounts

Hacked Online Gaming Accounts a Major Cybercrime Market

The market for compromised or breached online gaming accounts has ballooned into a multi-million dollar industry, with some hackers reportedly making up to $25,000...
Hartford ransomware

Ransomware Hits City of Hartford, Cancels First Day of School

The city of Hartford, Connecticut’s capital, was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted many of its critical systems and caused the city’s first...