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Cyber attacks increasing. We want to help you BEFORE they get you.

REMEMBER: Don’t respond to calls, texts and emails you are not familiar with. Don’t click on links frivolously. Practice good cyber hygiene.

Meanwhile … if you use any of these businesses, look up cybersecurity news on Ticketmaster, TeamViewer, HubSpot, Microsoft, Prudential and banks. PLUS, US Supreme Court ruling will likely cause cyber regulation chaos

📰 Headline Highlights 📰

• Parents struggle to get care after cyberattack on Chicago children’s hospital

• Hackers exploit critical D-Link DIR-859 router flaw to steal passwords

• Prudential Data Breach Victim Count Soars to 2.5M

• Indonesia's communications minister faces pressure to resign following cyberattack

• CDK Global says all dealers will be back online by Thursday

• HubSpot accounts breach under investigation

• Japanese anime and gaming giant admits data leak following ransomware attack

• Police allege 'evil twin' of in-flight Wi-Fi used to steal passenger's credentials

• Fintech company Affirm says Evolve Bank attack exposed customer info

In other news, Antibot4Navalny: 'We dig deeper to explain what disinformation is trying to do'

MUST READ: US businesses struggle to obtain cyber insurance, lawmakers are told

🤷‍♀️ What now?

We’re here for you even if you fall victim to any cyber attacks

Turn on your MFA, make sure your passwords are super long, but whatever precautions you take, don’t forget to backup, backup, backup. If you’re not sure what to do, contact Hexagon Center for help.

Hot Tip: AAA members get free Essential service from ProtectMyID.

LOOK OUT: Cyber Workforce Numbers Rise for Larger Organizations

We cannot impress people enough that we cannot keep feeding into the growth of ransomware attacks by allowing people to pay ransom. If you ever find yourself in this situation, call Hexagon Center hotline!

‘I don’t see it happening’: CISA chief dismisses ban on ransomware payments 

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Glossary/Legend:

• Cyber hygiene, or cybersecurity hygiene - the practices and procedures that individuals and organizations use to maintain the health and security resilience of their systems, devices, networks, and data. The main goal of cyber hygiene is to keep sensitive data secure and protected from cyber-attacks and theft.

• MFA (Multi-factor authentication or 2FA or 2-Factor Authentication) - a multi-step or 2-step account login process that requires users to enter more information than just one.

• Cyber Attackers and Cyber Predators - these terms refer to people who use any kind of technology, including cell phones, to prey on us.

• Ransomware - a type of malware that prevents a victim from accessing their files, devices, systems, or data by encrypting or locking them. The attacker will only make the data accessible again after receiving a ransom payment.

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