b'The Tech Cumulus December 2024. continued from Covergained access through systems unprotected bySynnovis (300 MillionHow To Protect Yourselfmultifactor authentication. The attack caused4 PatientInteractions)widespread downtime for health care institutionsYou cant stop companies from getting hacked. across the US and compromised data for many,What happened: In June, a UK pathology lab,However, you can prevent the situation from many Americans. UnitedHealth paid $22millionSynnovis, was attacked by a Russian ransomwareworsening for YOU by taking a few extra steps to to prevent data leaks, but another hackergang. The attack resulted in widespread outagesprotect your data. Heres what to do:group claimed to still have some of the stolenin health institutions across London. Reportedly, ChangeHealthcare data. Synnovis refused to pay the $50 million ransom. Review your health-related communications: With so many breaches Who is exposed: Estimated data exposure for one- Who is exposed: Past and existing patients in the UK. affecting health institutions this year, third of the American population (likely more). payattention to your statement of benefits Compromised data: 300 million patientand look for services you didnt receive. Compromised data: Payment information, Socialinteractions, including blood test results for HIVIfyou spot something fishy, tellyour Security numbers and medical data, including testand cancer, going back many years. health care provider and insurance results, diagnoses and images. companyrightaway.Snowflake (600 Million-Plus AT&T (Hacked TWICE) 5 Records And Growing) Freeze your credit: This will stop 3 criminals from opening a credit card or What happened: In March, hackers releasedWhat happened: In May, cloud data giantloaninyourname.data for more than 73 million past and existingSnowflake announced a system breach caused by stolen employee credentials. Hundreds ofUpdate your log-in credentials: If you know AT&T customers going back to 2019. Then, inmillions of customer records were stolen fromwhat accounts were hacked, change your July, datawas stolen from an AT&T account theSnowflake customers, including 560 million fromcredential, and also change the credentials company had with data giant Snowflake (more onTicketmaster, 79 million from Advance Auto Partsto major accounts like your bank. Set up that in a bit). Reportedly, AT&T paid a ransom to theand 30 million from TEG. alerts, too, so youre immediately aware of hackers to delete the data. However, if this data isany unusual activity.leaked, it could expose the data of anyone called byWho is exposed: Millions of customers from many AT&T customers, including noncustomers. of Snowflakes 165 corporate customers, includingBe wary of e-mails: After a breach, hackers those mentioned above, plus Neiman Marcus,access all kinds of information and Who is exposed: 110 million-plus past and currentSantander Bank, Los Angeles Unified Schoolmay use that to send fraudulent e-mails. customers and, potentially, noncustomers. District and many more. Slowdown, read carefully and verify Compromised data: Personal information, includingrequests before taking any action.Social Security numbers and phone numbers. Compromised data: Customer records.I DIDNT KNOWUNFORTUNATELY, THAT EXCUSE DOESNT REPLENISH YOUR BANKCartoon Of ACCOUNT, RESOLVE A DATA BREACH OR ERASE ANY FINES AND LAWSUITS.Its coming . TheMonthThat day a hacker steals critical data, rendering your office useless .That day whenyour bank account or credit card is compromised .Or that day whenyour customers private lives are uprooted .Cybercriminals and hackers are constantly inventing NEW ways to infiltrate your company, steal your assets and disrupt your life. The ONLY way to STOP THEM is this:You Must Constantly Educate Yourself On How To Protect Whats Yours!Now, for a limited time, we have the perfect way to help reduce your risk and keep you safe! Simply sign up to receive our FREE Cyber Security Tip of the Week. Well send these byte-sized quick-read tips to your e-mail inbox. Every tip is packed with a unique and up-to-date real-world solution that keeps you one step ahead of the bad guys. And because so few people know about these security secrets, every week youll learn something new!Ok, who set the thermostat to 33?!Get your FREE Cyber Security Tip of the Week at Kloud9IT.com/weeklysecuritytipTechnology That Works!216-393-24842'