Protecting Your Digital Future
FBI Warns of Scattered Spider’s Expanding Attacks on Airlines Using Social Engineering
The FBI has put the aviation world on notice: Scattered Spider, the same crew that paralyzed casinos last year, is now infiltrating airline networks by fooling help-desk agents into approving fraudulent multi-factor-authentication changes. How the intrusions unfold Attackers pose as pilots,...
16 Billion Passwords Exposed: The Biggest Credential Leak on Record?
Cybernews has confirmed the 16 billion passwords breach, The cybersecurity landscape is grappling with what experts are now calling the largest credential exposure event on record. A trove of over 30 newly surfaced databases, primarily sourced from advanced infostealer malware such as RedLine,...
Single Domain vs Full Domain Profile Scans: A New Frontier in Breached Identity Intelligence
Beyond the Single Domain Scan When it comes to protecting your organization from data breaches, what you scan is just as important as how you scan it. Many companies still follow the industry-standard approach of monitoring only their primary email domain for exposed credentials on the dark...
Cybersecurity and It’s Impact on Startups: Keeping your Business Safe in the Digital Age
As technology advances, the risk of cyber threats continues to increase, making cybersecurity more crucial than ever for startups. Hackers are always looking for new ways to access confidential information, and startups are a prime target due to their lack of resources and limited...
The Ledger Database Leak Exposes 272,854 User’s Personal Information
Ledger's database that stores the personal information of thousands of customers has just been published for the whole world to see. Ledger is the largest cryptocurrency hardware wallet company that allows users to manage, store, and sell cryptocurrency. This recent leak of information is the...
Top Online Scams To Watch Out For
We all may know the classic scams like the Nigerian prince asking for money or the window that pops up saying you won $100 dollars. While those scams are certainly still around, cybercriminals are coming up with even more sophisticated scams. As the...
Cyber Threats Increase due to COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic rages, another pandemic is taking advantage of the public: cybercrime. Picture this: thousands, if not millions of workers set up on secure wireless connections at work are now sent home. They went home to a network that may or may not be secure. They went home to a...
Best Practices for Password Security
Passwords are your first line of defense in protecting your private data as compromised credentials are responsible for 81% of hacking-related breaches. The importance of having a secure password is the difference between being hacked in seconds or not at all. Hackers are increasingly finding...
HEROIC.com presents at the first #BPNLDN London Blockchain Event
With its status as one of the top upcoming ICO's, HEROIC.com was invited as the first company to present and kick-off a great future with the new #BPNLDN. #BPNLDN is a new ICO-oriented blockchain event in London where the attendees are able to connect with ICO Founders face-to-face and ask...
Cyberterrorism Is Becoming Everyone’s Nightmare
Hackers are terrorists! Don’t believe me? The definition of a terrorist, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. Merriam-Webster defines terrorism as the systematic use of terror...
Humans Suck At Cybersecurity
As businesses continue to spend upwards of $120 billion on advanced cybersecurity solutions each year ($170 billion projected to be spent by the year 2020) to protect information and sensitive data, it becomes increasingly more disappointing to see how many breaches and leaks are reported in...
Credential Stuffing: The Threat Your Company Should Be Watching
Credential stuffing is a popular method of cyber attack that may be affecting your company without you ever being aware of it. As the culprit of large data hacks, like Yahoo, who won the title of both being victim of the first and second largest credential spills ever reported, credential...
HEROIC Launches EPIC, an Enterprise Cybersecurity Solution to Protect Organizations from Credential Stuffing Attacks
HEROIC.com Launches EPIC, an Enterprise Cybersecurity Solution to Protect Organizations from Credential Stuffing Attacks EPIC (Enterprise Protection of Information and Credentials) helps organizations pinpoint and stop vulnerabilities created by stolen employee and customer login credentials...
Safe Internet Use Tips for Safer Internet Day
There’s a real reason behind the formation of Safer Internet Day. To be blunt, it’s because too many people think they’re immune to cyber threats. Turns out, all of us are targets and any bit of our personal information is useful for a hacker or scammer to figure out how to steal from us. Read these important tips to increase your online safety.
Our Message on Cybersecurity and LeakedSource
As events continue to unfold in the world of cybersecurity, we felt it necessary to share our thoughts and views on the ever-changing landscape of data breach monitoring. It’s a relatively new concept that is seen as controversial, dangerous and in some instances, helpful and protective. The...
How to Protect Yourself From Cyber Threats This Holiday Season
Only a few weeks away, the holiday spending frenzy is quickly approaching. According to the National Retail Federation, over 56% of American consumers will shop online for the holidays. Adobe predicts Americans will spend over $91 billion this year – an increase of 11% from 2015.
Yahoo Announces Hack of 500 Million Users — The Largest Hack in History
Yesterday, Yahoo announced to the world that 500 million customer credentials were hacked back in 2014 -- making it the largest hack in history. The announcement comes after a renowned hacker named “Peace” said that he was selling a Yahoo database of over 200 million credentials back in August for just over $1,800.
Over 33 Million QIP.ru Accounts Hacked
Today, HEROIC obtained and validated a data breach of over 33 million accounts associated with Russian instant messaging platform QIP.RU.
68 Million Dropbox User Accounts Hacked and Released to the Internet
68 Million Dropbox User Accounts Hacked and Released to the Internet Cloud storage platform falls victim to data breach hackers. Today, HEROIC.com obtained and validated a data breach of over 68 million accounts associated with online cloud storage platform Dropbox. The 5GB database containing...
100 Million Accounts Hacked on Russia’s Largest Social Networking Site VK.com
HEROIC validated today a data breach of over 100 million accounts hacked associated with Russia’s largest social networking site VK.com (formerly known as VKontakte).
Time to Increase Your Email Security
As of May 4th, 2016, over 272 million Gmail, Microsoft and Yahoo email logins have been stolen and are being distributed across the internet. Learn how to increase the email security of each of these platforms today!
Encrypt Phone, Avoid Cyber Crime
Your smartphone is the quickest way for nefarious human beings to get ahold of your most sensitive information such as social security number and credit cards. Encrypt your phone to protect yourself from cyber crime and identity theft.
How iPhone Encryption May Affect Your Security
Encryption stores your phone’s data in an unreadable, seemingly scrambled form which becomes nearly impossible to access without an encryption PIN or password. Companies often require encryption on company smartphones to help protect their data from corporate espionage and hackers.
Tech Conference Attendees Vote HEROIC People’s Choice Winner
HEROIC, the leading provider of next-generation consumer cybersecurity, today was voted as the 2016 Tech 10 People’s Choice award winner at Utah Valley’s Big Business and Technology Conference.
Internet Safety Tips to Avoid Hackers and Identity Theft
The number of hacking incidents and personal records stolen every year are increasing and it's our responsibility as consumers to take charge of our own cybersecurity. Try these simple internet safety tips today.
HEROIC Founder Named Among Utah Business’ Forty Under 40
HEROIC today announced that Chad Bennett, Founder and CEO, was recognized as one of this year’s Utah Business’ Forty Under 40 professionals at The Grand America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City.
HEROIC Founder & CEO Named Peak 100 Award Winner
HEROIC today announced that Chad Bennett, Founder and CEO, was recognized as one of this year’s Peak 100 award winners.
Dealing with Cyberbullying
With more and more young people having access to digital communication platforms such as text, instant messaging and social media, bullying has become a 24 hour, digital problem. Dealing with cyberbullying requires learning how to prevent it, how to spot it and how to stop it.
9 Tips for Avoiding Cyber Attacks this New Year
The holiday season is the busiest time for online retailers and their customers. In 2013, Americans spent over $263 billion shopping online. In 2016, that amount is expected to balloon over $320 billion. Without a doubt, Americans are shopping less at physical locations and more online, making them more vulnerable than ever to hacks, cyber attacks and malicious threats.
How Hackers Can Take Over Your Home Computer
Hackers can take over a persons computer very easily. Read one account of what they did to access a persons computer and what kind of information they were able to access once they got in.
Four Tips for Safe Online Shopping
With the holiday season right around the corner, many of us will use the internet to find presents. At the same time though, cyber criminals will use the internet to find you! This time of year, online attackers are in full force and we all need to play it safe. Follow these four safe online shopping tips.
Preparing for the New War Against Cyber Terrorism
Although physical terrorism has been at the forefront of our national attention and military action, a new form of terrorism has emerged; one that can take place online from a computer thousands of miles away, but still have an enormous impact on our security.
The Basics of Cybersecurity
The news these days seems to be replete each week with stories of additional companies falling victim to being “hacked”, with their internal information being damaged or stolen. In fact, in the past two years, millions of personal records have been stolen.
What Is Malware, and How Can I Avoid It?
We’ve all seen them, those annoying pop-up windows that comes flying in from the corner of our computer screens. They’re annoying. They’re ugly. But in many cases, they’re more than just a pestering pop-up. In many instances, those little windows are an attempt to infiltrate your computer’s system and ultimately crash it with some form of malware.
HEROIC Named Top 10 Startups to Watch
HEROIC, the leading provider of next-generation consumer cybersecurity, today was named as the #7 Startup to Watch on Utah Valley 360’s Startups to Watch: 2015 list.
HEROIC Lands #14 Spot on List for Promising Companies
Provo, UT – September 1, 2015 – HEROIC today announced that the company has been awarded the #14 spot in the Utah Valley Entrepreneur Forum’s (UVEF) annual Top 25 Under 5.
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