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UofL cybersecurity expert says size of Norton Healthcare made it a target for hackers | News
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The “cyber event” that ended with several systems being taken offline across North Healthcare properties earlier this week came as no surprise to Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, director of the cybersecurity lab at the University of Louisville.
The more people who could potentially click on a dangerous link, Yampolskiy said, the easier it is to invite hackers into your systems.
“You have more employees, more people to click yes on weird things,” he said of Norton. “That’s just makes you an easier target, and your size allows you to pay more in cryptocurrencies. So I’m not surprised. I expected exactly that.”
Norton continues to evaluate its computer systems after the hacked. The hospital said Tuesday it got a suspicious message and took several systems offline as a precaution. MyChart services were partially restored Wednesday, and Norton has offered no explanation or details outside of the following written statement:
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Norton Password Manager Hack Results in Huge Security Breach for Users!
Editorial Note – Parent company Gen Digital has reached out to us just to confirm that the issue is 100% entirely contained within Norton Password Manager and we would like to clarify, just in case of any ambiguity, that this article bears no reflection on Gen Digital’s other online security interests.
It is, of course, good security practice to have a complex password for your various online accounts. – With this in mind, however, the downside to this is that a good password is typically very difficult to remember. As such, password management software has become rather popular in recent years as effectively representing a one-stop secure depository for all your log-in information.
If you did, however, happen to use Norton Password Manager, then be warned! – Following a report via BleepingComputer, parent company Gen Digital has confirmed a huge security breach which has effectively seen every single user account, at least for a pretty period of time, potentially compromised!
And yes, I think this is what they call irony…
Norton Password Manager Users Warned Data Has Been Compromised!
According to the report, unknown person/s managed to obtain highly sensitive log-in information for Norton Password Manager via the Dark Web which, in basic terms, gave them ‘admin’ level access to the service. Through this, they could literally view and access any account, and yes, this includes the saved log-in information.
Now, admittedly, from an individual level, the chances that you have been affected by this breach are very slim. With that being said though, is this really a risk you would want to take? – Just when you thought this couldn’t get any more alarming, however, it would appear that this breach occurred over 6 weeks ago, and with it only just now being publically disclosed, that doesn’t exactly do much to help the reputation of Norton Password Manager nor its user base!
Put simply though, if you happen to use this product to manage your online security, expect an email at pretty much any moment detailing the breach. – For the interim, however, I would strongly advise you to access all the accounts you store on there and ensure you have,…