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A new ransomware attack has been reported and has spread at the rate of nearly 2 million emails per hour. The ransomware attack has hit more than 20 million email addresses. The emails are claiming to be from a company called Herbalife, or some variants of the email also claim that a copier needs to be delivered. Researchers have determined that the attackers are using a single identifier, meaning that victims who pay the ransom will NOT have their files decrypted.

You have the right to get a FREE credit report from each of the 3 credit bureaus once a year. We recommend at the very least you sign up for credit monitoring and if you have extra $ to spare we would recommend you pay for dark web monitoring as well. We recommend the following 2 companies for credit monitoring, identity theft and dark web monitoring: Experian or Lifelock (who is currently offering a risk-free 60 day trial). It is imperative that you be vigilant and thoroughly check all financial statements and get your free credit report every 4 months from 1 of the 3 credit bureaus and review it at length.

You might not think this is a big deal because you don’t plan on wasting your time or money to contact your attorney and look into this action, however a class action suit has already been filed. While this isn’t a long term solution, and it does take some time to contact all 3 bureaus, this is a viable option for now until we get more information in the coming days/weeks/months. ” is that Equifax has setup a website for people to check to see if their information was compromised and to provide them with free credit monitoring to help thwart identity theft attempts. To further protect yourself, you could also enroll in a dark web monitoring service which would watch for your personal information to appear on the dark web.

Time is running out On March 1, 2017, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) enacted new cybersecurity regulations for Financial Services Organizations. The new regulations not only affect Financial Services Organizations that reside in the state of New York, but also any Financial Services Organizations that are doing business in the state. The new rules require such organizations to regularly assess their online risks, implement a thorough cybersecurity plan, and evaluate risks that may arise from partnering with a third-party vendor. Affected organizations include, but are not limited to, Private, Foreign or State-Chartered Banks, Lenders, Insurance Companies and Mortgage Companies If you need to get certified for compliance, or want to obtain a free checklist of items required for compliance, please contact us by filling out the form here and one of our cybersecurity team members will get back to you within 24 hours.