Cybercriminals Exploit AI Hype to Spread Ransomware
AI adoption is booming—but so is cybercrime. Programs disguised as popular AI tools that contain malware are being planted by…
Healthcare Data Breaches Soar, HIPAA Risks Mount
In an article titled Healthcare Data Breach Statistics, HIPAA Journal revealed that 2024 saw the single largest healthcare data breach…
Worcester Student Pleads Guilty to Massive School Data Breach
A 19-year-old from Massachusetts has pled guilty to being behind last year’s PowerSchool data breach, which affected 18,476 Massachusetts residents,…
Direct iT President and CEO David Javaheri presenting on the same stage as the ‘Sharks’ to an audience of over 1,300 small business owners
In April, Direct iT President and CEO David Javaheri flew out to a cybersecurity conference to present on the same…
FBI Warns of Toll Smishing Scam
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued an alert regarding a smishing scam impersonating road toll services. Smishing,…
Massachusetts Residents Targeted in Massive Identity Fraud Scheme
According to a blog post on their website, Socure, a “leading provider of AI-powered digital identity verification and fraud prevention…