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- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review: Threat actors access government email, USB drive attacks spiking, cloud environment breaches
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, July 10-14, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, Yaron Levi, CISO, Dolby Thanks to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesUSB malware spikes, Honeywell, Rockwell vulnerabilities, ransomware remains profitable
USB drive malware attacks spiking again in first half of 2023 Users of Honeywell Experion DCS platforms urged to patch 9 vulnerabilities immediately Ransomware…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNATO cyber pledges, tax prep data shared, a decrease in crypto crime
What we know about NATO cyber pledges Tax prep companies "recklessly" shared data Report finds decrease in crypto crime Thanks to this week's episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSilk Road advisor sentenced, HCA Health data breach, Google hit with AI tool training lawsuit
Silk Road's senior advisor sentenced to 20 years in prison 11 million HCA patients impacted by data breach Google hit with lawsuit alleging it stole user data…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJumpCloud resets API keys, Genesis Market for sale, an EU-US data transfer agreement
JumpCloud resets customer API keys Would you be interested in a slightly used dark web market? US and EU agree on new data transfer agreement Thanks to this…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesBigHead Windows ransomware, RedEnergy targets utilities. more MOVEIt problems
New 'Big Head' ransomware displays fake Windows update alert RedEnergy stealer-as-a-ransomware threat targeting energy and telecom sectors Three new MOVEit…
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Week in Review: TSMC supplier attacked, cardiac device warning, hospital ransomware increasing
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, July 3-7, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Hadas Cassorla, CISO, M1…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesShell MOVEit breach, Pepsi bottler breach, INTERPOL nabs OPERA1ER
Shell confirms MOVEit-related breach after ransomware group leaks data 28,000 impacted by data breach at Pepsi Bottling Ventures INTERPOL nabs hacking crew…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJapanese port hit with ransomware, EU court orders Meta data changes, White House can't contact social companies
Japan's major port hit with ransomware European court orders changes to Meta's data practices Injunction restricts White House contact with social media…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesBlackCat pushes CobaltStrike, cardiac device warning, unpatched Fortigate firewalls
BlackCat ransomware pushes Cobalt Strike via WinSCP search ads CISA issues warning for cardiac device system vulnerability 330,000 FortiGate firewalls still…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSemiconductor giant attacked, State websites hacked, Russian Telecom infiltrated
Semiconductor giant says IT supplier was attacked, LockBit makes related claims Several US states investigating 'SiegedSec' hacking campaign Russian telecom…
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Week in Review: SolarWinds CISO blamed, Military smartwatch mystery, submarine cable risk
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 26-30, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Cassio Goldschmidt, CISO…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSolarWinds CISOs blamed, ThirdEye Windows malware, Government extends canary
SEC notice to SolarWinds CISO and CFO roils cybersecurity industry Newly uncovered ThirdEye Windows-based malware steals sensitive data Cyber Command to expand…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesFederal networks fail CISA rules, US AI chip bans, MOVEit victims grow
Federal network devices fail CISA requirements US considering more AI chip export bans The scope of MOVEit vulnerability Thanks to today's episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOver 6,500 arrested since EncroChat hack, Third-party vendor hack exposes American and Southwest data, Microsoft service outage woes continue
Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Over provisioned users could expose your organization's most sensitive data. Just a single attack on one of those…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMonopoly darknet charges, Activision Blizzard DDoS, 5G aircraft deadline
Monopoly darknet operator charged Activision Blizzard games hit with DDoS 5G deadline could impact flights Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Are you…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesCISA adds vulnerabilities, mysterious military smartwatches, more Office problems
CISA adds 6 flaws to known exploited vulnerabilities catalog US military personnel report receiving smartwatches in the mail Microsoft 365 users new Outlook…
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Week in Review: Microsoft confirms cyberattack, more MOVEit damage, reddit hit with ransomware
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 19-23, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Janet Heins, CISO…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesCanadian breaches increase, new China backdoor, kinetic warfare threat
Cybersecurity breaches more than double among Canadian businesses Experienced China-based hacking group has new backdoor tool Cyberattacks on OT, ICS lay…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDoJ targets nation-state actors, Apple fixes Triangulation zero-day, Schumer unveils strategy to regulate AI
New DoJ cyber prosecution team will go after nation-state threat actors Apple fixes zero-days used to deploy Triangulation spyware Schumer unveils strategy to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesRorschach ransomware, Australian government data leak, security market outpaces tech
Rorschach ransomware takes the speed crown Data leak impacts Australian government Cyber security market growth outpaces tech sector Thanks to today's episode…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesReddit's ransom, UK shuffles cyber chief, Binance reaches SEC deal
Reddit hit with ransom demand UK's cyber chief moves on to organized crime Binance reaches deal with the SEC Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Wing Security…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMicrosoft's June cyberattacks, third MOVEit vulnerability, US Clop bounty
Microsoft says early June service outages were cyberattacks Third MOVEit vulnerability raises alarms as US Agriculture Department says it may be impacted US…
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Week in Review: Microsoft banking warning, undetectable BatCloak malware, more MOVEit vulnerabilities
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 12-16, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, Phil Beyer, former Head of…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesUS federal agencies affected by MOVEit breach, Pentagon leak suspect indicted, Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate nabbed
US federal agencies affected by MOVEit vulnerability Pentagon leak suspect indicted by a federal grand jury Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate nabbed…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesChina ESXi exploit, WooCommerce vulnerability, Lockbit ransom report
China-linked APT group spotted exploiting a VMware ESXi zero-day Hundreds of thousands of ecommerce sites impacted by critical plugin vulnerability 7-Nation…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesAmazon server outage, Fortinet zero-day exploited, US intelligence buys personal data
Amazon server outage broke fast food apps among other things Update: Fortinet warns of possible zero-day exploited in limited attacks US intelligence confirms…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesFortigate firewall flaw, BatCloak's undetectable malware, Swiss government cyberattacks
Critical RCE flaw discovered in Fortinet FortiGate firewalls BatCloak engine makes malware fully undetectable Swiss Government targeted by series of…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesFaked journalist hack, Strava leaks locations, Reddit API protests
Faked crypto journalists steal real crypto Strava heat maps leak addresses API changes lead to Reddit protests Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor…
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Week in Review: Hipponen's malware warning, outwitting hackers, Clop's MoveIt attack
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 5-9, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Joshua Scott, Head of Security…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesPowerDrop targets Defense, YKK zipper attacked, Barracuda urges replacement
New PowerDrop malware targets U.S. aerospace defense industry Zipper giant YKK confirms cyberattack targeted U.S. networks Barracuda urges customers to replace…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesGoogle email authentication, SEC data breaches, Clop asks victims to email
Google improves brand email authentication SEC drops cases due to data protection failures Clop asks victims to contact it for a ransom Thanks to this week's…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMicrosoft $20M COPPA settlement, Hactivists take credit for Outlook.com outages, SEC accuses Coinbase of breaking US regulations
Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSatellite hacking, Atomic Wallet breach, SEC sues Binance
Satellite hacking at DEF CON Atomic Wallet investigating losses SEC sues Binance Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSwitzerland Xplain attack, BlackSuit resembles Royal, Microsoft retires Cortana
Xplain hack impacts Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol BlackSuit shows similarities to Royal Microsoft is retiring Cortana on Windows Thanks to this week's…
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Week in Review: Amazon Ring privacy violations, Gigabyte firmware problems, AI extinction threat
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 29-June 2, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, Howard Holton, CTO, GigaOm…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesAmazon Ring privacy violations, Kaspersky triangulation APT, CyberCommand Hartman
Amazon Ring, Alexa accused of privacy violations by FTC Kaspersky reports on new mobile APT campaign targeting iOS devices White House to choose Army general…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMore Toyota leaks, Gigabyte firmware issues, Twitter Community Notes for images
Toyota finds more cloud leaks Gigabyte firmware update system insecure Twitter expands Community Notes to images Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Barricade…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesExperts warn of extinction from AI, Hackers demand $3 million from Scandinavian Airlines, Theranos founder surrenders to 11-year prison term
Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI Hackers demand $3 million from Scandinavian Airlines Theranos founder turns herself in for 11-year prison…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesGobRAT targets Linux, RPMSG messages exploited, Augusta Georgia cyberattack
New GobRAT remote access trojan targeting Linux routers in Japan Attackers use encrypted RPMSG messages in Microsoft 365 targeted phishing attacks Hackers hold…
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Week in Review: Industrial infrastructure threat, BEC attempts on the rise, TikTok's Texas progress
Link to Blog Post Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, May 22-26, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Rich Greenberg, ISSA Distinguished Fellow…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesGDPR turns 5, GitLab patches vulnerability, Russian industrial malware
GDPR is 5 years old, and over 1 million people have asked to be forgotten GitLab security update patches critical vulnerability Mysterious malware designed to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesGoogle launches GUAC, Barracuda zero-day, campaign targets Kenyan debt
Google launches GUAC Barracuda gateways breached by zero-day Cyberattacks focus on Kenya's Chinese debt And now a word from our sponsor, Sonrai Security Did…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesTikTok sues Montana, US sanctions orgs behind North Korea's 'illicit' IT worker army, Fake Twitter images spook stock market
TikTok sues Montana after state bans app US sanctions orgs behind North Korea's 'illicit' IT worker army Fake images on Twitter briefly spook the stock market…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMeta's Record EU fine, China bans Micron, Tornado Cash hacked
Meta receives record fine over EU data transfers China bans Micron over cybersecurity risks Crypto mixer hijacked And now a word from our sponsor, Sonrai…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesHP's bricked printers, PyPi repository attack, Samsung security flaw
HP rushes to fix bricked printers after faulty firmware update PyPI repository under attack: User sign-ups and package uploads temporarily halted New security…
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Week in Review: Supreme Court's 230 ruling, Tech giants hit, TLD phishing vectors
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, May 15-19, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Dave Hannigan, CISO, Nubank…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSupreme Court's 230 ruling, Montana bans TikTok, Guerilla smartphone malware
Supreme Court shields Twitter from liability and leaves Section 230 untouched Montana governor bans TikTok Millions of smartphones distributed worldwide with…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesLancefly in Asia, Meta EU fine, TLD phishing
Lancefly group hits Asia Meta facing record EU privacy fine New TLDs a vector for phishing Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters There is nothing worse…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesInside RaaS, cyber education initiatives, attacking TP-Link routers
An inside look at RaaS White House cyber strategy goes big on education Chinese attackers hit TP-Link routers Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters If…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesPhiladelphia Inquirer cyber attack, DOT breach exposes federal employee data, 3 million data breach notices sent to SchoolDude users
Cyber attack hits Philadelphia Inquirer Transportation Department cyber breach exposes federal employee data 3 million data breach notices being sent to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDiscord suffers data breach, Toyota data exposed, ABB confirms incident
Discord suffers data breach Car location data of 2 million Toyota customers exposed for ten years Swiss tech giant ABB confirms 'IT security incident' Thanks…
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Week in Review: Easterly AI warning, Windows admin alerts, Dallas ransomware fallout
Link to Blog Post Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, May 8-12, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Paul Connelly, Former CISO, HCA Healthcare…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesTwitter encrypts messages, Microsoft's Outlook patch, Seoul hospital breached
Twitter launches encrypted private messages Microsoft releases fix for patched Outlook issue exploited by Russian hackers North Korea-linked APT group breaches…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesLeaked Intel keys, trading security for fps, new phishing-as-a-service tool
The long term impact of leaked Intel Boot Guard keys AtlasOS shrugs at Windows security features Cisco warns of new phishing-as-a-service tool Thanks to…
Cybersecurity Headlines'Snake' malware network takedown, 'PlugwalkJoe' behind massive 2020 Twitter hack, Justice Department takes down 13 DDoS-for-Hire sites
Operation Medusa takes down 'Snake' malware network 'PlugwalkJoe' pleads guilty to massive 2020 Twitter hack Justice Department takes down 13 DDoS-for-Hire…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDallas ransomware, spoofed Facebooks ads, Merck insurance ruling
Dallas still reeling from ransomware Hacked Facebook pages buying Facebook ads Court rules on Merck cyber insurance claim Thanks to today's episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesEasterly's AI warning, Ex-Uber Sullivan sentenced, Play's Massachusetts ransomware
Top US cyber official warns AI may be the 'most powerful weapon of our time' Ex-Uber CSO given three-year probation sentence, avoids prison after guilty…
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Week in Review: Ex-Uber Sullivan's sentence, SolarWinds detected earlier, AI godfather quits
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, May 1-5, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Allison Miller, Cybersecurity…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesRoyal ransoms Dallas, new PaperCut exploit, CISA's Mirai warning
City of Dallas hit by Royal ransomware attack impacting IT services Researchers uncover new exploit for PaperCut vulnerability that can bypass detection Mirai…