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- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review: DHS reviews Lapsus$, AI generated malware, unsupported applications warning
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, December 5-9, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Ken Athanasiou, CISO, VF…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesAPT37 exploits zero-day, Firewalls bypassed generically, Zombinder's Android malware
North Korea-linked APT37 exploits Internet Explorer zero-day flaw Firewalls of several major vendors bypassed with generic attack method New 'Zombinder'…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesPentagon cloud deal, Apple now encrypts iCloud backups, CloudSEK hacked by cybersecurity firm?
Pentagon awards cloud deal to four major providers Apple finally adds encryption to iCloud backups CloudSEK claims it was hacked by another cybersecurity firm…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesAI generated malware, Rackspace confirms ransomware, Meta Oversight Board rules on cross-check
Are we in the age of AI generated malware Rackspace confirms ransomware attack Meta Oversight Board rules on cross-check system Thanks to today's episode…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesBaseboard software vulnerabilities, threat group stole COVID funds, AI generated code
Vulnerabilities found in popular baseboard software Chinese threat group stole COVID-19 relief funds The question of AI generated code Thanks to today's…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesFosshost goes dark, DHS reviews Lapsus$, Rackspace security incident
Open source software host Fosshost shutting down, CEO unreachable DHS Cyber Safety Review Board to review Lapsus$ attacks Rackspace rocked by 'security…
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Week in Review: Encouraging cyber volunteers, TikTok invisible malware, SiriusXM car issues
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, November 28-December 2, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Terrance Cooley…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesLastPass data accessed, Sirius smartcar flaw, Medibank data dump
Intruders gain access to user data in LastPass incident Sirius XM flaw unlocks smart cars thanks to code flaw Medibank hackers announce 'case closed' and dump…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesWhite House targeted, Google links spyware, Android apps fake accounts
Elon Musk's Starlink and the White House targeted by Killnet hackers Google links Windows exploit framework used to send spyware Malicious Android app creates…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesTikTok Challenge malware, Cyber Monday record, Sandworm's Ukraine attack
Hackers use trending TikTok 'Invisible Challenge' to spread malware Cyber Monday online sales hit record Sandworm gang launches Monster ransomware attacks on…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesGoogle warns of "patch gap," Chinese spam hits Twitter
Project Zero warns of "patch gap" Twitter hit with spam campaign Canadian food company refuses ransom demands Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Automox…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesFCC China ban, Windows servers freeze, WhatsApp data leak
FCC announces ban on Chinese telecom and surveillance equipment New Windows Server updates cause domain controller freezes, restarts WhatsApp data leak: 500…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesTwitter enlists George Hotz, $575 million crypto scheme, DrafKings $300K theft
Twitter enlists hacker George Hotz for 12 week "internship" Estonian duo arrested for masterminding $575 million Ponzi scheme Hackers steal $300K from…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesEmotet returns, Google helps with Cobalt Strike, Ticketmaster blames bots for Swift snafu
Emotet returns with a malspam vengeance Google publishes YARA rules for Cobalt Strike Ticketmaster blames "bot attacks" for ticketing fiasco Thanks to today's…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesRansomware infects Discord, Twitter welcomes Trump, Black Friday scams
New ransomware encrypts files, then steals your Discord account Donald Trump returns to Twitter after Elon Musk's poll More than half of Black Friday spam…
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Week in Review: The fall of FTX, Australia Medibank fallout, supply chain failures
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, November 14-18, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, John Scrimsher, CISO…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMusk's ultimatum, Iran breaches government using Log4Shell, Amazon RDS data leak
Musk's ultimatum to employees leaves Twitter at risk Iranian APT breaches government agency using Log4Shell Hundreds of Amazon RDS snapshots discovered leaking…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDisneyland phishing, Ukraine's IT army in action, NSA goes low-key with private researchers
Disneyland phishes with Punycode The effectiveness of Ukraine's IT army NSA seeks to lower barriers to work with private sector And now a word from our…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesAmazon cuts 10,000, FIFA apps warning, Breach impact 98%
Amazon to cut 10,000 employees in tech and corporate roles Privacy experts cautious about FIFA World Cup Apps 98% of organizations have been severely impacted…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesAustralia ransom ban, scourge of brand impersonation sites, GitHub gets private reporting
Australia considers ban on ransomware payments Thousands of sites used for brand impersonation GitHub gets private reporting And now a word from our sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesAndroid lockscreen bypass, Lockbit hits Thales, FTX funds disappear
Android phone owner accidentally finds a way to bypass lock screen Thales hit by Lockbit 3.0 again At least $1 billion of client funds missing at FTX And now a…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesLockbit operator extradited, Twitter CISO quits, NotPetya insurance shakeup
Alleged LockBit operator to be extradited from Canada to U.S. Musk's ends remote work and promised to fight spam. CISO Kissner quits. Insurance giant settles…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesCrypto Winter comes for FTX, oil and gas flow control vulnerability, images hide malware in PyPI
Crypto Winter comes for FTX Vulnerability found in oil and gas utilities Vulnerability found in oil and gas utilities And now a word from our sponsor, AppOmni…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesPowerball drawing delayed, Australian health record leak, Hushpuppi gets 11 year sentence
$2 billion Powerball drawing delayed by security issues Hackers leak Australian health records on dark web Hushpuppi gets 11 years in prison for cyber fraud…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesChina stocking up vulnerabilities, DOJ seizes 50,000 bitcoin, DOJ takes down Z-Library
China stockpiling vulnerabilities US seizes Silk Road bitcoins DOJ takes down Z-Library And now a word from our sponsor, AppOmni Did you know that over half of…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesTreasury thwarts Killnet, UK scanning devices, Denmark train cyberattack
US Treasury thwarts DDoS attack from Russian Killnet group British government scanning all Internet devices hosted in UK Denmark trains halted by cyberattack…
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Week in Review: Thomson Reuters leak, LockBit dominates ransomware, Stripe cuts jobs
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, October 31-November 4, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Marcos Marrero…
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Boeing subsidiary incident, Stripe job cuts, news website malware
Cyber incident at Boeing subsidiary causes flight planning disruptions Stripe to lay off 14% of workforce Over 250 US news websites deliver malware via supply…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesW4SP stings PyPI, password hubris, Dropbox breached
W4SP malware stings PyPI LastPass warns of security hubris Dropbox breached Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Votiro UFOs are everywhere.They're in your…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesLockBit dominates ransomware, CISA on voting integrity, ransomware reporting
LockBit dominates ransomware CISA on voting integrity A call for more ransomware reporting Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Votiro UFOs are…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesAntivirus used to spread malware, White House ransomware summit, Ed tech company hit with FTC complaint
Threat group rides antivirus software to install malware White House organizes ransomware summit Ed tech company exposed user data Thanks to today's episode…
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Thomson Reuters leak, Polish Parliament cyberattack, trolls bombard Twitter
Thomson Reuters leaks 3TB of sensitive data Massive cyberattack hits Slovak and Polish Parliaments Twitter trolls bombard platform after Elon Musk takeover…
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Week in Review: Musk buys Twitter, Russia's satellite warning, Industrial ransomware attacks rise
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, October 24-28, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Will Gregorian, former…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesRussia's satellite warning, New York Post hacked, Fast Company breach
Russia warns West: We can target your commercial satellites New York Post says its site was hacked after posting offensive tweets White House announces 100-day…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSigstore opens free service, Medibank hacked, 20-year old SQLite bug
Sigstore opens free software signing service Australian health insurer hacked Researcher details 20-year old SQLite bug Thanks to this week's episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSee Tickets card breach, US charges Chinese agents, Tata Power's data leaked
See Tickets discloses 2.5 year-long credit card breach US charges Chinese agents in Huawei obstruction case Hive begins leaking Tata Power's data Thanks to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDaixin Team, PoCs host malware, Iranian nuclear agency hacked
CISA warns of Daixin Team Exploit POCs used to host malware Iranian nuclear agency hacked Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Votiro UFOs are…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesWindows JavaScript zero-day, Iran-based hack-and-leak, METRO retailer attack
Exploited Windows zero-day lets JavaScript files bypass Mark of the Web security warnings FBI warns of 'hack-and-leak' operations from group based in Iran…
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Week in Review: Dutch Police Trick DeadBolt, GenZ meh on Cybersecurity, Submarine cable severed
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, October 17-21, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Lee Parrish, CISO, Newell…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSubmarine cables severed, Microsoft's BlueBleed problem, Health system breach
Internet connectivity worldwide impacted by severed EU subsea cables Microsoft BlueBleed customer data leak claimed to be 'one of the largest' in years Health…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesRansom Cartel linked to REvil, Gen Z security awareness, Open Compute Project's Caliptra
Ransom Cartel linked to REvil Do we need cybersecurity training for Gen Z? Open Compute Project announces Caliptra Thanks to this week's episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesVerizon customer accounts breached, German cyber chief removed, Fortinet vuln actively exploited
Verizon notifies customers their accounts were breached German cyber chief removed over alleged Russian ties Fortinet vulnerability being actively exploited…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesRansomware hits German newspaper, Meta battles on content moderation report, and KakaoTalk goes down in Korea
Ransomware halts German newspaper circulation Meta disputes Indian content moderation report KakaoTalk called a "national communication network" in Korea…
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Ukraine novel ransomware, Drones drop pineapple, Tata Power attacked
Microsoft says Ukraine, Poland targeted with novel ransomware attack Wi-Fi spy drones snoop on financial firm Indian power generation giant Tata Power hit by a…
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Week in Review: CISOs' Uber scapegoating, US Airport DDoS, Digital license plates
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, October 10-14, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Matt Honea, Head Of…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesPolonium targets Israel, CISO-Board relationships, UK Supply chain
Polonium APT targets Israel with a new custom backdoor dubbed PapaCreep RSA Conference reveals CISO-Board relationships UK government urges action to enhance…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNpm timing attack, legit software spreading malware, Mango Markets hacked for $100 million
Npm timing attack could impact supply chain Legit software used to spread malicious WhatsApp mod Mango Markets hit by $100 million hack Thanks to today's…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesUK warns of Chinese security threat, Toyota data leak, CISOs at risk of being overworked
UK warns of Chinese global security threat Toyota data leak impacts 300,000 customers CISOs at risk of being overworked Thanks to today's episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesCyber Security Headlines: Heat leaks passwords, KillNet hits airports, Intel UEFI leak
Finger heat can leak your password US airport sites targeted by KillNet Intel confirms UEFI leak Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Noname Security Prevent API…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesUrgent Fortinet vulnerability, Windows update flaw, CISO scapegoating danger
Fortinet warns admins to patch critical auth bypass bug immediately Windows 11 22H2 errors break provisioning Security chiefs fear 'CISO scapegoating'…
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Week in Review: Lazarus hits Dell, Uber chief guilty, Musk's Twitter Takeover
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, October 3-7, is hosted by Sean Kelly, with our guest, Patrick Benoit, VP, Global…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesUber coverup ruling, Optus data spilled, Easylife's trigger fine
Former Uber security chief found guilty of data breach coverup Optus confirms 2.1 million ID numbers exposed in data breach Retailer Easylife fined £1.5m for…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesCommonSpirit Health "IT security issue," MySQL backdoor, P2P payment fraud rises
CommonSpirit Health hit with "IT security issue" MySQL servers backdoored Fraud hitting P2P payment apps Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters Hunters is…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMusk Twitter deal update, TikTok security deal politics, Netwalker affiliate sentenced
Musk offers to proceed with Twitter deal TikTok security deal becomes a political pawn Netwalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison Thanks to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesLA School Data Leaked, Exchange mitigations bypassed, Supreme Court looks at Section 230
LA school data published on leak site Exchange zero-day mitigations bypassed Supreme Court will look legal protections for apps and sites Thanks to today's…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMicrosoft Zero days, Lazarus attacks Dell, NSA employee caught
Microsoft confirms two Exchange Server zero days are being used in cyberattacks Lazarus hackers abuse Dell driver bug using new FudModule rootkit Ex-NSA…
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Week in Review: Uber hacker arrested, cyberattacks deluge organizations, Lazarus hacks Macs
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, September 26-30, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Sara Lazarus, VP and…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesRussia's cyber winter, military contractor attack, IRS smishing warning
Finnish intelligence warns Russia 'highly likely' to turn to cyber in winter Researchers uncover covert attack campaign targeting military contractors IRS…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesLeaked ransomware used in attack, Cloudflare Turnstile, Fast Company hit with cyber attack
Leaked ransomware builder used in attacks Cloudflare hopes Turnstile can replace CAPTCHAs Fast Company goes dark after cyber attack Thanks to today's episode…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesLazarus targets macOS, Geopolitical DDoS, Meta takes down influence networks
Lazarus Group targets macOS users Geopolitics behind recent DDoS surge Meta takes on influence networks Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Votiro Can you trust…