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Cybersecurity Headlines
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Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 4, 2022
Google claims to have blocked billions of malicious app downloads NortonLifeLock willfully infringed malware patents Former eBay exec pleads guilty to cyber…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 3, 2022
Solana network goes dark after bot swarm The spyware in Spain falls mostly on the politicians Security isn't top of mind for mental health apps Thanks to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 2, 2022
Top 15 exploited security vulnerabilities in 2021 India gives orgs 6 hours to report cyber incidents The White House wants more powers to crack down on rogue…
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Week in Review – Apr 25-29, 2022
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, Apr 25-29, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Hadas Cassorla, CISO, M1…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 29, 2022
Global security spending set to hit $198bn by 2025 New malware loader Bumblebee adopted by known ransomware access brokers Cloudflare thwarts record DDoS…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 28, 2022
Russia experiences hacks at scale State Department puts a price on NetPetya's head Two-thirds of organizations hit with ransomware Thanks to today's episode…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 27, 2022
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover could be bad for security and privacy Stormous Ransomware targets Coca Cola US offers $10 million reward for help locating Russian…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 26, 2022
Mandiant finds record zero-days in 2021 Bored Ape Yacht Club hacked Oracle patches critical Java vulnerability Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Feroot Feroot…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 25, 2022
Hackers find 122 vulnerabilities, 27 deemed critical, during first round of DHS bug bounty program Anonymous has leaked 5.8 TB of Russian data since declaring…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 22, 2022
Critical chipset bugs open millions of Android devices to remote spying New Five Eyes alert warns of Russian threats targeting critical infrastructure…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 21, 2022
Okta reports on Lapsus$ breach Popular VPNs use risky certificates Project Zero disclosed a new vulnerability record And here's a word from our sponsor, Votiro…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 20, 2022
LinkedIn is now the most popular phish bait Lenovo patches firmware vulnerabilities impacting millions of users Ukraine war stokes internet connectivity…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 19, 2022
Catalan leaders targeted by NSO spyware Researchers share a deep dive into PYSA ransomware operations Most security teams feeling the talent shortage And…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 18, 2022
Microsoft: Office 2013 will reach end of support in April 2023 Stolen OAuth tokens used to download data from dozens of organizations, GitHub warns Mute button…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 15, 2022
Data breach disclosures surge 14% in Q1 2022 Windows 11 tool to add Google Play secretly installed malware DHS investigators say they foiled cyberattack on…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 14, 2022
Industrial cybersecurity companies form coalition Microsoft disrupts ZLoader T-Mobile hired someone to get their data back Thanks to our episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 13, 2022
RaidForums hacker marketplace shut down in cross-border law enforcement operation Sandworm hackers fail to take down Ukrainian energy provider CISA warns of…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 12, 2022
NSO Group spyware reportedly used against European Commission The malware is coming from inside the phone OpenSSH gets ready for quantum computing Thanks to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 11, 2022
New Meta information stealer distributed in malspam campaign NB65 group targets Russia with a modified version of Conti's ransomware Elon Musk unveils vision…
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Week in Review – Apr 4-8, 2022
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Apr 4-8, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Brett Conlon, CISO, American…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 8, 2022
Newly discovered flaw could allow hacking of Samsung Android devices Adobe Creative Cloud Experience makes malware easier to hide Parrot redirect service…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 7, 2022
US disrupted Russian botnet Twitter shadowbans Russian government accounts DOJ charges Russian national with operating Hydra Thanks to our episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 6, 2022
Germany takes down world's largest darknet market Anonymous leaks personal details of Russian soldiers CISA adds Spring4Shell to list of exploited…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 5, 2022
Russian secret police exposed in data leak MailChimp hit with breach The Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy goes live Thanks to our episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 4, 2022
New Borat remote access malware is no laughing matter Apple rushes out patches for 0-days in MacOS, iOS National Security Agency employee indicted for 'leaking…
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Week in Review – Mar 28-Apr 1, 2022
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Mar 28-Apr 1, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Fredrick Lee, CISO, Gusto…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesApril 1, 2022
Palo Alto Networks error exposed customer support cases, attachments New AcidRain data wiper malware targets modems and routers Remote code execution flaws in…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 31, 2022
Hackers abusing the power of subpoena Lapsus$ claims hack of Globant Brian Krebs sued by Ubiquiti for defamation Thanks to our episode sponsors, Varonis The…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 30, 2022
Ukraine destroys panic-spreading bot farms Yandex is sending iOS user data to Russia Ronin Network victimized in record-breaking crypto heist Thanks to our…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 29, 2022
Ukraine ISP taken down by cyber attack Windows can now block drivers Deepfakes take a turn for the banal Thanks to our episode sponsors, Varonis What is your…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 28, 2022
Critical Sophos Firewall vulnerability allows remote code execution Okta: "We made a mistake" delaying the Lapsus$ hack disclosure CISA adds 66 new flaws to…
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Week in Review – Mar 21-25, 2022
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Mar 21-25, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, John Prokap, CISO, Success…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 25, 2022
UK police arrest 7 people in connection with Lapsus$ North Korean hackers exploit Chrome zero-day weeks before patch Anonymous claims to have hacked the…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 24, 2022
Microsoft expands program to fill cyber skills gap Cyber Crime Losses Up 64% in 2021 Microsoft confirms Lapsus$ breach Thanks to our episode sponsor, Varonis…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 23, 2022
Ransomware attack on Okta leads to data breach Lapsus$ leaks 37GB of Microsoft source code Anonymous hacks Nestlè for operating in Russia Thanks to our episode…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 22, 2022
Ransomware puts the breaks on Bridgestone Phishing with browser-in-a-browser attacks Conti Leaks leaks Conti code Thanks to our episode sponsor, Varonis What…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 21, 2022
CISA, FBI tell satellite communications network owners to watch out for hacks after Ukraine attack Hackers claim to breach TransUnion South Africa with…
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Week in Review – Mar 14-18, 2022
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Mar 14-18, is hosted by David Spark with our guest, Eric Hussey, CISO, Aptiv Thanks to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 18, 2022
Thanks to our episode sponsor, Varonis The first time we got hit with ransomware it took us weeks to recover. The second time we got hit, it took us two hours…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 17, 2022
Phony Instagram 'support staff' emails hit insurance company Facebook hit with $18.6 million GDPR fine over 12 data breaches in 2018 Microsoft Defender tags…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 16, 2022
More destructive wiper malware strikes Ukraine German security agency recommends replacing Kaspersky antivirus HackerOne apologizes to Ukrainian hackers for…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 15, 2022
Ukraine's IT army hit with malware Mobile endpoints see a lot of malicious apps AMD vulnerable to Spectre v2 Thanks to our episode sponsor, Varonis What is…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 14, 2022
Ubisoft changes employee passwords after "cyber security incident" Cyber Command chief tells Congress chip shortage has national security implications LockBit…
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Week in Review – Mar 7-11, 2022
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Mar 7 – 11, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Anshu Gupta, Investor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 11, 2022
Russia creates its own TLS certificate authority to bypass sanctions Online sleuths are using face recognition to ID Russian soldiers Basic text-color trick…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 10, 2022
Chipmakers warn of new speculative execution bugs US worked to shore up Ukraine's cyber defense in 2021 Twitter Tor service launches There are many…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 9, 2022
Google to purchase cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion Security vendors help infrastructure orgs protect against Russian cyberattacks Russian VPN…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 8, 2022
Leaked Nvidia data used in malware Russia says it's okay to download a car Sharkbot takes a bite out of the Play Store There are many misconceptions about…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 7, 2022
Charities and NGOs that provide support to Ukraine hit by malware 'Most advanced' China-linked backdoor ever raises alarms for cyber-espionage investigators…
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Week in Review – Feb 28-Mar 4, 2022
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Feb 28-Mar 4, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Ody Lupescu, CISO, Ethos…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 4, 2022
Cyberattack attempts on Ukraine surge tenfold Ukraine's "IT army" targets Belarus railway network, Russian GPS Eight-character passwords can be cracked in less…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 3, 2022
Conti and Trickbot code leaks API attacks surge in 2021 Log4Shell still being used in the wild There are many misconceptions about security automation, so Torq…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 2, 2022
Russia-Ukraine War update Nvidia confirms company data was stolen in hack Half of employees use unauthorized file services at work There are many…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMarch 1, 2022
Toyota suspends Japanese production due to cyberattack Microsoft providing threat intelligence to Ukraine Twitter to label tweets from state-owned media There…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesFebruary 28, 2022
Ukraine recruits volunteer IT army to hack list of Russian entities Russia demands Google restore access to its media YouTube channels in Ukraine Chipmaker…
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Week in Review – Feb 21-25, 2022
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Feb 21-25, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Mark Eggleston, CISO, CSC…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesFebruary 25, 2022
Cyberattacks accompany Russian military assault on Ukraine Putin's government warns Russian critical infrastructure of potential cyberattacks Manufacturing was…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesFebruary 24, 2022
Samsung shipped devices with flawed encryption New York state gets cybersecurity center Microsoft Defender adds support for GCP Thanks to our episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesFebruary 23, 2022
IRS is allowing taxpayers to opt out of facial recognition UK Defence Secretary warns Russia of cyber-retaliation Slack confirms outage for some users Thanks…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesFebruary 22, 2022
Researches find decryption for Hive ransomware In the Google Play Store, no one can hear you scream Linux leads in patching speeds Thanks to our episode…