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Cybersecurity Headlines
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Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 9, 2021
Ransomware hits GitLab and Confluence QNAP is having another bad day A look at health data leaks in 2021 Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines is no-code…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 8, 2021
AWS outage impacts Ring, Netflix, and Amazon deliveries Google announces lawsuit against Glupteba blockchain botnet Microsoft seized domains used by…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 7, 2021
Biden admin looks to accelerate cybersecurity hiring spree Text message service helped governments track phones US goes on the offensive against ransomware…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 6, 2021
Omicron phishing scam already spotted in UK Pegasus spyware reportedly hacked iPhones of U.S. State Department and diplomats Realistic looking fake Office 365…
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Week in Review – Nov 29-Dec 3, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Nov 29-Dec 3, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Pat Benoit, vp, Global…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 3, 2021
Emotet now spreads via fake Adobe Windows App Installer packages Data from 400,000 Planned Parenthood patients compromised Double extortion ransomware victims…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 2, 2021
AT&T customers hit with malware CISA announces advisory panel Palo Alto Networks looks at speed of compromise in the cloud Thanks to our episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 1, 2021
Twitter bans sharing private images and videos without consent DNA testing firm discloses data breach affecting over 2 million people Critical 'Printing…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 30, 2021
Dark web market shuts down after DDoS Clearview facing fines in the UK New Chinese surveillance system will target journalists and students Thanks to our…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 29, 2021
RATDispenser spreads multiple remote access trojans into the wild North Korea-linked Zinc group posed as Samsung recruiters to target security firms Interpol…
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November 24, 2021
Over nine million Android devices infected Researcher discloses zero-day exploit due to low bounty payouts Threat actors compromise exposed services in 24…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 23, 2021
GoDaddy data breach impacts millions Microsoft looks at brute-force attacks Printers used to bypass fingerprint authentication Thanks to our episode sponsor…
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November 22, 2021
US banks will be required to report cyberattacks within 36 hours Microsoft Exchange malware campaign uses stolen internal reply-chain emails Conti ransomware…
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Week in Review – Nov 15-19, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Nov 15-19, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, Richard Rushing, CISO, Motorola…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 19, 2021
PerSwaysion phishing campaign still ongoing, and pervasive FBI: FatPipe VPN zero-day exploited by APT for 6 months RedCurl corporate espionage hackers resume…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 18, 2021
CISA releases cyber response playbooks Exec pleads guilty on internet address fraud Iranian ransomware targeting US organizations Thanks to our episode…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 17, 2021
Emotet botnet makes comeback with help from TrickBot Leaked Robinhood customer data now up for sale WordPress sites defaced in fake ransomware attacks Thanks…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 16, 2021
DHS launches program to close cyber talent gap China expands cybersecurity review requirements Microsoft blocks Edge redirects Thanks to our episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 15, 2021
FBI email system reportedly hacked to send fake DHS cyberattack messages FBI email hacker blames poor coding US Education Department urged to boost K-12…
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Week in Review – Nov 8-12, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, Nov 8-12, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, John Overbaugh, CISO, Alpine…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 12, 2021
EU pharmaceutical giants run old, vulnerable apps and fail to use encryption in login forms Gmail accounts are used in 91% of all baiting email attacks…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 10, 2021
Robinhood breach impacts millions of customers Meta shares bullying and harassment numbers for the first time Meta to remove sensitive ad-targeting categories…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 11, 2021
Trend Micro details long running hacker-for-hire group WP Reset PRO plugin works a little too well Zero-day found in Palo Alto Networks security appliances…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 9, 2021
US infrastructure bill includes cybersecurity provisions Chipmakers respond to US call for supply chain info REvil hackers arrested Thanks to our episode…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 8, 2021
Feds likely to fall short of deadline for strengthening encryption, multifactor authentication Experts spot phishing campaign impersonating security firm…
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Week in Review – Nov 1-5, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Nov 1-5, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Davi Ottenheimer, vp, trust and…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 5, 2021
Expired certificate breaks Windows 11 snipping tool, emoji panel, and more Iranian hacking group leaks patient and LGBTQ info Popular 'coa' npm library…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 4, 2021
CISA creates exploited bug catalog Bots used to scam 2FA codes US sanctions companies selling hacking tools Thanks to our episode sponsor, Trend Micro Reimage…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 3, 2021
Facebook deletes 1 billion faceprints in Face Recognition shutdown Tesla recalls nearly 12,000 vehicles due to software error Android patches actively…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 2, 2021
Cyberattack disrupts healthcare in Canadian provinces Researchers discover Pink botnet Facebook takes down government-run troll farm in Nicaragua Thanks to our…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 1, 2021
Iranian Black Shadow hacking group breaches Israeli Internet hosting firm All Windows versions impacted by new LPE zero-day vulnerability International jeweler…
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Week in Review – Oct 25-29, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Oct 25-29, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Jason Fruge, CISO…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 29, 2021
Android spyware spreading as antivirus software in Japan Half of home workers buy potentially insecure technology EU investigating leak of private key used to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 28, 2021
Chinese surveillance tech pulled from US retailers Microsoft warns of rise in password spraying attacks The FTC is looking into the Facebook Files And now a…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 27, 2021
Iranian gas stations out of service after cyberattack Nevada and North Dakota top cybercrime lists Researcher cracked 70% of sampled WiFi networks And now a…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 26, 2021
Microsoft report on Nobelium Healthcare organizations struggle with breaches ProtonMail wins appeal on surveillance data And now a word from our sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 25, 2021
Crypto-miner and malware found hidden inside npm libraries Facebook sues Ukrainian who scraped the data of 178 million users BlackMatter ransomware victims…
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Week in Review – Oct 18-22, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Oct 18-22, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Matthew Southworth, CISO…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 22, 2021
Cybercrime matures as hackers are forced to work smarter FIN7 tries to trick pentesters into launching ransomware attacks China VPN exposes data for 1M users…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 21, 2021
Russian firms see DDoS spike Sinclair hack linked to Russian organization Microsoft expires old Windows updates Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tessian and the…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 20, 2021
Ransomware reports signal lack of preparedness and willingness to pay Acer hacked twice in a week by the same threat actor FCC takes aim at spam texts Thanks…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 19, 2021
Sinclair TV disrupted by ransomware Water system proves easy target for ransomware REvil shuts down… again Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tessian and the Human…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 18, 2021
Missouri Governor vows to prosecute St. Louis Post-Dispatch for reporting security vulnerability NFTs now come with wallet-emptying malware Experts hack a…
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Week in Review – Oct 11-15, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Oct-11-15, is hosted by David Spark with our guest, Christopher Zell, CISO, Wendy's…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 15, 2021
New "Yanluowang" ransomware variant discovered Financial regulator addresses hybrid working security risks DocuSign phishing campaign targets low-ranking…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 14, 2021
Windows 11 Patch Tuesday causes AMD performance issues Student used zero-day for school prank US leaves China and Russia off the anti-ransomware invite list…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 13, 2021
Olympus suffers second cyberattack in 2021 Microsoft's Patch Tuesday squashes four zero-day vulns White House directs federal agencies to step up EDR Thanks to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 12, 2021
Microsoft report details the changing cybercrime landscape LibreOffice issues fix for signed document spoofing You got nuclear secrets in my peanut butter!…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 11, 2021
Google issues warning for 2 billion Chrome users Bank of America insider charged with money laundering for BEC scams Medtronic recalls insulin pump controllers…
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Week in Review – Oct 4-8, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Oct 4-8, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Adrian Ludwig, Chief Trust…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 8, 2021
Twitch blames server error for massive data leak Intel's €80bn European chip plant investment plan not bound for UK because Brexit FIN12 hits healthcare with…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 7, 2021
Introducing the Ransom Disclosure Act Facebook details why it suffered a massive outage Twitch's source code leaked Thanks to our episode sponsor, Votiro Your…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 6, 2021
Telegram adds 70 million users on the day of Facebook and WhatsApp outage Android October patch fixes three critical bugs Apache fixes actively exploited…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 5, 2021
Major telco exchange company hacked Facebook whistleblower comes out of the shadows Amazon creates amazing phishing tool just in time for Christmas Thanks to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 4, 2021
Transnational fraud ring stole millions from Army members, veterans Canadian vaccine passport app exposes data Business leaders admit willingness to pay…
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Week in Review - Sep 27-Oct 1, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Sep 27-Oct-1, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Steve Zalewski, co-host…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 1, 2021
New leak of Epik data exposes company's entire server New Azure AD bug lets hackers brute-force passwords without getting caught Contactless payment card hack…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSeptember 30, 2021
Ransomware gangs cause headaches for hacker forums too Don't look a Grifthorse in the mouth Ransomware's impact on patient care Thanks to our episode sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSeptember 29, 2021
Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks users out of their accounts Exploit released for VMware vulnerability after CISA warning Crypto developer pleads guilty to North…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSeptember 28, 2021
Russia muscling Big Tech Data on billions of Clubhouse and Facebook users up for sale Malware targets gamer accounts Thanks to our episode sponsor, VMware…