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Cybersecurity Headlines
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- Cybersecurity Headlines
July 19, 2021
Israeli firm uses Windows zero-days to deploy spyware Cyberattacks increased 17% in Q1 of 2021, with 77% being targeted attacks Another unpatched bug in…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
July 16, 2021
Facebook says it disrupted Iranian Tortoiseshell hacking campaign US offers $10 million reward to combat state-sponsored cyberattacks Report identifies top…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review - July 12-16, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, July 12-16, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Norman…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJuly 15, 2021
China issues new zero-day rules Google discloses four zero-days tied to Russian APT Microsoft announces Windows 365 at Inspire 2021 Thanks to our episode…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
July 14, 2021
REvil web sites mysteriously shut down New BIOPASS malware livestreams victim's computer screen New CISA director confirmed, White House gains cyber-director…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJuly 13, 2021
Ransomwhere site hopes to provide transparency Microsoft to buy RiskIQ The scope of China's Great Firewall internet censorship Thanks to our episode sponsor…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
July 12, 2021
Cyber-attack hits Iran's transport ministry and railways Hackers use a new technique to disable macro security warnings in weaponized docs MacOS targeted in…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJuly 9, 2021
Phishing campaign spells double-trouble for Kaseya customers Google sued by 36 states over Play Store fees Morgan Stanley falls victim to third-party data…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review - July 5-9, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, July 5-9, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Shawn M…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJuly 8, 2021
Russian APT targets Republican National Committee White House urges mayors to review cyber security posture Incomplete PrintNightmare emergency patch released…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJuly 7, 2021
Kaseya patches imminent after zero-day exploits REvil lowers ransom for universal decryptor Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract that Amazon and…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJuly 6, 2021
REvil confirms Kaseya attack White House will attribute Hafnium Exchange hacks Cyber reinsurance rates see a spike Thanks to our episode sponsor, Viakoo Using…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
July 5, 2021
Kaseya was fixing zero-day just as REvil sprang their attack DHS announces most successful cybersecurity hiring initiative in its history Robinhood ordered to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJuly 2, 2021
Russian military cyber-unit behind large-scale brute-force attacks Authorities seize DoubleVPN service used by cybercriminals Microsoft research team reveals…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review - June 28-July 2, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 28-July 2, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJuly 1, 2021
Secrecy orders abound in Microsoft's government data requests When proof of concepts go wrong Maine passes strong facial recognition ban Thanks to our episode…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 30, 2021
Data for 700 million LinkedIn users posted for sale House lawmakers introduce American Cybersecurity Literacy Act to mitigate cyber risks UK foreign…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 29, 2021
Windows 11 CPU confusion continues EA ignored domain vulnerabilities for months Ransomware increasingly hiding in VMs Thanks to our episode sponsor, Keyavi 7…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 28, 2021
Microsoft admits to signing rootkit malware in supply-chain fiasco Senate fails to confirm new CISA director before two-week break, drawing criticism Hackers…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 25, 2021
Dell bug puts 30 million PCs at risk Irish health services still feel the impact of ransomware Google delays third-party cookie ban Thanks to our episode…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review - June 21-25, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, June 21-25, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Ira…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
June 24, 2021
Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison MITRE releases D3FEND framework Tulsa issues fraud warning after police citation leak Thanks to our…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
June 23, 2021
DirtyMoe is a rapidly growing Windows botnet Majority of web apps in 11 industries are vulnerable all the time Lexmark printers open to arbitrary…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 22, 2021
Data leak marketplace dials up the pressure Bay Area water treatment plant targeted in cyber attack CISA lacks info on federal agency security Thanks to our…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 21, 2021
New iPhone bug can permanently break WiFi simply by connecting to a rogue hotspot New York City Law Department hacked SASE: 64% of businesses are adopting or…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
June 18, 2021
Ukrainian and South Korean police raids collar Clop ransomware gang suspects Over one billion CVS Health records exposed online Scammers using fake Ledger…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review - June 14-18, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, June 14-18, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Peter…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 17, 2021
Biden gives Putin a no-hacking list Facebook's Oversight Board accepts policy opinion Researchers reverse engineer deepfakes Thanks to our episode sponsor…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
June 16, 2021
Windows 11 leaked "Face of Anonymous" suspect deported from Mexico to face US hacking charges Apple reveals two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that allow…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 15, 2021
Interpol shuts down thousands of fake pharmacies Chip shortage could lead to counterfeit chip crisis Windows 10 support ends in 2025 Thanks to our episode…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
June 14, 2021
U.S. suffers over 7 ransomware attacks an hour Chief Operating Officer of network security company charged with cyberattack on medical center REvil hits US…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
June 11, 2021
JBS paid $11 million ransom to cybercriminals Electronic Arts' gaming source code stolen in hack Largest stolen creds market seized by law enforcement Thanks…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review - June 7-11, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 7-11, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Robert…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
June 10, 2021
Cyber-attack disrupts NYC Law Department Amazon successfully presses to omit consumer protections from Senate China bill Intel fixes high severity…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
June 9, 2021
StackOverflow, Twitch, Reddit, others down in Fastly CDN outage Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting using messaging app Capitol Hill tech vendor is…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
June 8, 2021
US recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline ransomware hackers Energy chief cites risk of cyberattacks crippling power grid Researchers…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
June 7, 2021
VMware vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating is under attack GitHub updates policy to remove exploit code when used in active attacks Colonial Pipeline…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 4, 2021
NYC transportation authority hacked using Pulse Secure zero-day Cybercriminals hold contest to find new cryptocurrency exploits FBI confirms REvil as JBS…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review - May 31-Jun 4, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 31- Jun 4, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 3, 2021
Florida teen faces charges for DDoS attack on school district UC Browser calls home Ransomware disrupts Massachusetts ferry service Thanks to our episode…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 2, 2021
Critical WordPress plugin zero-day under active exploitation Cyberattack forces meat producer to shut down operations in U.S., Australia – Russia suspected…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesJune 1, 2021
Amazon to opt-in users to Amazon Sidewalk Rowhammer attacks show the downside of density Hacking shuts down Swedish infectious disease database Thanks to our…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 31, 2021
Two new attacks allow alteration of certified PDF documents US says agencies fended off latest Russian hack involving four new malware families New Epsilon Red…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 28, 2021
Twitter urges Indian government to respect free speech French authorities take down their third dark web marketplace Japanese government's data breached after…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review - May 24-28, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 24-28, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice, with our guest, Jimmy Sanders, CISO…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 27, 2021
Belgium disrupts cyber-espionage campaign Facebook says Russia is still the largest producer of misinformation WhatsApp sues over Indian IT laws Thanks to our…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 26, 2021
DHS to issue first-ever cybersecurity regulations for pipelines after Colonial hack Audio technology maker Bose discloses data breach after ransomware attack…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 25, 2021
8.3 million plaintext passwords leaked Dozens of US towns buy surveillance gear from firms tied to human rights abuses Russia threatens to slow Google Thanks…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 24, 2021
Air India hack covers ten years and three other airlines Wormable Windows IIS vulnerability also affects WinRM on Windows 10 and server systems Insurance giant…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
May 21, 2021
Millions of Android users' data exposed due to cloud authentication failures UK regulator fines AmEx for spamming violations Russian hacker sentenced to 5…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 20, 2021
Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid the ransom Qlocker ransomware operators shut down SolarWinds CEO speaks about supply chain attack Thanks to our episode…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review - May 17-21, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 17-21, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Ty…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
May 19, 2021
DDoS attacks are back, stronger than ever Proof of concept exploit released for wormable Windows vulnerability Tech audit of Colonial Pipeline found 'glaring'…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 18, 2021
Double encryption ransomware attacks on the rise The UK seeks advice on defending against supply-chain attacks Eufy leaks customer camera feeds to strangers…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
May 17, 2021
Insurer AXA hit by ransomware after dropping support for ransom payments Darkside says it lost control of servers and money a day after Biden threat CEOs could…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 14, 2021
Colonial Pipeline makes ransom payment of nearly $5 million Biden signs executive order to bolster federal cyber defenses Apple failed to disclose security…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 13, 2021
FBI warns of phishing sites using search ads Researcher finds WiFi vulnerable to "frag attacks" Data transfer demonstrated on Apple's Find My network Thanks to…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
Week in Review - May 10-14, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 10-14, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Al…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 12, 2021
U.S. declares emergency in 17 states over fuel pipeline cyber attack Japanese manufacturer Yamabiko targeted by Babuk ransomware Microsoft May 2021 Patch…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesMay 11, 2021
Darkside behind the Colonial Pipeline attack Insurance provider ends ransomware reimbursement Tor exit nodes plagued by malware Thanks to our episode sponsor…