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Cybersecurity Headlines
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- Cybersecurity Headlines
December 14, 2020
Adrozek malware can infect over 30K Windows PCs a day Subway UK finds TrickBot on its menu Ransomware in schools grew in 2020, more on the way in 2021 Thanks…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
December 11, 2020
Breaking up Facebook won't be easy Intel source 'Spider' outed in election lawsuit's redaction gaff AI is coming for your job … slowly Thanks to our sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 10, 2020
The Cybersecurity community responds to FireEye hack Christopher Krebs sues over threats of violence Google makes changes to how Chrome extensions handle data…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
December 9, 2020
Microsoft's December 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 58 vulnerabilities Unpatched bugs open GE radiological devices to remote code execution Cloudflare and Apple…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 8, 2020
Google publishes cross-site leaks wiki NSA warns of state-sponsored attacks on remote-work systems Greater Baltimore Medical Center hit with ransomware attack…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
December 7, 2020
Drug dealers offer Pfizer vaccine on the Dark Web Data theft from Italian defense manufacturer was an inside job Philadelphia food bank loses $1 million in BEC…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
December 4, 2020
Spotify celebrity pages defaced to plug Trump, Taylor Swift Clop ransomware gang rips off 2M credit cards from retailer E-Land 8% of all Google Play apps…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 3, 2020
Malicious hackers target the Covid-19 vaccine 'cold chain' Hackers target US think tanks Massachusetts passes ban on police facial recognition Thanks to our…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
December 2, 2020
US Supreme Court eyes narrowing of CFAA FBI warns of BEC scammers using email auto-forwarding in attacks Trump lawyer calls for Christopher Krebs' execution…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesDecember 1, 2020
Baltimore schools struggling with ransomware UK tightens restrictions on Huawei 5G equipment ZeroLogon now detected by Windows Defender Thanks to our episode…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
November 30, 2020
Biden transition team forced to build its own cybersecurity protections China owns the lion's share of internet cross-border data flow U.S. Supreme Court to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 25, 2020
Brazil continues to recover from its worst cyberattack Apple's security chief indicted on bribery charges Baidu apps are leaking data Thanks to our sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 24, 2020
New Jersey passes anti-doxxing law TikTok patches account takeover flaw Watch out of DDoS on Black Friday Thanks to our sponsor, Dtex Forget projects, get…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
November 23, 2020
GoDaddy employees duped in cryptocurrency hack Global financial industry facing fresh round of cyberthreats Egregor ransomware prints its own ransom notes…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 20, 2020
Worldwide campaign targets ZeroLogon exploit Brandon Wales takes over at CISA Maybe ransomware operators aren't trustworthy after all? Thanks to our sponsor…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
November 19, 2020
Trump's tweets to lose protected status post-presidency macOS Big Sur lets apps slip past security safety nets Deepfake bot used to abuse women runs wild on…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
November 18, 2020
Trump fires CISA director Chris Krebs Facebook and Twitter grilled over US election actions Darktrace pays out nearly $2 million in overtime pay class action…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 17, 2020
Apple responds to macOS privacy concerns The ransomware landscape is increasingly crowded Microsoft pauses Windows 10 updates in December Thanks to our…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
November 16, 2020
Qualcomm receives U.S. permission to sell 4G chips to Huawei Microsoft says three APTs have targeted seven COVID-19 vaccine makers Cobalt Strike 4.0 toolkit…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 13, 2020
Finland pushes through change to ID code law Researchers find Trickbot is still kicking New study looks at the source of Android malware And here's a special…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 12, 2020
Facebook extends ban on political ads EU tightens cybersurveillance export laws Palo Alto Networks acquires Expanse And here's a special offer from our…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
November 11, 2020
Biden aide Bill Russo attacks Facebook's post-election role Twitter could face its first GDPR penalty within days New Ghimob malware can spy on 153 Android…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 10, 2020
Inrupt launches enterprise privacy platform India's Bigbasket confirms cyberattack What's in a name? Turns out malware And here's a special offer from our…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
November 9, 2020
Net neutrality and broadband expansion possible under Biden presidency Trump lawsuit site to report rejected votes leaked voter data Facebook releases…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 6, 2020
Facebook updates its premature victory policy Michigan approves Proposal 2 Vermont National Guard called in to help with cyberattack Thanks to our sponsor…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 5, 2020
Facebook and Instagram add pop-up banners about election results Election night was seemingly free of cybersecurity drama California passes Prop 24 Thanks to…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
November 4, 2020
Instagram banner falsely advertises Wednesday as Election Day for some subscribers Robocalls urging voters to skip Election Day are subject of FBI…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesNovember 3, 2020
Twitter clarifies its election results policy Google discloses Windows zero-day Maze ransomware operators call it quits Thanks to our sponsor, Trusona. Trusona…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
November 2, 2020
Cybersecurity specialists list their election week fears Fact checking now extends back in time Hacker selling 34 million user records through broker Thanks to…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 30, 2020
Hackers steal funds from the Wisconsin Republican Party Ransomware attackers leak Georgia county voter information The FBI is investigating ransomware attacks…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 29, 2020
NSA refuses to say if it still uses encryption backdoors Ryuk ransomware smashes hospital networks across the U.S. Section 230 hearing devolves into political…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 28, 2020
TikTok partners with Shopify on social commerce YouTube will add Election Day warning label: "Results may not be final" FBI: Hackers stole government source…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 27, 2020
Twitter to "pre-bunk" voter misinformation Microsoft to force load some webpages in Edge Google removed three apps for violating data collection policies…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 26, 2020
New Emotet attacks urges recipients to upgrade Microsoft Word Windows 10 now hides the SYSTEM control panel Samsung Group titan Lee Kun-hee dies aged 78 Thanks…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 23, 2020
Firefox testing 'Site Isolation' feature Cisco patches DoS bugs in network security products Proposed German legislation authorizes access to encrypted…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 22, 2020
DOJ official accuses China of protecting cybercriminals Once again, Oracle releases enormous security update NSA warns of top vulnerabilities exploited by…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 21, 2020
Justice Department charges Google in antitrust lawsuit Microsoft partners with SpaceX to launch Azure Space initiative Twitter is temporarily changing how you…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 20, 2020
US files charges against high profile attackers A new browser wants to look at social media algorithms Microsoft Exchange and OWA are increasingly malware…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 19, 2020
Google offers details on Chinese hacking group that targeted Biden campaign Hackers use BaseCamp to host and distribute malware China quietly opens up to the…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 16, 2020
US DOJ unseals charges against malware money laundering ring Microsoft launches the Zero Trust Deployment Center Hack disrupts Barnes & Noble brick and mortar…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 15, 2020
Twitter hack sparks a call for monitoring social media platforms Zoom prepares to roll out end-to-end encryption Businesses are decreasing average malware…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 14, 2020
Security experts warn of Amazon Prime Day scams Office 365 remains a favorite for cyberattack persistence Homomorphic encryption finally finds the spotlight…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 13, 2020
Five Eyes alliance call for encryption backdoors (again) Trickbot isn't quite done yet Chinese facial recognition data leaks are rampant Thanks to this week's…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 12, 2020
Google is giving data to police based on search keywords, court docs show Tyler Technologies pays ransomware gang for decryption key U.K. businesses suffered a…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 9, 2020
UK issues a report on Huawei 5G rollback Facebook will stop running political ads after the US election US seizes domains tied to Iranian misinformation…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 8, 2020
Singapore introduces cybersecurity rating for 'smart' devices Watch out for Emotet, warns DHS Big takedowns don't stop Dark Web markets, says Europol Thanks to…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 7, 2020
Paying ransomware ransom is now illegal, according to the Treasury Department Cisco ordered to pay $1.9 billion for security patent infringement Covid tracking…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 6, 2020
Ransomware disrupts COVID-19 vaccine trials SEC sues John McAfee over cryptocurrency promotion Firmware bootkit spotted in the wild Thanks to our sponsor…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 5, 2020
Covid tracking apps from a Google-Apple partnership gaining traction in the U.S. FBI works more closely with spy agencies to hunt foreign hackers…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesOctober 2, 2020
Huawei failed to address network security flaws US Treasury Department warns about fines for ransomware payments H&M fined for GDPR violations Thanks to our…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
October 1, 2020
Facebook faces down QAnon, bogus election ads, and privacy on the Gram Who took down 911 in 14 states on Monday? Controversial data company Palantir's stock is…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSeptember 30, 2020
French shipping giant hit with ransomware attack Ransomware operators release personal information on Las Vegas students Android 12 will play nice with…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
September 29, 2020
TikTok's latest court win means videos still available - for now Universal Health Services hospitals hit country-wide by Ryuk ransomware Windows XP and Windows…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
September 28, 2020
China's biggest chip maker hit by US sanctions Elon Musk unhappy over Microsoft's exclusive licensing of OpenAI Google removes 17 Android apps doing WAP…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSeptember 25, 2020
DHS acknowledges leak of facial recognition images Judge rules the TikTok ban be delayed or defended Local government email systems are vulnerable to…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
September 24, 2020
Public-sector mega-vendor Tyler admits it was hacked ByteDance asks courts to block Trump order against TikTok Shopify says insiders to blame for stealing…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
September 23, 2020
Maze ransomware adopts Ragnar Locker virtual machine approach Email addresses and passwords allegedly from NIH, WHO, and Gates Foundation dumped online Russian…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSeptember 22, 2020
CISA issues emergency directive to roll out a Windows Server patch 93% of organizations suffer data breaches through outbound email Facebook threatens…
- Cybersecurity Headlines
September 21, 2020
Trump approves Oracle's TikTok deal and delays app store ban ByteDance says it's not aware of $5 billion education fund in TikTok deal California judge halts…
Cybersecurity HeadlinesSeptember 18, 2020
Oracle's bid calls for access to TikTok's source code Patient dies in the wake of a ransomware attack Backdoors and bugs discovered in HiSilicon video encoders…