Category: Brute-force

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APT Breach Brute-force Data leak Hacking Malware Phishing Ransomware Scam Spam Vulnerability

Ryuk targets US court with the Conti strain, Zoom adds and extra layer of security: 2FA, and more

Major cybersecurity events on 14th September 2020 (Morning Post): 3.4 million patient data breached in Blackbaud ransomware incident, states interim report. New Twitter phishing scam steals login credentials of unsuspecting users. Development Bank of Seychelles hit by ransomware attack.Continue readingRyuk targets US court with the Conti strain, Zoom adds and extra layer of security: 2FA, and more

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Breach Brute-force Data leak Hacking Malware Maze Misinformation Ransomware RCE Scam Vulnerability

State-backed hackers target 2020 US elections, 100,000 Razer fans’ sensitive data exposed, and more

Major cybersecurity events on 11th September 2020 (Morning Post): Telehealth applications and services broaden the attack surface, more actors target such apps. Twitter to remove misleading election tweets, gets on Trump’s bad side. SoftServe hit by ransomware attack, exploits Windows customization tool.Continue readingState-backed hackers target 2020 US elections, 100,000 Razer fans’ sensitive data exposed, and more

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APT Breach Brute-force Cryptojacking cryptominers CVE DDoS Hacking Malware Phishing Ransomware Scam Vishing Vulnerability

16K Webex accounts deleted: Cisco employee pleads guilty, Elon Musk confirms Russian attempt to target Tesla, and more

Major cybersecurity events on 28th August 2020 (Morning Post): 28,000 printers hijacked by researchers, suggests that 56% of exposed printers can be easily hijacked. Lemon_Duck cryptominer malware targets Linux devices. 350m decrypted email addresses exposed on unsecured server.Continue reading16K Webex accounts deleted: Cisco employee pleads guilty, Elon Musk confirms Russian attempt to target Tesla, and more

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Breach Brute-force CVE Data leak Hacking Malware Ransomware Trojan Vulnerability

AI firm Cense exposes 2.5m sensitive medical records, IcedID banking trojan adds new evasive tactics, and more

Major cybersecurity events on 18th August 2020 (Evening Post): GitHub data leak incidents affect more than 200,000 patients in the US. Hackers target vulnerabilities in Fizikal, expose information of thousands of users. Trade bans impacts Huawei’s future security updates.Continue readingAI firm Cense exposes 2.5m sensitive medical records, IcedID banking trojan adds new evasive tactics, and more

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APT Breach Brute-force Cyber Security Data leak Hacking Ransomware Spying Spyware Vulnerability

Chinese hackers penetrates Taiwan semiconductor industry, Intel investigates major data leak, and more

Major cybersecurity events on 10th August 2020 (Morning Post): DoppelPaymer ransomware gang targets Coronavirus ventilator manufacturer Boyce Technologies, obstructs production of 300 ventilators per day. 400 Snapdragon vulnerabilities turns 3 billion Android phones into spying tools. Continue readingChinese hackers penetrates Taiwan semiconductor industry, Intel investigates major data leak, and more

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Breach Brute-force Bug Data leak Hacking Scam Snooping Vulnerability

Data of 17M CouchSurfing users leaked, Meow attack deletes 4000 unsecured databases, and more

Major cybersecurity events on 24th July 2020 (Morning Post): 29 fraudulent apps, part of the cyber-scheme Chartreuse Blur, detected and exposed, after 3.5 million downloads. ASUS home router bugs expose consumers to snooping attacks. IVG vulnerability allows attackers to brute-force into systems.Continue readingData of 17M CouchSurfing users leaked, Meow attack deletes 4000 unsecured databases, and more