Major cybersecurity events on 6th July 2020 (Evening Post): Multi-stage bitcoin scam leaks data personal data of 2,50,000 people. Russian MoFA Twitter account hijacked, data offered for sale. New, more sinister Mac ransomware infects Apple’s Mac computers.Continue readingDating apps breaches leak millions of sensitive data, Bug in LinkedIn iOS app resorts to clipboard snooping, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 30th June 2020 (Evening Post): Hackers target Roblox gaming platform accounts in support of Donal Trump’s re-election. Unpatched Wi-Fi extender exposes domestic networks to remote control. Vulnerabilities in device drivers facilitate attacks on ATMs, PoS systems.Continue readingMore than 100K brute-force attacks target Windows, OneClass exposes 1M students’ data, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 29th June 2020: CloudSEK researcher reports 40,000 Indiamart suppliers’ data. Aspire News App, domestic violence assistance app, suffers data breach. Hackers threaten to leak beverage firm Lion’s stolen files, following a ransomware attack. Continue readingTikTok stops clipboard snooping after Apple exposes it, 5 million DeviceLock users’ data leaked, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 17th June 2020 (Evening Post): MaxLinear discloses data breach after ransomware attack. T-Mobile outage due to a configuration error. Security vulnerability in Trump campaign app exposes Twitter application keys and secrets. Avon recovers after cybersecurity incident.Continue reading845GB of dating apps’ sensitive data exposed, CIA hacking tools compromised, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 5th June 2020 (Evening Post): Hackers from Iran and China target Trump, Biden campaigns. Tycoon ransomware targets Windows, Linux systems using Java image format. Fraudulent iOS VPN apps on Apple App Store scam users.Continue readingData breach hits CPA Canada, Kentucky EHP, Maze ransomware targets Conduent, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 4th June 2020 (Morning Post): New phishing campaign targets Microsoft Office 365 remote workers with fake VPN configurations. Maze Ransomware operators switches mode of attack to data breaches after victim denied to pay ransom. TrickBot releases new malware, BazarBackdoor.Continue readingiPhone looters get a surprise from Apple, Mobile phishing attacks skyrocket, Voila reports attacks on servers, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 3rd June 2020 (Morning Post): Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation leaks personal data of clients. Computer operations have been restored in Bernards Township after a ransomware attack had struck their systems. CSG shrugs off ransomware demand of 102 Bitcoins.Continue readingGSuite apps have access to Gmail, Drive, and other external services, Apple patches jailbreak, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 1st June 2020 (Morning Post): Denial-of-Service attacks target Minneapolis city systems. Highly critical ‘Sign in with Apple’ vulnerability patched, Apple rewards Indian researcher. Cisco patched vulnerabilities in SaltStack. Qatar’s contact tracing app exposes details of more than 1 million users.Continue readingWarning: VivaVideo operates as a spyware, Nworm quietly infects Windows, Himera, AbSent-Loader exploits COVID, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 28th May 2020 (Evening Post): Hackers target United Russia political party’s voting site. NetWalker targets Michigan State University. Microsoft tweets to warn about the new PonyFinal ransomware. Apple patches over 40 vulnerabilities.Continue readingValak targets Microsoft Exchange, Real estate app Tellus leaks data, Netwalker reveals attacker tactics, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 28th May 2020 (Morning Post): Cryptocurrency investor sues high school student for crypto heist. DoubleGun builds botnet, infects several Windows devices. Email scam impersonates FedEx, UPS, drops Dridex on machines.Continue readingIndian hack-for-hire firms masquerade as WHO, Bank of America breached, Truecaller denies data leak, and more