Major cybersecurity events on 31st December 2020 (Morning Post): Ticketmaster pays $10 million criminal fine for intrusions into competitor’s computer systems. CISA demands US govt agencies to update SolarWinds Orion software. New worm turns Windows, Linux servers into Monero miners.Continue readingGoogle Docs bug allow hackers to hijack screenshots, T-Mobile breach exposes phone numbers, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 30th December 2020 (Morning Post): 21 arrested after allegedly using stolen WeLeakInfo.com logins to commit fraud. Voyager cryptocurrency broker halted trading due to cyberattack. Lawsuit claims flawed facial recognition led to man’s wrongful arrest.Continue readingPransksters hijack smart devices to live stream swatters, Apple loses copyright suit against security startup, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 28th December 2020 (Morning Post): Misconfigured AWS Bucket exposes hundreds of social influencers. Kaspersky Lab and Yandex detects malicious browser extensions including Frigate Light, Frigate CDN and SaveFrom. Fake Amazon gift card emails deliver the malware.Continue readingiCloud outage causes account activation failure, GoDaddy apologizes for insensitive phishing email, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 22nd December 2020 (Evening Post): Hackers break into US Treasury systems, steal essential encryption keys. CISA issues ICS Advisory for new vulnerabilities in Treck TCP/IP stack. Tech giants Microsoft, Google, Cisco support Facebook in case against spyware maker.Continue readingNOW: Pensions suffers 3rd party data breach, “Joker’s Stash” servers seized by law enforcement, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 22nd December 2020 (Morning Post): Nosy ex-partners armed with Instagram passwords pose a serious cybersecurity threat. Partial lists of organizations infected with Sunburst malware released online. Dell Wyse ThinOS flaws allow hacking thin clients.Continue readingTennCare breached, impacts 3,300 members, Hades ransomware gang targets Trucking giant Forward Air, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 16th December 2020 (Evening Post): Apple patches a total of 59 of code execution vulnerabilities in macOS. New 5G network flaws let attackers track users’ locations and steal data. SolarWinds removes customer list from site as It releases second hotfix.Continue readingAustralian watchdog sues Facebook over VPN app, HPE discloses critical 0 day in server management software, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 16th December 2020 (Morning Post): Facebook removes disinformation accounts linked to Russia and French military. PyMICROPSIA Windows malware includes checks for Linux and macOS. Firefox patches critical mystery bug, also impacting Google Chrome.Continue readingPhishing scam targets Subway loyalty-card users, New Goontact spyware targets Android, iOS users, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 15th December 2020 (Morning Post): Microsoft Office 365 credentials under attack by fax ‘alert’ emails. Ransomware masterminds claim to have nabbed 53GB of data from Intel’s Habana Labs. MoleRats using Facebook, Dropbox, Google Docs to spread malware.Continue readingCruise company Hurtigruten suffers cyber attack, Spotify’s registration data exposed to 3rd party partner, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 01st December 2020 (Evening Post): Baltimore County Public Schools Closed Due to Ransomware Attack, WebKit Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Code Execution via Malicious Websites, Gootkit malware returns to life alongside REvil ransomware.Continue readingBaltimore County Public Schools Closed Due to Ransomware Attack, WebKit Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Code Execution via Malicious Websites, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 16th November 2020 (Morning Post): Intel fixes a series of bugs that made it possible for attackers to install malicious firmware, Apple has issued multiple security updates, and TroubleGrabber malware targets Discord users.Continue readingHackers attack major Telegram channels, North Face suffers credential stuffing attack, and more