Major cybersecurity events on 23rd December 2020 (Morning Post): UK cryptocurrency exchange EXMO suffers breach, funds stolen. Ransomware downed UVM Medical Center systems, no payments have been made. New marketing campaign emerges against UK subway, using TrickBot malware.Continue readingUS warns of COVID-themed phishing, fraud schemes, Emotet campaign returns after 7-week hiatus, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 18th December 2020 (Morning Post): Power supplier People’s Energy hacked, exposes 250,000 customers’ personal info. Emirati website leaks the personal information of thousands of Israelis, used to plan trips to Dubai. 5M WordPress sites run ‘Contact Form 7’ plugin with critical bugs.Continue readingSolarWinds breached Microsoft systems as well, Mednax Services notifies patients of data breach, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 17th December 2020 (Morning Post): IRS form fraud campaign targets G Suite users, affects 50,000 executives already. FireEye, GoDaddy, and Microsoft creates kill switch for SolarWinds backdoor. DoppelPaymer ransomware gang harasses victims who refuse to pay.Continue reading3M users install 28 malicious Chrome, Edge extensions, IMAP leveraged to infiltrate email accounts, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 19th November 2020 (Evening Post): Capcom confirms Ragnar Locker ransomware attack, Egregor ransomware bombards victims’ printers with ransom notes, Trump Fires CISA Director Chris Krebs.Continue readingTrump Fires CISA Director Chris Krebs, Egregor ransomware bombards victims’ printers with ransom notes, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 10th November 2020 (Morning Post): Pro-Trump site, dontpressthegreenbutton.com, claiming Arizona election fraud exposes voter data. DoppelPaymer ransomware gang targets laptop manufacturer Compal, demands $17m in Bitcoins. WordPress bugs let attackers hijack 100K sites.Continue readingMicrosoft worker gets 9 years in prison over fraud scheme, Npm package steals sensitive Discord files, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 9th November 2020 (Morning Post): HMRC smishing tax rebate scam employs phishing domains and tactics to target UK banking customers. Mayo Clinic sued over data breach of patients’ medical records. Hackers demand $11 million in Bitcoin from gaming giant CAPCOM.Continue readingTrump campaign leaks voter data amidst legal battle, Luxottica data breach exposes LensCrafters, EyeMed data, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 2nd November 2020 (Evening Post): Precious metals dealer JM Bullion discloses data breach incident to customers. The number of records exposed in 2020 hits 36 billion globally: Risk Based Security. Maze shuts down business, denies creating a cartel.Continue readingIranian hackers access US voter information, Phishers use Google Drive to force traffic into mal. sites, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 2nd November 2020 (Morning Post): Wroba Trojan runs a campaign targeting Android, iOS smartphone users in the US. Hacker demands $2.8m as ransom to restore network operations of Montreal metro. US Cyber Command exposes 8 new Russian malware samples.Continue reading34M user records stolen from 17 companies being sold, Over a million Alibaba Redmart accounts breached, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 30th October 2020 (Evening Post): Information Commissioner’s Office fines Reliance Advisory Limited with £250,000 for making nuisance calls. DoppelPaymer leaks voter info stolen from Hall County, Georgia. Critical OpenEMR flaw allows hackers to access health records.Continue readingBritain fines Marriott £18.4M for data breaches, Hacker allegedly steals $2.3M Trump reelection account, and more