Major cybersecurity events on 23rd October 2020 (Evening Post): Russian state-backed hackers, codenamed Energetic Bear, gained access to US governmental networks. Man hacks four Rajasthan schools’ server, issues transfer certificates to 130 students alleging harassment against them. Continue readingTwitter, Facebook to testify over NYP article, Japanese Shionogi & Co. suffers data breach, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 23rd October 2020 (Morning Post): Taiwanese United Microelectronics Corporation will plead guilty to theft of Micron Technologies trade secrets, pay $60m fine. Researcher claims to have logged into Trump’s personal Twitter with password MAGA2020.Continue readingRussian hackers breach US govt. networks, steals data, Microsoft Teams phishing attack hits O365 users, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 15th October 2020 (Morning Post): Iranian APT group Silent Librarian increases its spear phishing attacks, targets schools, universities. Travelex faces DDoS threats in an attempt to extort companies worldwide. Intel, Google urge users to update Linux kernel to version 5.9 or later.Continue readingBarnes & Noble suffers cyberattack, exposes customer data, Carnival Corp. discloses data compromise, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 13th October 2020 (Morning Post): Security firms ESET, Black Lotus Labs, Symantec, and financial group team up to take down Trickbot ransomware. German tech giant Software AG continues to struggle against $20M ransomware attack. Continue readingQBot leverages Defender Antivirus phishing bait, Hacked security cam stolen footage sold on adult sites, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 9th October 2020 (Morning Post): Office of the Comptroller of the Currency fines Morgan Stanley $60 million for 2016 data breach. Sam’s Club customer accounts hacked in credential stuffing attacks. Android ransomware abuses notification services, warns Microsoft.Continue readingApple pays $288,000 to hackers who reported vulnerabilities, Google adds password breach alerts to Chrome, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 8th October 2020 (Evening Post): Amazon Prime Day causes a spike in phishing, fraud attacks since August. Data from Airlink International UAE leaked on multiple dark web forums. Waterbear malware used in attacks against Taiwanese government agencies.Continue readingIranian govt. domains masquerade as news outlets, SilentFade steals millions through Facebook ads, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 6th October 2020 (Morning Post): TeamTNT adds sophisticated cryptojacking malware variant Black-T to its arsenal. SilentFade steals Facebook credentials and $4 million in ad frauds. Slack outage causes delay, error and blank screens across the globe.Continue readingHackers can jailbreak Apple’s T2 security chip, John McAfee arrested, charged with tax evasion, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 5th October 2020 (Morning Post): University Hospital New Jersey pays ransom of $670K to prevent publishing of 240GB data. Egregor ransomware threatens a mass-media release of victims’ corporate data. Emotet malware interferes in the 2020 US Presidential Election. Continue readingH&M charged with €35.2m fine for GDPR violations, 2 million Edureka users’ data exposed in data breach, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 1st October 2020 (Morning Post): Twitter removes 130 Iranian accounts attempting to disrupt US Presidential Debates. Two men charged for hacking NBA, NFL players’ social media accounts. Kylie Jenner’s makeup company suffers data breach.Continue readingAPT group TA2552 uses OAuth2 to access O365, Australian DFAT leaks personal details of 1000 citizens, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 25th September 2020 (Morning Post): Microsoft removes 18 Azure AD applications tied to the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor group APT40. Polish authorities shut down hacker super-group associated with bomb threats, ransomware attacks, SIM swapping. Continue readingBlackbaud breach affects more than 5.6 million patients, Hacker exfiltrates data from federal agency, and more