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 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 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 17th November 2020 (Morning Post): Capcom confirms data breach after gamers’ data stolen in cyberattack, Citrix SD-WAN Bugs Allow Remote Code Execution, Dating Site Bumble Leaves Swipes Unsecured for 100M Users.Continue readingBumble Leaves Swipes Unsecured for 100M Users, Capcom confirms data breach, Citrix SD-WAN Bugs Allow Remote Code Execution, 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
Major cybersecurity events on 12th November 2020 (Morning Post): RegretLocker ransomware encrypts virtual hard disks on Windows machines. Cobalt Strike toolkit source code allegedly leaked online. Intel fixes 95 vulnerabilities as part of November 2020 Patch Tuesday.Continue readingAnimal Jam data breach impacts 46M accounts, Malicious Minecraft scams millions of users, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 11th November 2020 (Morning Post): Microsoft Teams users under attack in ‘FakeUpdates’ malware campaign that deploys backdoors. Microsoft publishes fixes for 112 software vulnerabilities for November Patch Tuesday. Android TVs plagued with extraordinary flaws.Continue readingMicrosoft investigates undeletable Outlook emails, Scalper bots drive prices of PS5, Xbox Series X up, 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 10th September 2020 (Morning Post): Hackers steal $5.4 million Slovakian cryptocurrency exchange ETERBASE. Fake alert scams target mobile networks and users, reports Sophos. Zeppelin ransomware adds a new trojan downloader to its arsenal.Continue readingBlackbaud data breach affects Inova Health Systems, NexusGuard reports massive rise in DDoS campaigns, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 9th September 2020 (Morning Post): Russian government claims that USA, UK, Ukrainian DDoS attacks targeted voting in Russian Federation. France, Japan, and New Zealand warn of a surge in Emotet attacks. Adobe InDesign, Framemaker, and Experience Manager flaws fixed.Continue readingCredit card skimmer Baka evades detection methods, Netwalker targets Pakistani power utility K-Electric, and more