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
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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
Major cybersecurity events on 12th August 2020 (Morning Post): Spyware Agent Tesla, exploiting the pandemic since March, adds new tricks to its arsenal. Critical Intel flaw affects motherboards, server systems, compute modules. Samsung quietly fixes Galaxy ‘Find My Mobile’ flaw.Continue readingRussia with the most number of spying smartphones, Illinois healthcare system FHN suffers breach, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 10th August 2020 (Morning Post): DoppelPaymer ransomware gang targets Coronavirus ventilator manufacturer Boyce Technologies, obstructs production of 300 ventilators per day. 400 Snapdragon vulnerabilities turns 3 billion Android phones into spying tools. Continue readingChinese hackers penetrates Taiwan semiconductor industry, Intel investigates major data leak, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 7th August 2020 (Evening Post): Hackers abuse lookalike domains and favicon of popular brands for credit card theft. Nearly 50% of all smartphones affected by Qualcomm Snapdragon bugs. Reportedly, Canon admits ransomware attack in note to employees.Continue readingCapital One bank fined with $80M for 2019 hack, Phishing scam leads users to fake email scanner site, and more