Major cybersecurity events on 26th November 2020 (Morning Post): Interpol Arrests 3 Nigerian BEC Scammers For Targeting Over 500,000 Entities, Xbox bug could have allowed hackers to link gamer tags with players’ emails, Danish news agency Ritzau refuses to pay after ransomware attack. Continue readingInterpol Arrests 3 Nigerian BEC Scammers, Danish news agency Ritzau refuses to pay after ransomware attack, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 25th November 2020 (Morning Post): Stantinko Bot masqueraded as httpd targeting Linux servers, Post Breach, Peatix Data Reportedly Found on Instagram, Telegram, Latest Version of TrickBot Employs Clever New Obfuscation Trick.Continue readingStantinko Bot masqueraded as httpd targeting Linux servers, Post Breach, Peatix Data Reportedly Found on Instagram, Telegram, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 24th November 2020 (Evening Post): FBI Issues Warning of Hackers Spoofing Its Internet Domain, TikTok fixes bugs allowing account takeover with one click, VMware discloses critical zero-day in Workspace One.Continue readingFBI Issues Warning of Hackers Spoofing Its Internet Domain, TikTok fixes bugs allowing account takeover with one click, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 16th November 2020 (Evening Post): Biotech research firm Miltenyi Biotec hit by Mount Locker ransomware, Chilean-based retail giant Cencosud hit by Egregor Ransomware, and Schneider Electric Warns Customers of Drovorub Linux Malware.Continue readingTicketmaster Fined £1.25m Over Data Breach, Image stock site 123RF hacked, Cencosud hit by Egregor Ransomware, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 13th November 2020 (Morning Post): Popular stock photo service, 123RF, suffers data breach after hacker sells database containing 8.3 million user records. YouTube, YouTube TV affected by a two-hour global outage. Ransomware threats increasingly target manufacturing companies.Continue readingMinecraft-related apps defraud millions of gamers, The North Face suffers a credential stuffing attack, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 10th November 2020 (Evening Post): Prestige reservation platform’s S3 bucket exposes millions of hotel guests. Cyber criminals scam bank customers pretending to be from bank security. Tetrade hackers target 112 financial apps with Ghimob banking Trojan.Continue readingUkrainian jailed for stealing $10M from Microsoft, Cadbury scammers trick social media users, 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 6th November 2020 (Evening Post): Pay2Key ransomware target Israeli companies and large corporations. Ransomware groups increasingly stops honoring their promises, posts stolen data after payment. Cisco zero-day in AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software unpatched.Continue readingRussian hacker group targets 100s of industrial enterprises, Ping Identity acquires Symphonic Software, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 4th November 2020 (Evening Post): Cannabis growers’ community website exposes more than 3.4 million user records, passwords. Maze clients turn to Sekhmet ransomware group’s Egregor as a substitute. Microsoft store games abused for Windows privilege escalation.Continue readingBitcoin wallet emptied of $1B ahead of US election, Over 23,600 hacked databases leaked on Telegram, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 29th October 2020 (Morning Post): Swedish security firm Gunnebo suffers a cyberattack, warns customers of data leak. Phone scammers spoof bank phone numbers to rob victims. US government issues warning regarding continuous threats from Kimsuky APT group.Continue readingHome Depot emails customer info to strangers, Aetna settles 3 HIPAA breaches with $1,000,000, and more