Major cybersecurity events on 31st December 2020 (Evening Post): Adobe Flash Player will officially reach its end of life (EOL) on 1 January 2021. New Golang-based Crypto worm infects Windows and Linux servers. Google Chrome to display warnings for weak passwords.Continue readingData breach broker sells records of 26 companies, Wyndham Capital involved in class-action lawsuit over breach, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 31st December 2020 (Morning Post): Ticketmaster pays $10 million criminal fine for intrusions into competitor’s computer systems. CISA demands US govt agencies to update SolarWinds Orion software. New worm turns Windows, Linux servers into Monero miners.Continue readingGoogle Docs bug allow hackers to hijack screenshots, T-Mobile breach exposes phone numbers, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 16th December 2020 (Evening Post): Apple patches a total of 59 of code execution vulnerabilities in macOS. New 5G network flaws let attackers track users’ locations and steal data. SolarWinds removes customer list from site as It releases second hotfix.Continue readingAustralian watchdog sues Facebook over VPN app, HPE discloses critical 0 day in server management software, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 16th December 2020 (Morning Post): Facebook removes disinformation accounts linked to Russia and French military. PyMICROPSIA Windows malware includes checks for Linux and macOS. Firefox patches critical mystery bug, also impacting Google Chrome.Continue readingPhishing scam targets Subway loyalty-card users, New Goontact spyware targets Android, iOS users, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 15th December 2020 (Evening Post): WhatsApp denies that its encrypted data can be hacked by Pegasus, an Israeli spyware. Wormable Gitpaste-12 botnet returns to target Linux servers, IoT devices. ‘PGMiner’ crypto-mining botnet abuses PostgreSQL for distribution.Continue readingOver 45 million medical images leaked online, Twitter fined €450,000 for GDPR breach, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 14th December 2020 (Morning Post): Hackers backed by foreign govt. breach US Treasury, steal data. Major leak exposes members and ‘lifts the lid’ on the Chinese Communist Party. Former Cisco engineer gets two years in prison for Webex Teams hack.Continue readingSolarWinds breached, infects multiple US companies, Pay2Key compromises Habana Labs’ networks, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 8th December 2020 (Evening Post): D-Link VPN routers’ remote command injection bugs gets patched. Expert discloses zero-click, wormable flaw in Microsoft Teams. PlayStation Now critical remote code execution fixed. Google patches four high‑severity flaws in Chrome.Continue reading2,732 PickPoint package delivery lockers hacked, DoppelPaymer gang demands $34M ransom from Foxconn, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 02nd December 2020 (Morning Post): Indian job portal IIMJobs hacked; database leaked online, Malicious NPM packages used to install njRAT remote access trojan, DarkIRC botnet is targeting the critical Oracle WebLogic CVE-2020-14882. Continue readingIndian job portal IIMJobs hacked; database leaked online, Malicious NPM packages used to install njRAT remote access trojan, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 01st December 2020 (Evening Post): Baltimore County Public Schools Closed Due to Ransomware Attack, WebKit Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Code Execution via Malicious Websites, Gootkit malware returns to life alongside REvil ransomware.Continue readingBaltimore County Public Schools Closed Due to Ransomware Attack, WebKit Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Code Execution via Malicious Websites, and more
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