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
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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 22nd October 2020 (Morning Post): Hackers held Caribbean’s biggest conglomerate Ansa McAl’s IT systems hostage in a ransomware attack. Oracle releases 402 security patches in its latest critical patch update (CPU). WordPress deploys forced security fix for bug in Loginizer.Continue readingIran’s Proud Boys emails threaten Democrat voters, Gift voucher scam targets Marks & Spencer CEO, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 8th October 2020 (Morning Post): Chinese hackers suspected to be behind global cyber-espionage campaign targeting Russia, India. CISA warns state, local governments over Emotet phishing attacks. OceanLotus hackers inject malware in Windows error report.Continue readingMicrosoft 365 outage affects Outlook, Teams, Phishing lure cash in on info related to Trump’s health, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 1st October 2020 (Evening Post): FBI tip prompted takedown of 130 fake Twitter accounts during debate. InterPlanetary Storm botnet infects 13K Mac, Android devices. Russian Fancy Bear hackers may have penetrated a US Federal Agency.Continue readingHacker sentenced to 7 years after hacking LinkedIn, Twitter users get “Something went wrong” error messages, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 28th September 2020 (Morning Post): Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus resumes its work after 19 days, resolved technical issues. Google removes 17 Joker-infected apps from the Play Store. Free decryptor released to combat ThunderX ransomware.Continue readingHackers drain KuCoin wallets of $150 million, Hungarian banks, telecom services targeted by DDoS attacks, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 23rd September 2020 (Morning Post): CISA’s advisory warns of notable increase in LokiBot malware. German investigators blame Russian DoppelPaymer gang for deadly hospital attack. Firefox 81 released with credit card autofill and new theme.Continue reading179 arrests made for drug trafficking on darknet, Luxottica confirms ransomware attack, disrupts work, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 11th September 2020 (Evening Post): Companies based in India report more cyberattacks than any other country. US Criminal Court hit by Conti ransomware, expose critical data. Researchers report Chrome sandbox escape vulnerability, earns $20,000.Continue readingHackers slip into Donald Trump’s Twitter, Small business accounts cloned on Instagram, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 1st September 2020 (Evening Post): Hackers sell compromised Fortnite accounts on underground forums, earning millions every year. Iranian hacking group Pioneer Kitten sells access to stolen corporate networks. Apple accidentally approves Mac Shlayer malware. Continue readingSamsung leaks details of 980 Pro NVMe SSD, Paytm Mall suffers data breach, actors demand ransom, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 17th August 2020 (Morning Post): Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces new cybersecurity policy for India. Facebook fails to take action against hate speech, misinformation. FBI, NSA warns about Russian Linux malware attempting to steal files, take over devices.Continue readingAarogya Setu code, back-end components exposed, Jack Daniel’s manufacturer suffers cyber attack, and more