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
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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
Major cybersecurity events on 14th August 2020 (Evening Post): Telephony honeypot receives 1.5 million robocalls across 11 months in the US. Facebook, Google join forces to curb the spread of disinformation, thwart efforts to manipulate voters. Windows Defender detects Citrix components as malware.Continue reading€10bn GDPR lawsuit against Salesforce, Oracle, 43,000 phishing emails bypass NHS security filters, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 13th August 2020 (Morning Post): Verified Twitter account masquerades as WHO official, spreads racist remarks and misinformation. ReVoLTE vulnerability allows actors to eavesdrop on conversations. Offensive espionage campaign attributed to North Korean ‘Dream Job’.Continue readingUS officials say TikTok users voluntarily gave data to China, Azure app abused in phishing campaign, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 11th August 2020 (Evening Post): UK Court of Appeal declares face recognition technology usage by Welsh police to be unlawful. German parliament prepares for patient data protection laws and more digitalisation in the German healthcare system.Continue readingDDoS attacks triple in the second quarter of 2020, Anomaly Six collects and sells users location data, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 11th August 2020 (Morning Post): Phishing scams impersonate US SBA, deliver malware, steal credentials, commit financial fraud. Nefilim ransomware hacks the SPIE group, steal victim’s data. Avaddon ransomware launches data leak site to extort victims.Continue readingUS NCSC director warns of election interference efforts, Better Business Bureau notifies of new Visa scam, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 10th August 2020 (Evening Post): New evasive Magecart phishing attacks leverage modified favicon to inject e-skimmers, steal payment card data. Maze group claims responsibility for a ransomware attack targeted at Canon.Continue readingProctorU confirms breach after data leaked online, Subreddits vandalized with pro-Trump messages, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 7th August 2020 (Morning Post): Netwalker ransomware operators claims to have breached the networks of Forsee Power. New side-channel attacks target Intel, ARM, IBM, AMD processors. Smart lock IoT devices opened with just Mac addresses. Continue reading440K ProctorU user records published after breach, Qualcomm, MediaTek Wi-Fi chips hit by KrØØk, and more