Major cybersecurity events on 3rd July 2020 (Evening Post): Roblox accounts hacked with pro-Trump messages. CNY Works suffers data breach, exposes names and SSN of 56,000 people. Netgear releases security patches for 10 vulnerabilities impacting 79 of its products. Continue readingV Shred data leak exposes PII, sensitive photos of clients, ThiefQuest info-stealer infects macOS, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 2nd July 2020 (Morning Post): Facebook discloses that 5,000 app developers got user data after their access expired. MacOS ransomware spreads through pirated software. Cisco systems warn users about high-severity bug in its switch lineup.Continue readingKerala Cyber Hackers break into Delhi State HM website, Ransomware campaign targets news websites, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 1st July 2020 (Morning Post): Verified Instagram account targets unsuspecting users with copyright infringement phishing scam. 25 Android apps removed from Play Store, following the theft of Facebook credentials. EvilQuest ransomware targets macOS users.Continue readingTikTok denies misuse of Indian user data, HMRC phishing scams target passport details, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 19th June 2020 (Evening Post): Malicious group distributes Excel sheet, requests user to complete CAPTCHAs, spreads info-stealer GraceWire. Advanced malware, AcidBox targets open source virtualization software VirtualBox.Continue readingBofA phishing emails evade DMARC, China’s sustained cyber attacks target govt. websites and banks, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 18th June 2020 (Morning Post): North Korean Operation In(ter)ception campaign attacks motivated by cyber-espionage and financial theft. GitHub breach gives way to unauthorized access of KIPP SoCal student data, parents have been informed.Continue reading115,000 DeviceLock data put up for sale, Variant of Shlayer Mac OSX malware spotted in the wild, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 3rd June 2020 (Morning Post): Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation leaks personal data of clients. Computer operations have been restored in Bernards Township after a ransomware attack had struck their systems. CSG shrugs off ransomware demand of 102 Bitcoins.Continue readingGSuite apps have access to Gmail, Drive, and other external services, Apple patches jailbreak, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 28th May 2020 (Evening Post): Hackers target United Russia political party’s voting site. NetWalker targets Michigan State University. Microsoft tweets to warn about the new PonyFinal ransomware. Apple patches over 40 vulnerabilities.Continue readingValak targets Microsoft Exchange, Real estate app Tellus leaks data, Netwalker reveals attacker tactics, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 20th May 2020 (evening post): WordPress malware targets WooCommerce stores with more than 5 million installations. QNAP devices vulnerable to remote takeover attacks. Multiple vulnerabilities discovered in Nitro Pro PDF Reader.Continue readingNew phishing campaigns bypasses Office 365 MFA, Data breach affecting 23M people linked to Covve, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 8th May 2020: ShinyHunters, who breached Tokopedia, is selling more than 7.3 million user records on dark web. DocuSign phishing campaign targets Office 365 users, using COVID as bait. Cognizant expects to lose $50m-$70m after ransomware attack. Russian hackers target Merkel’s office.Continue readingMobiFriends breach leaks 3.6M users data, ChatBooks data sold on dark web, Iran hackers target Gilead, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 6th May 2020: 44 million Pakistani mobile users data leaked online. Microsoft’s GitHub account hacked, 500 GB data stolen. Hackers impersonate financial NGO to steal Microsoft Sharepoint, Office credentials. Snake ransomware targets healthcare among other businesses.Continue readingTesla user data sold on eBay, Arogya Setu denies data breach of 90M Indians, 22M Unacademy user data sold after data breach, and more