Major cybersecurity events on 30th December 2020 (Morning Post): 21 arrested after allegedly using stolen WeLeakInfo.com logins to commit fraud. Voyager cryptocurrency broker halted trading due to cyberattack. Lawsuit claims flawed facial recognition led to man’s wrongful arrest.Continue readingPransksters hijack smart devices to live stream swatters, Apple loses copyright suit against security startup, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 25th November 2020 (Evening Post): Home Depot agrees to $17.5 million settlement over 2014 data breach, New WAPDropper malware stealthily subscribes you to premium services, Crooks impersonate US govt agencies offering financial aid.Continue readingHome Depot agrees to $17.5 million settlement over 2014 data breach, New WAPDropper malware stealthily subscribes you to premium services, 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 2nd November 2020 (Morning Post): Wroba Trojan runs a campaign targeting Android, iOS smartphone users in the US. Hacker demands $2.8m as ransom to restore network operations of Montreal metro. US Cyber Command exposes 8 new Russian malware samples.Continue reading34M user records stolen from 17 companies being sold, Over a million Alibaba Redmart accounts breached, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 27th October 2020 (Evening Post): Threat actor responsible for stealing $24 million worth cryptocurrency assets of Harvest Finance, identified. NetWalker group gives the Enel Group 7 days to pay the ransom, get back 4.54 TB of stolen data.Continue readingAmazon terminates employees over data lake, Fragomen data breach exposes Google employee’s data, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 12th October 2020 (Evening Post): Ransomware operators outsource network access exploits to speed up attacks. Cyberattack targeting Longmont’s NextLight, affects customers’ service. Middlemen IT firms, Conduent and Cognizant give ransomware gangs more attack options.Continue readingTwitter flags Trump tweet regarding Coronavirus immunity, Microsoft disrupts MaaS botnet Trickbot, 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 18th September 2020 (Evening Post): Google’s awkward stalkerware typo said it was ok to spy spouse. Data breach affects thousands of patients and donors at Children’s Minnesota, Allina Health, Regions Hospital and Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.Continue readingScammers masquerade as Moscow State Univ., Chinese hackers steal data from Spanish labs, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 9th September 2020 (Morning Post): Russian government claims that USA, UK, Ukrainian DDoS attacks targeted voting in Russian Federation. France, Japan, and New Zealand warn of a surge in Emotet attacks. Adobe InDesign, Framemaker, and Experience Manager flaws fixed.Continue readingCredit card skimmer Baka evades detection methods, Netwalker targets Pakistani power utility K-Electric, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 8th September 2020 (Morning Post): Chinese hacker group Winnti attacks five Russian developers of banking software and a construction company. Columbia University academics detect crypto bugs in 306 popular Android apps, unpatched. Continue readingHackers steal 738 GB of Service NSW customer data, Netwalker demands $4M after attacking Argentinian govt., and more