Major cybersecurity events on 15th September 2020 (Evening Post): 97% of cybersecurity companies reportedly leaked data on dark web. Mailfire exposes 320 million users records of 70 dating, e-commerce sites. Bug in Joe Biden’s campaign app allows access to millions of voter files. Continue readingDaimler settles US emission charges for $1.5B, SunCrypt ransomware targets University Hospital NJ, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 14th September 2020 (Morning Post): 3.4 million patient data breached in Blackbaud ransomware incident, states interim report. New Twitter phishing scam steals login credentials of unsuspecting users. Development Bank of Seychelles hit by ransomware attack.Continue readingRyuk targets US court with the Conti strain, Zoom adds and extra layer of security: 2FA, 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 10th September 2020 (Evening Post): Irish regulators ask Facebook to stop sending EU user data to the US due to privacy concerns. Office 365 phishing runs real-time check of stolen domain logins. Ransomware and zoombombing disrupt back-to-school plans.Continue reading£130,000 fine imposed on pension scheme cold caller, Equinix discloses ransomware incident, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 27th August 2020 (Morning Post): GitHub developer errors cause leak of 150,000 to 200,000 patient health records stored in Microsoft, Google apps. 3000 bots on Twitter that propagated pro-Chinese political spam taken down.Continue readingFASTCash 2.0 campaign, ongoing bank-theft by BeagleBoyz, Empire Markets scam steals $30m BTC, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 25th August (Morning Post): Iranian hackers leveraged RDP to deploy Dharma ransomware. Transsion, low-cost Android smartphones manufacturer, pre-installs malware on devices to list users on subscription services. Ransomware attack targets Brookfield Residential.Continue readingEmpire Market offline, suspects exit scam, TikTok files lawsuit against US government, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 31st July 2020 (Morning Post): Twitter celebrity accounts hijacked after actors hooked staff with spearphishing tactics. Gujarat Technological University students complain about massive data leak following mock test. TrickBot Anchor malware targets Linux devices.Continue readingOffice 365 phishing targets Google Ads, Startups suffer data breach, 386M records leaks, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 22nd July 2020 (Evening Post): US Department of Justice accuses Chinese hackers of stealing trade secrets, targeting COVID-19 research. Sawfish phishing scam targets DeepSource, resets logins. Blackbaud pays ransom following data breach.Continue readingDunzo hacked, 11GB worth data leaked, Tesco phishing scam targets litigation firm, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 13th July 2020 (Morning Post): Hacker forum sells over 1,300 phishing kits making over $30,000. Smishing campaign spreads fake TikTok app that downloads malware, stealing sensitive data. Flaw in Indian Chingari app allows it to be easily hacked.Continue readingKVKK, Swvl, Dunzo suffers data breach, 25,000 UAE police data on sale on dark web forum, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 10th July 2020 (Evening Post): New phishing campaign leverages legitimate SurveyMonkey domains to fish for Office 365 credentials. Android malware family Joker sneaks their product Bread into Google Play Store. DDoS attack targets Cloudflare. Continue readingGoogle bans ads promoting spyware, stalkerware, Fraudsters use inactive domains to malvertise, and more