Major cybersecurity events on 14th December 2020 (Morning Post): Hackers backed by foreign govt. breach US Treasury, steal data. Major leak exposes members and ‘lifts the lid’ on the Chinese Communist Party. Former Cisco engineer gets two years in prison for Webex Teams hack.Continue readingSolarWinds breached, infects multiple US companies, Pay2Key compromises Habana Labs’ networks, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 03 December 2020 (Evening Post): APT groups target US Think Tanks, CISA, FBI warn, TrickBot’s new module aims to infect your UEFI firmware, Google Play Apps Remain Vulnerable to High-Severity Flaw. Continue readingAPT groups target US Think Tanks, CISA, FBI warn, Google Play Apps Remain Vulnerable to High-Severity Flaw, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 25th November 2020 (Morning Post): Stantinko Bot masqueraded as httpd targeting Linux servers, Post Breach, Peatix Data Reportedly Found on Instagram, Telegram, Latest Version of TrickBot Employs Clever New Obfuscation Trick.Continue readingStantinko Bot masqueraded as httpd targeting Linux servers, Post Breach, Peatix Data Reportedly Found on Instagram, Telegram, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 23rd November 2020 (Evening Post): GoDaddy Employees Used in Attacks on Multiple Cryptocurrency Services, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. was hit by a new cyberattack, Joe Biden’s ‘Vote Joe’ website defaced by Turkish Hackers.Continue readingJoe Biden’s website defaced by Turkish Hackers, Mitsubishi Electric hit by new cyberattack, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 9th November 2020 (Evening Post): Housing association in East Anglia struck by Sodinokibi ransomware, leaks unknown volume of employee, customer data. E-commerce software platform X-Cart suffers ransomware attack, forces shut down of e-stores. Continue readingPrestige Software S3 buckets expose 10M personal files, Emotet, TrickBot top malware charts, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 9th November 2020 (Morning Post): HMRC smishing tax rebate scam employs phishing domains and tactics to target UK banking customers. Mayo Clinic sued over data breach of patients’ medical records. Hackers demand $11 million in Bitcoin from gaming giant CAPCOM.Continue readingTrump campaign leaks voter data amidst legal battle, Luxottica data breach exposes LensCrafters, EyeMed data, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 14th October 2020 (Morning Post): PoetRAT, masquerades as government domains, targets public and private sector in Azerbaijan. Microsoft patches 87 security vulnerabilities in October’s Patch Tuesday. Popular kids smartwatch comes with cover camera.Continue readingNorway claims parliament breach by Russian hackers, Lemon Duck cryptomining botnet activity spikes, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 13th August 2020 (Evening Post): Espionage group RedCurl targets 14 organizations across various European countries and Canada. CactusPete APT group, active since 2013, has updated is Bisonal backdoor. Alexa bugs allow hackers to install malicious skills remotely.Continue readingChinese accounts part of campaign to rebuke Trump, New phishing attack targets Verizon, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 16th July 2020 (Morning Post): Bhinneka database of more than one million accounts dumped on hacker forum. An info-stealer Trojan found to be linked to threat actors responsible for TrickBot. Brazil’s four malware families ramp up techniques, spread to countries.Continue readingCryptocurrency scam hits Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Welcome Chat stores user data in unsecure location, 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