5/29-31/2020 May 31, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Cruz Calls for Criminal Investigation Into Twitter Over Alleged Iranian Sanction ViolationsNorth Korea Accuses U.S. of Hurting Its Image With Cyber Threat WarningIsrael-Iran Attacks: ‘Cyber Winter Is Coming’Anonymous Says It’ll ‘Expose’ Minneapolis Police, Website HackedUK Government Launches Funding Program to Boost Security of IoT Market‘Hack-For-Hire’ Firms Spoof WHO To Target Google CredentialsAs States Reopen, the Boss Wants to Know What You’re Up To This Weekend…Google’s New Tool Lets You See a Two Metre Social Distancing Gap With ARKrebs Career Choice Tip: Cybercrime is Mostly BoringThe University of Texas at San Antonio to Create Cybersecurity Innovation Institute…Alabama Seniors Offered Free Cybersecurity CoursesOffice 365 to Give Detailed Info on Malicious Email AttachmentsList of Well-Known Web Sites That Port Scan Their VisitorsACLU Sues Clearview AI Over Faceprint Collection, SaleHacker Leaks Database of Dark Web Hosting ProviderBig Footy Data Breach Exposed Private Details of up to 100,000 UsersAmtrak Resets User Passwords After Guest Rewards Data BreachUnemployment Fraud Hits North Olympic Peninsula (WA) ResidentsWarning to Parents After Cyber Criminals Attack Bristol (UK) School WebsiteRansomware Attack Targets Nipissing First Nation (Ontario)REvil Hackers ‘Hold Second Us Firm to Ransom’Highly-Targeted Steganography Attacks on Industrial Sector Hide Malicious Powershell Scripts in Images‘Hackers Burned My Hand With Cryptojacking Computer Virus’Smart Car Source Code Leak May Compromise Customer SafetyGoogle Just Gave Millions Of Users A Reason To Quit ChromeCritical ‘Sign in with Apple’ Bug Could Have Let Attackers Hijack Anyone’s AccountNew Noise-Resilient Attack On Intel and AMD CPUs Makes Flush-based Attacks EffectiveSnake Ransomware Slithers Into the LightNworm: Trickbot Gang’s New Stealthy Malware Spreading ModuleAny Mitron (Viral TikTok Clone) Profile Can Be Hacked in SecondsUtah Tech CEO Jailed for Possessing Thousands of Files Depicting Child Sexual Abuse
5/28/2020 May 28, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment NSA Warns of Ongoing Russian Hacking Campaign Against U.S. SystemsGermany Calls in Russian Envoy Over Hack AttackGoogle Sees Resurgence in State-Backed Hacking, Phishing Related to COVID-19Sue Gordon: The Coronavirus Pandemic Should Change the Way We Look at National Security…Cybersecurity: Half of Employees Admit They Are Cutting Corners When Working From Home…C-Level Executives the Weakest Link in Organizations’ Mobile Security…Cyber-Criminals Impersonating Google to Target Remote Workers#COVID19 Drives Dealers Online as Drugs Supply SoarsPelosi Pulls Vote on FISA Bill After Trump Veto ThreatLawmakers Urge More Federal Funding for State CybersecurityKrebs: UK Ad Campaign Seeks to Deter CybercrimeMinneapolis City Systems Temporarily Brought Down by CyberattackComedian Arrested for Cybercrime over Face SwapGoogle Location Tracking Lambasted in Arizona LawsuitResearchers Uncover Brazilian Hacktivist VandaTheGod’s Identity Who Defaced Over 4800 SitesMinted Discloses Data Breach After 5m User Records Sold OnlineData Breach of the Kentucky Unemployment System Occurred in AprilRansomware Attack Affects 13,146 Patients’ Info at Palmer, Alaska Mat-Su Surgical AssociatesRio Arriba County (NM) Government Falls Victim to RansomwareAustrian City of Weiz Falls Victim to NetWalker’s Ransomware AttackJapanese IT Services Firm NTT Communications Reveals Hack Affecting up to 621 CustomersCyber Attack Delays NWT Power Corporation (NTPC) Bills, Northland Customers Unaffected (Northwest Territories)Hackers Compromise Cisco Servers Via SaltStack FlawsDoD Contractors Team Up with HPE on Ransomware-StopperFake Valorant Mobile App Pushes Scams on Eager Gamers200k Sites With Buggy WordPress Plugin Exposed to Wipe AttacksValak Loader Revamped to Rob Microsoft Exchange ServersNSA Warns of New Sandworm Attacks on Email ServersPonyFinal Ransomware Targets Enterprise Servers Then Bides Its TimeNew Octopus Scanner Malware Spreads via Github Supply Chain AttackInside the Hoaxcalls Botnet: Both Success and Failure
5/27/2020 May 28, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment FBI Investigating ‘Zoom Bombings’ Involving Child Sexual AbuseNearly One Fifth of Law Firms Show Signs of CompromiseFTC Warns College Students of Scams Relating to Coronavirus ChecksUK Energy Operators Join the European Network for CybersecurityBrussels Report: More EU Privacy Investigations, Longer Decision TimesGoogle Highlights Indian ‘Hack-For-Hire’ Companies in New Tag ReportChinese Researchers Disrupt Malware Attack That Infected Thousands of PCs1000 Corporate Systems Infected With Monero Mining Malware3 Questions Your Board Has About CybersecurityThais Ditch Twitter for Blockchain-Based Social Network MindsHackers Sell Data from 26 Million LiveJournal Users on Dark WebTruecaller Denies Data Leak After 4.75m Users’ Info Emerges on DarknetMichigan State University Hit by Ransomware Threatening Leak of Student and Financial DataNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Hit by Ransomware AttackColumbus (GA) Mayor Confirms Ransomware Attack on City Government YesterdayMore Ohio PUA Applicants Claim PII Exposed; State DeniesDoubleGun Group Builds Massive Botnet Using Cloud ServicesSmart Cars Vulnerable to Hack That Could Enable ‘Remote Control’$100 Million in Bounties Paid by Hackerone to Ethical HackersNew York Teen Masterminds $23.8m Crypto Heist
5/26/2020 May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Tech Giants Are Reportedly Providing Web Services to Blacklisted Chinese Surveillance FirmsCanada to Lead Global Effort to Counter Election InterferenceReport: ATM Skimmer Gang Had Protection from Mexican Attorney General’s Office (Krebs)Chinese City Proposes Permanent Health Tracking With a Score Based on Drinking and Exercise HabitsTel Aviv University Researchers Successfully Repel Massive Attempted Cyber AttackNew [F]Unicorn Ransomware Hits Italy via Fake COVID-19 Infection MapCalifornia Activists Ramp Up Fight Against Facial-Recognition TechnologyTexas Deputy Sheriff Admits Cyberstalking Massachusetts TweenCyber Peace Institute Issues Plea for Governments to Protect Healthcare from Cyber-AttacksRisky Strategy by Many Private Colleges Leaves Them ExposedThe Unaddressed Gap in Cybersecurity: Human PerformanceLawyers Aim £18bn Class Action Suit at easyJetData on 29 Million Indian Jobseekers LeakedQatar Tracing App Flaw Exposed 1m Users’ Data: AmnestyOhio-Based Management and Services Network Experiences Email Hack, Exposes PHI of 30k IndividualsNorth Babylon School District (New York) Investigating ‘Ransomware-Type’ Computer VirusArbonne MLM Data Breach Exposes User Passwords, Personal InfoBank of America Reveals Data Breach in PPP Application ProcessHacking Group Ke3chang Builds New Ketrum Malware From Recycled BackdoorsTurla APT Revamps One of Its Go-To Spy Tools…New ComRAT Malware Uses Gmail to Receive Commands and Exfiltrate DataNew iOS Jailbreak Tool Works on iPhone Models iOS 11 to iOS 13.5StrandHogg 2.0 Critical Bug Allows Android App Hijacking…Customized Android Builds Drive Global Security Inequality
5/25/2020 May 26, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment States Plead for Cybersecurity Funds as Hacking Threat SurgesUK Cybersecurity Review May Mean the End for Huawei 5G Deal…What Would Happen If the UK Ditched Huawei?Multiple Israeli Coronavirus Research Centers Struck in Major Cyber AttackPeople Know Reusing Passwords Is Dumb, But Still Do ItWhy Should You Teach Cybersecurity to Your Kids?Ransomware Attacks Are Exploding in the Education SectorA Massive Database of 8 Billion Thai Internet Records LeaksAustralian Customer Experience Firm Stellar Hit by RansomwareRetailer IN SPORT’s Head Office Hit by RansomwareHacker Extorts Online Shops, Sells Databases If Ransom Not PaidThousands of Enterprise Systems Infected by New Blue Mockingbird Malware GangCisco Emits Critical Fix in Latest Patch Bundle70 Percent of Mobile, Desktop Apps Contain Open-Source BugsHouseparty Hires Firm That Linked Saudi Crown Prince to Jeff Bezos Hack Over Cyber Attack Rumors
5/22-24/2020 May 25, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Lawmakers Ask for Briefings on Chinese Targeting of Coronavirus ResearchU.S. Tech Giants Are Reportedly Providing Web Services to Blacklisted Chinese Surveillance FirmsFresh UK Review Into Huawei Role in 5G NetworksJapan Suspects Missile Data Leak in Mitsubishi CyberattackCyberattack on Israeli Water Systems Uncovers Regulatory Chaos…Cyberattack on Israeli Websites Says ‘Countdown to Destruction Has Begun’Krebs: Riding the State Unemployment Fraud ‘Wave’‘Coronavirus Report’ Emails Spread NetSupport RAT, Microsoft WarnsNorth Dakota’s Contact Tracing App Sends User Data to Third PartiesBusinesses Could Face Influx of Attacks When Offices ReopenFederal Cyber Standards for Chemical Plants Criticized by WatchdogMumbai Police Force Uses ‘The Force’ for Cyber-Safety CampaignIndonesia Probes Breach of Data on More Than Two Million VotersMathway Investigates Data Breach After 25m Records Sold on Dark WebOnline Education Site EduCBA Discloses Data Breach After HackHacker Sells Tens of Thousands of Ledger, Tezor, and Keepkey Users’ InfoBanco de Costa Rica (BCR) Denies Breach After Cybercrime Group Maze Claims to Publish Private DataNSO Group Impersonates Facebook Security Team to Spread Spyware — ReportZLoader Banking Malware Is Back, Deployed in Over 100 CampaignsRagnarLocker Ransomware Hides in Virtual Machine to Escape DetectionDiscord Client Turned Into a Password Stealer by Updated MalwareApple iOS 13.5 Hacked: Zero-Day Flaw Exploited By iPhone Jailbreakers…How iPhone Hackers Got Their Hands on the New iOS Months Before Its ReleaseeBay Port Scans Visitors’ Computers for Remote Access ProgramsSchool Boy, 15, ‘Baby Al Capone’ Is Being Sued for $71.4m for ‘Hacking the Phone of a Wealthy Cryptocurrency Investor and Stealing $23.8m’
5/21/2020 May 22, 2020May 25, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment German Court Orders Spy Agency to Curb Foreign-Intelligence GatheringIsraeli Websites Targeted in Major Cyber Attack…Iranian APT Group Chafer Targets Governments in Kuwait and Saudi ArabiaSenators Introduce Bill to Protect Seniors From Coronavirus ScamsTo Test Its Security Mid-Pandemic, GitLab Tried Phishing Its Own Work-From-Home Staff: 1 in 5 Fell for It70% of Organizations to Increase Cybersecurity Spending Following COVID-19 PandemicMicrosoft Warns of “Massive” #COVID19 RATZoom Meetings Bombed with Child Sexual Abuse MaterialFlight Risk Employees Account for Most Insider ThreatsLong Tail Analysis: A New Hope in the Cybercrime BattleHacker Shares 40 Million Wishbone User Records for FreeFlorida Department of Economic Opportunity Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers of Some Who Applied for UnemploymentCrooks Tap Google Firebase in Fresh Phishing TacticSupreme Court Phish Targets Office 365 CredentialsHackers Tried to Use Sophos Firewall Zero-Day to Deploy RansomwareRansomware Deploys Virtual Machines to Hide Itself From Antivirus SoftwareSilent Night Banking Trojan Charges Top Dollar on the UndergroundWinnti Group Targets Video Game Developers with New Backdoor MalwareNew PipeMon Malware Uses Windows Print Processors for PersistenceNew ‘Spectra’ Attack Breaks the Separation Between WI-FI and BluetoothCritical Cisco Bug in Unified CCX Allows Remote Code Execution
5/20/2020 May 20, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Japan Defence Ministry Investigating Potential Hack of Next-Gen Missile Details: AsahiMichigan Launches Cybercrime HotlineFraudulent Unemployment, COVID-19 Relief Claims Earn BEC Gang MillionsVigilante Hackers Target ‘Scammers’ With Ransomware, DDoS AttacksTech Chiefs Press Cloud Suppliers for Consistency on Security DataIRS Hasn’t Implemented More Than 100 Federal Watchdog’s Cybersecurity RecommendationsStanford University Tops List of US Cybersecurity Degree ProvidersHome Chef Announces Data Breach After Hacker Sells 8m User RecordsSnake Ransomware Leaks Patient Data From Fresenius Medical CareOhioans’ Personal Info Exposed in Pandemic Unemployment Data Breach, ODJFS SaysBorough of Duncannon (PA) Says It Was the Victim of Ransomware Attack Last MonthSydney Sports Store Instore Hit by Windows Revil RansomwareHouseparty Denied It Had Been Hacked While Miscreants Were Abusing Its Dot-Com Domain Name InfrastructureGhostDNS Exploit Kit Source Code Leaked to Antivirus CompanyDark Web Crypto Use Grew Exponentially
5/19/2020 May 19, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Easyjet Hack Leaves 9 Million Customers’ Details Exposed…Chinese Hackers Suspected…Taiwan Suggests China’s Winnti Group Is Behind Ransomware Attack on State Oil CompanyFBI Probe Ties Florida Attack to al Qaeda, Faults AppleREvil to Auction Stolen Madonna DataFTC Warns About Contact Tracing ScamsFinancial Gain Trumps Espionage as Top Motivator in Cyber Attacks: ReportMinnesota Sees Surge in Sex Crimes Against Minors OnlineKrebs: Ukraine Nabs Sanix (a.k.a. “Sanixer“) Suspect in 773M Password ‘Megabreach’The Top 10 Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities…The Cybersecurity Processes Most Vulnerable to Human ErrorNetWalker Adjusts Ransomware Operation to Only Target Enterprise…Half of Public Sector Workers Have Never Heard of RansomwareHow to Decode a Data Breach NoticeBrazil’s Biggest Cosmetic Brand Natura Exposes Personal Details of Its Users72,000 on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance in Colorado Had Private Information ExposedBeer Rating App ‘Untapped’ Reveals Homes and Identities of Spies and Military Bods, Warns BellingcatRogue ADT Tech Spied on Hundreds of Customers in Their Homes via CCTVBlockFi Says It Suffered a Data Breach, but No Customer Funds Were LostSupernodes Across Europe Attacked By Cryptojackers To Illicitly Mine MoneroMercedes-Benz Source Code Exposed via Misconfigured Git Registration SystemWolfRAT Android Malware Targets WhatsApp, Facebook MessengerNXNSAttack Technique Can Be Abused for Large-Scale DDOS AttacksClever Phishing Attack Bypasses MFA to Nab Microsoft Office 365 CredentialsGoogle Rolls out New Enhanced Safe Browsing Security FeatureAdobe Patches Critical RCE Flaw in Character Animator App
5/18/2020 May 18, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Bipartisan Bill Would Restrict Purchases of Airport Equipment From Chinese CompaniesOfficials: Israel Linked to a Disruptive Cyberattack on Iranian Port FacilityPandemic Raises New Cybersecurity Concerns for NavyCyber Insurers Get Tough on Risk Assessments Amid Coronavirus PandemicRansomware Gang “Pentaguard” Arrested for Spreading Locky to HospitalsChicago Children’s Hospital Sued Over Data BreachesOver 190 Law Firms Affected by Advanced Data Leak That Exposed Over 10,000 Legal DocumentsKrebs: This Service From “RedBear” Helps Malware Authors Fix Flaws in their CodeThe 3 Top Cybersecurity Myths & What You Should KnowWhy It’s Critical to Ensure Your IoT Doesn’t Become a Tangled Web of VulnerabilityHacker Sells 129 Million Sensitive Records of Russian Car OwnersData Breach In Illinois’ New Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) System Exposes Some Claimants’ Personal InfoSamsung, Rolls-Royce Information Exposed by Leaky Database, Security Firm SaysCovve Revealed as Source of Data Breach Impacting 23m IndividualsSri Lankan Websites Come Under Cyber AttackWAFB (LA) Experiences Brief Digital HackProLock Ransomware Teams Up With QakBot Trojan to Infect Victims…FBI Warns of Prolock Ransomware Decryptor Not Working ProperlyFake U.S. Dept of Treasury Emails Spreads New Node.js MalwareSmartphones, Laptops, IoT Devices Vulnerable to New BIAS Bluetooth AttackEdison Mail iOS Bug Exposes Emails to StrangersWindows 10 Defender’s Hidden Features Revealed by This Free Tool
5/15-17/2020 May 18, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Secret Service: “Massive Fraud” Against State Unemployment Insurance Programs (Krebs)REvil Ransomware Gang Asks $42m From NY Law Firm, Threatens to Leak Dirt on Trump…Law Firm Targeted by Hackers Says Trump Was Never a ClientUK Power Grid Biz Suffers Outage After Cyber-AttackAnti-Coronavirus Masks May Thwart Our Creepy Face-Recog Cameras, London Cops AdmitEuropean Debate Over Coronavirus Apps Hints at Potential Rift in U.S.…European Parliament Hit by Major Cyber-AttackAPI Attacks Increase During LockdownCommerce Department Cracks Down on Huawei’s Access to ChipsIowa Civil Rights Meeting Zoom-bombedLikely Breach Shuts Down Arkansas Unemployment ProgramTexas Government Agencies Hacked For 2nd Time In WeekAverage US Citizen Had Personal Information Stolen at Least 4 Times in 2019The Lack of Women in Cybersecurity Leaves the Online World at Greater RiskAustralia: New South Wales Government Hit by Data Breach via Phishing AttackAustralia’s Bluescope Steel Says Cyber ‘Incident’ Causing Disruptions…Port Kembla Steelworks Hit by BlueScope Cyber AttackUS Healthcare Admin Firm Management and Network Services (MNS) Admits Data BreachSan Dieguito School District (CA) Hit by Data BreachEuropean Supercomputers Hacked in Mysterious CyberattacksRATicate Group Hits Industrial Firms With Revolving PayloadsInformation of Over 115 Million Pakistani Mobile Subscribers Exposed in a Massive Data LeakWordPress Malware Finds WooCommerce Sites for Magecart AttacksHoaxcalls Botnet Exploits Symantec Secure Web GatewaysNew Botsight Browser Extension Reveals Twitter BotsAndroid Malware Mandrake Stayed Hidden for Years, Infecting Tens of Thousands SmartphonesQuantum Security Goes Live with Samsung GalaxyWant To Hack A Satellite? Now’s Your Chance To Impress the Air Force
5/14/2020 May 15, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment China Calls U.S. Accusation of Hacking in COVID-19 Research “Slander”Merkel Cites ‘Hard Evidence’ She Was Targeted by Russian HackersCrypto Jacking Syndicate Linked to North Korea Leader Kim Jong-UnUK Electricity Middleman Elexon Hit by Cyber-AttackScammers Steal $10 Million From Norway’s State Investment Fund NorfundUtah Says No to Apple/Google COVID-19 Tracing; Debuts Startup App#COVID19 Hospital Construction Firms Hit by Cyber-AttacksHackers Change Ransomware Tactics to Exploit Coronavirus CrisisRemote Workers Often Not Provided Secure ToolsSenate Votes to Reauthorize Intel Programs With Added Legal ProtectionsOhio Votes to Outlaw Attempted HacksTikTok Violated Children’s Privacy Law, FTC Complaint SaysHow to Find a Job in CybersecurityCity Index Reports Intrusion and Potential Data BreachRuhr University Bochum (RUB) IT System Went Down Following Cyber AttackLatest Nova Scotia Privacy Breach Reveals Names, Medical Conditions, Sexual Abuse DetailsHacker Selling 550 Million Stolen User Records on Hacking ForumCitizen Data Compromised as Service NSW Falls Victim to Phishing AttackBernards Township’s (NJ) Computers Target of Ransomware Attack, Town’s Website Knocked OfflineAshtabula County Medical Center (OH) Inadvertently Posts Spreadsheet With 3,683 Patients’ Information on WebsiteHack of Pickens County School (AL) Board Zoom Meeting Under InvestigationBEC Gang Exploits G Suite, Long Domain Names in CyberattacksInnovative Spy Trojan Based on COMPFun RAT Targets European Diplomatic TargetsProlock Ransomware Teams up With Qakbot Trojan for Network AccessCritical Flaws Found in Cyberoam Security DevicesLogin with Facebook Bug Earns $20K BountyImproper Microsoft Patch for Reverse RDP Attacks Leaves 3rd-Party RDP Clients VulnerableMicrosoft Adds DNS-Over-HTTPS Support for Windows 10 Insiders
5/13/2020 May 13, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Accuses China-Linked Hackers of Stealing Coronavirus ResearchU.S. Defense Warns of 3 New Malware Used by North Korean HackersRussian Hacking Attack on Bundestag Damaged Trust, Says MerkelLeaked NHS Docs Reveal Roadmap, Concerns Around Contact-Tracing AppBanks’ DMARC Fail Puts #COVID19 Business Loans at Risk of PhishingExperts Sound Alarms About Security as States Eye Online VotingSenator Wyden Demands Deep Probe Into NSO Group After Spyware-Hacking Toolkit Offered to American CopsCalifornia Privacy Advocates Push for Statewide Vote on Stricter ProtectionsTexas Courts Won’t Pay Up in Ransomware AttackLady Gaga, Madonna Among A-Listers Whose Information Was Stolen in Law Firm Hack…Details of Celebrities Stolen in REvil Ransomware Attack on High-Profile Law FirmHealthcare Giant Magellan Struck with Ransomware, Data BreachBrit Research Supercomputer Archer’s Login Nodes Exploited in Cyber-Attack, Admins Reset Passwords and SSH KeysHackers Steal Information on up to 100,000 Interserve EmployeesOhio Unemployment System Thwarts Cyber Attack900 Million iPhones Affected By Updated Apple iOS WarningResearcher Spots New ‘Ramsay’ Malware Claimed to be ‘Tailored for Air‑Gapped Networks’Google WordPress Plugin Bug Can Be Exploited for Black Hat SEOFeds Reveal Hidden Cobra’s Trove of Espionage ToolsSophos: Paying Ransom Can Double Attack Recovery CostsNew York Hospital Patients Lack Standing in Data Breach RowCyberArk Acquires Idaptive
5/12/2020 May 12, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment House Democrats Include $3.6 Billion for Mail-In Voting in New Stimulus BillThe Cyberthreat That Could Derail the World’s Race to Develop a Coronavirus VaccineInvestigation into “Significant Privacy Breach” at Ontario Care HomeGovernment Cybersecurity Commission Calls for International Cooperation, Resilience and RetaliationSecurity Chiefs Look to Justify Cybersecurity Costs During Business DownturnWhy Everyone Is Needed to Make Cybersecurity MatterCISSP Qualification Given Equal Status to Master’s DegreeSwiss Train Maker Stadler Rail AG Suffers Cyber Attack, Data ‘Most Likely’ LeakedOver 4000 Android Apps Expose Users’ Data via Misconfigured Firebase DatabasesToll Group Resists Ransom Demands From Hackers After Cyber AttackAnubis Malware Upgrade Logs When Victims Look at Their ScreensMicrosoft Addresses 111 Bugs for May Patch TuesdayAdobe Kills 16 Critical Flaws in Acrobat and Reader, Digital Negative SDKThree Years After WannaCry, Ransomware Accelerating While Patching Still Problematic
5/11/2020 May 11, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment FBI, DHS to Accuse China of Trying to Hack Coronavirus ResearchersIran Reports Failed Cyber-Attack on Strait of Hormuz PortWarren Warns Coronavirus ‘Poses a Threat to Free and Fair Elections’Flattening The Curve On Cybersecurity Risk After COVID-19Managed Service Providers Face Threats From Hackers and ClientsOnly 19% of Lockdown ‘Work from Homers’ Update Anti-Virus SolutionFTC Assessing Whether Its Health Data Breach Rule Is StaleTexas Court Systems Hit by CyberattackU.S. Marshals Announced Data Breach of Prisoners’ InformationKrebs: Ransomware Hit ATM Giant Diebold NixdorfPackage Delivery Giant Pitney Bowes Confirms Second Ransomware Attack in 7 MonthsStar Tribune (MN) Data Breach?Attackers Pose as Zoom to Steal Microsoft CredentialsSphinx Malware Returns to Riddle U.S. TargetsAstaroth’s New Evasion Tactics Make It ‘Painful to Analyze’Sodinokibi ransomware can now penetrate locked files7 New Flaws Affect All Thunderbolt-equipped Computers Sold in the Last 9 YearsUnpatched Bugs in Oracle iPlanet Open Door to Info-Disclosure, InjectionAn Undisclosed Critical Vulnerability Affect vBulletin Forums — Patch Now
5/8-10/2020 May 10, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Iranian Hackers Target U.S. Drug Company Gilead Involved in Coronavirus TreatmentChinese Tech Giant Tencent Reportedly Surveilled Foreign Users of Wechat to Help Censorship at HomeRussian hackers accessed emails from Merkel’s constituency office: Der SpiegelEU: UK Must Share More Data to Access Crime-fighting SystemGrenell Announces Creation of Intelligence Community ‘Cyber Executive’Krebs: Meant to Combat ID Theft, Unemployment Benefits Letter Prompts ID Theft WorriesBlack Hat USA, DEF CON 28 Go Virtual4 Cybersecurity Lessons from the Front Lines of Pandemic PreparationA Virtual Graduation at Oklahoma City University Was Hacked With Racist AttacksExplicit Child Pornography Shown in Zoom Hack of Ohio School Board MeetingMicrosoft’s GitHub Account Gets HackedShinyHunters Hackers Sell Over 73 Million Stolen User Records on the Dark WebChatBooks Discloses Data Breach After Data Sold on Dark WebHackers Breach 3.5 Million MobiFriends Dating App CredentialsCelebrity Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack on NYC Law Firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks…How Law Firms Can Demonstrate Strong Cybersecurity PracticesDigitalOcean Data Leak Incident Exposed Some of Its Customers DataAshtabula County Medical Center (OH) Notice of Data Security Incident…FTC Seeks Input on Health Data Breach Notification RulePossible Data Breach Reported at Pickering Long-Term Care Home (Ontario)One Malicious MMS Is All It Takes to Pwn a Samsung Smartphone: Bug Squashed Amid Android Patch Batch