6/29/2020 June 30, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment India Bans TikTok, Dozens of Other Chinese Apps After Border ClashChina’s Influence via Wechat Is ‘Flying Under the Radar’ of Most Western DemocraciesCyber Attack on National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)Senators Move to Boost State and Local Cybersecurity as Part of Annual Defense BillAWS Facial Recognition Platform Misidentified Over 100 Politicians As CriminalsHackers Turning Roblox Gaming Accounts Into Trump SupportersCampaigners Call for UK Computer Misuse Act Revision on 30th AnniversaryOver 100k Daily Brute-Force Attacks on RDP in Pandemic LockdownHalf of Internet Users Fall Victim to Cyber AttacksTwitter Admits Business Data Breach For Some Users and Conveys ApologiesOnline Learning Platform OneClass Exposes Data on One Million StudentsCyber Attack Reported at New Mexico State University (NMSU) FoundationResearchers Find New Calendar-Based Phishing CampaignA Hacker Gang ‘Cl0ud SecuritY’ Is Wiping Lenovo NAS Devices and Asking for Ransomse-Commerce Site Hackers Now Hiding Credit Card Stealer Inside Image MetadataSEC Warns Investors From Dealing With iBSmartify Nigeria CryptocurrencyUnpatched Wi-Fi Extender Opens Home Networks to Remote ControlPalo Alto Networks Patches Critical Vulnerability in Firewall OS
6/26-28/2020 June 29, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Chinese Malware Used in Attacks Against Australian OrgsHackers With Chinese, North Korean, Pakistani Links Attack Indian Websites8 U.S. City Websites Targeted in Magecart AttacksFEC Commissioner Resigns, Leaving Agency Without a Quorum AgainBill Proposes National Cyber-Security CzarHospitals Scramble to Adapt Security Measures Amid CyberattacksRansomware Is Now Your Biggest Online Security Nightmare. It’s About to Get WorseRussian Hackers May Be Trying to Target You With Ransomware. Here’s HowExplicit, Racist Hack During Online Public Meeting Leads Baton Rouge to Involve FBIKrebs: Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Gets 9 YearsDeveloper of Mirai, Qbot-Based DDoS Botnets Jailed for 13 MonthsFraudster Gareth David Long Jailed for Stealing Millions from US SeniorsAdmin of Carding Portal Behind $568m in Losses Pleads GuiltyCapital One Loses Bid to Block Release of Post-Hack ReportSecurity Breach Impacts Maine State Police Database…Hack Included Documents From Secretive Maine Police UnitHackers Breach E27, Want “Donation” to Reveal VulnerabilitiesTikTok To Stop Clipboard Snooping After Apple Privacy Feature Exposes BehaviorGeoVision Access Control Devices Let Hackers Steal FingerprintsDarkCrewFriends Returns with Botnet StrategyEvil Corp Blocked From Deploying WastedLocker Ransomware on 30 Major U.S. FirmsUCSF Medical School Officials Pay Hackers $1.14 Million Ransom To Recover Stolen DataAttackers Target Exposed API Endpoints to Facilitate DDoS Attacks and Mine CryptocurrenciesAdobe, Mastercard, Visa Warn Online Store Owners of Magento 1.x EOLNew Ransom X Ransomware Used in Texas TxDOT CyberattackMicrosoft: Patch IIS Bug Now to Protect Exchange ServersAlmost 300 Windows 10 Executables Vulnerable to DLL HijackingWhy Certain Characters “Glitch” Gmail, YouTube, and Twitter
6/25/2020 June 26, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment ‘GoldenSpy’ Spyware Hidden in Chinese Tax Software Was Probably Planted by a Nation-State, Say ExpertsRussian Criminal Group Finds New Target: Americans Working at HomeFBI Warns K12 Schools of Ransomware Attacks via RDPWikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Charged With Conspiring With LulzSec & Anonymous HackerseBay Security Employees Allegedly Orchestrated Deliveries of Live Cockroaches, Pornographic Videos and a Mask of a Bloody Pig’s HeadKrebs: New Charges, Sentencing in Satori IoT Botnet ConspiracyJack Abramoff Charged With Conspiracy in Cryptocurrency CaseNationwide Facial Recognition Ban Proposed By LawmakersZoom Hires Former Salesforce SVP as New CISOWhy Cybersecurity Is Really A Business ProblemB.C., Ontario Privacy Commissioners Order LifeLabs to Improve Security After Data BreachYour Smartphone Could Be Using Your Information to Determine Your COVID-19 Risk350,000 Social Media Influencers and Users at Risk Following Data BreachEuropean Bank Suffers Biggest PPS DDoS Attack, New Botnet SuspectedLG Electronics Allegedly Hit by Maze Ransomware AttackIndiaMart Data Breach: 40,000 Company Records Discovered on Cybercrime ForumsA Domestic Violence Prevention App Backed by Dr. Phil Exposed Victims’ Distress RecordingsDocker Images Containing Cryptojacking Malware Distributed via Docker HubGolang Worm Widens Scope to Windows, Adds Payload CapacityList of Ripple20 Vulnerability Advisories, Patches, and UpdatesCritical Bugs and Backdoor Found in GeoVision’s Fingerprint and Card ScannersMicrosoft Removed the Defer Feature Update Setting in Windows 10PlayStation Announces Bug Bounty Program
6/24/2020 June 24, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment FBI: Major Spike in Coronavirus-Related Cyber ThreatsU.S. Soldier Indicted Over Mass Murder PlotNew Bill Targeting ‘Warrant-Proof’ Encryption Draws IreEuropean Authorities Aim to Make National Coronavirus Apps Work Across BordersLaws on Police Facial Recognition Aren’t Tough Enough, UK Data Watchdog Tells CourtAfrica Is Under Cyber Attack — Here’s Why We Need More Awareness and TrainingCybersecurity Market Grows but Faces Pressure Amid Shrinking IT BudgetsThere’s No Vaccine For Data Leaks: Why One Cyber Attack Leads To AnotherAverage Cost of a Data Breach: $116MOver Two-Thirds of Q1 Malware Hidden by HTTPSYahoo Users Have Until July 20 to File Data Breach ClaimsTelegram: Breach Exposed Millions Of Users’ DataExposed Frost & Sullivan Databases for Sale on Hacking ForumTwo-Year Data Breach at Florida Senior Care Provider Cano HealthAMT Healthcare Data Breach Impacts Nearly 50,000 PatientsCryptoCore Hackers Made Over $200m Breaching Crypto ExchangesMicrosoft: Attackers Increasingly Exploit Exchange ServersEmerging Ransomware CryCryptor Targets Photos, Videos on Android DevicesSelf-Propagating Lucifer Malware Targets Windows SystemsCritical Vulnerability Found In Russian Payment Service QIWINVIDIA Patches High Severity Flaws in Windows, Linux DriversVMware Fixes Critical Vulnerability in Workstation and Fusion
6/23/2020 June 24, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment FBI Probing Racist Emails Sent to Thousands Affiliated With Major Universities: ReportsTwo-Fifths of Firms May Replace Email After #COVID19How COVID-19 Has Changed CybersecurityWork From Home Opens New Remote Insider ThreatsNumber of Breached Records Continues to SoarFacebook Accused of Trying to Bypass GDPR, Slurp Domain Owners’ Personal Whois Info via an Obscure ProcessGoogle Is on a Mission to Stop You From Reusing PasswordsCyber-Extortionist Threatens Australian Swimming ProCop Comedy Riskiest Show to Watch OnlineMicrosoft Is Adding Linux, Android, and Firmware Protections to WindowsVirusTotal Adds Cynet’s Artificial Intelligence-Based Malware DetectionTwitter Discloses Billing Info Leak After ‘Data Security Incident’Keizer, Oregon Pays $48,000 Cyber-RansomRichmond Hill (GA) Computers Restored After Alleged HackEuropean Victims Refuse to Bow to Thanos RansomwareFxmsp Hackers Made $1.5m Selling Access to Corporate NetworksSodinokibi (REvil) Ransomware Now Scans Networks For PoS SystemsHakbit Ransomware Attack Uses GuLoader, Malicious Microsoft Excel AttachmentsRyuk Ransomware Deployed Two Weeks After Trickbot InfectionNew WastedLocker Ransomware Distributed via Fake Program Updates80,000 Printers Are Exposing Their IPP Port Online
6/22/2020 June 22, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment China Has a 15-Year Plan to Shape the Future of Tech. but Some Call It HypeTop European Official Warns China Against Targeting Hospitals With CyberattacksNorth Korean #COVID19 Phishing Campaign Targets Six CountriesMorocco Used NSO’s Spyware to Snoop on Journalist, Amnesty SaysHackers Use Google Analytics to Steal Credit Cards, Bypass CSPNew Zealand Seizes $90 Million in Assets of Russian Cybercrime SuspectEgypt Based Hackers Attempted Cyber Attacks on Ethiopian Gov’t SitesU.S. Gov’t to Enforce HTTPS on New .Gov Sites Starting September 1Companies Name One of the Biggest Cybersecurity Threats: Their EmployeesKrebs: ‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police DepartmentsStalker Online Breach: 1.3 Million User Records StolenAttackers Hit Thai Power Authority Using Maze RansomwareIndiabulls Group Hit by Clop Ransomware, Gets 24h Leak DeadlineKroger Network Server (OH) Breach Exposes Nearly 11,000 Patients’ InfoRansomware Group Auctions Crozer-Keystone Health System Data on DarknetDHS CISA: Serious Vulnerabilities Found in 6 Medical Device SystemsEncrypted Phone Network Encrochat Shutting Down After Police Hack: Has Hitmen and Drug Gangs as CustomersBitDefender Fixes Bug Allowing Attackers to Run Commands RemotelyMalwarebytes Causing Performance Issues in Windows 10 2004
6/19-21/2020 June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Australia Sees China as Main Suspect in State-Based Cyberattacks, Sources SayThe Huawei HostagesKrebs: Turn on Multi-Factor Authentication Before Crooks Do It For YouIf You Get a Call Saying You’ve Been Exposed to COVID-19, It Could Be a ScamIndonesia Probes Alleged Hacking of COVID-19 Test DataAustrian Telecoms Operator Played Six-Month Game of Cat-and-Mouse With HackerDeveloper Who Successfully Hacked Bitcoin Wallet Ensures Bitcoin Is Still SafeFrench Court Upholds Ruling Fining Google $56 Million for Data Protection ViolationsFacebook’s FTC-Mandated Privacy Committee Now in EffectU.S. Deports NeverQuest Cyber-ThiefFormer DIA Analyst Sentenced to Prison Over Data LeakHacker Arrested for Stealing, Selling PII of 65K Hospital EmployeesOracle’s BlueKai Spilled ‘Billions Of Records’ Of Web-Tracking DataConnectWise Partners Hit By Ransomware Via Automate FlawHong Kong Based Apparel Retailer Bossini Reveals Customer Data HackTallapoosa County (AL) Recovers From Ransomware AttackRansomware Attack Confirmed by Australia-Based Beverage Manufacturer LionCare New England Confirms It Was Victim of a Cyber-AttackPhiladelphia-Area Crozer-Keystone Health System Says It ‘Isolated’ a Malware AttackDiscord Modified to Steal Accounts by New Nitrohack MalwareHackers Use Fake Windows Error Logs to Hide Malicious PayloadRansomware Operators Lurk on Your Network After Their AttackAdobe Wants Users to Uninstall Flash Player by the End of the YearAMD Says It Will Fix New CPU Bugs by the End of June 2020
6/18/2020 June 18, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt: There’s ‘No Question’ Huawei Routed Data to BeijingITI Advises on 5G CybersecurityUK U-Turns on Contact Tracing App Privacy‘Massive’ Cyber Attack on Australian GovernmentKrebs: FEMA IT Specialist Charged in ID Theft, Tax Refund Fraud ConspiracyPhishing Campaign Targeting Office 365, Exploits Brand NamesU.S. Indicts Six Nigerians Over $6m Email ScamCommissioners Urge Hiring Changes to Fill Government Jobs in Cyber, AIPandemic Popularity Forces Dark Web Forums to RecruitMaze Ransomware Gang Demand Payoff From Wrong CompanyI Know All the Cybersecurity Rules. Yet I Still Break Them.Delivery Hero Confirms Data Breach After Customer Data is Posted On a Dark Web ForumStatement by CasualX in Response to the Report of a Massive Data BreachInvisiMole Hackers Target High-Profile Military and Diplomatic Entities, Partners with GamaredonAs Checks Turn up in the Mail, People Who Didn’t Apply for Unemployment Realize They Are Fraud VictimsBofA Phish Gets Around DMARC, Other Email ProtectionsWells Fargo Phishing Baits Customers With Calendar InvitesIcedID Banker is Back, Adding Steganography, COVID-19 ThemeCisco Webex, Router Bugs Allow Code Execution79 Netgear Router Models Risk Full Takeover Due to Unpatched Bug26 Flaws in Open-Source Zephyr and MCUboot StacksChrome Extensions Are ‘the New Rootkit’ Say Researchers Linking Surveillance Campaign to Israeli Registrar Galcomm
6/17/2020 June 18, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Cyber Spies Use LinkedIn to Hack European Defence FirmsNorth Korea’s Lazarus Group at It Again: Watch Out for .rar Files Coming and Going From Your NetworksAgencies Say FCC Should Deny Request for Underwater Cable Between Hong Kong and U.S.Krebs: When Security Takes a Backseat to Productivity (in the CIA)Israel And Greece Sign an Agreement on Cybersecurity Info-SharingWidespread Security Vulnerabilities in Mobile Banking AppsZoom Reverses Course, Will Give End-To-End Encryption Option to All UsersPremier League’s Return: A Hat Trick of Cyberthreats?BEC Attackers Ditch C-Suite in Favor of Fresh TargetSharp Rise in Web Attacks on GamersIT Giant Cognizant Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware AttackDraftKings Discloses SBTech Ransomware Attack in SEC FilingREvil Ransomware Group Begins Leaking Sensitive Data From Goodman Mintz LLP, Strategic Sites LLC, and ZEGG Hotels & StoreUnemployment Fraud in Washington Linked to Health Care RansomwareCare New England Website Remains Down; No Evidence Found of Data Breach…Cyber Security Expert Says Care New England Hack ‘Is Indicative of Ransomware’Shlayer Mac Malware Returns with Extra SneakinessAcidBox Malware Uncovered Using Repurposed VirtualBox ExploitBug in ‘USB for Remote Desktop’ Lets Hackers Add Fake DevicesCisco Fixes Severe Flaws in Webex Meetings for Windows, MacOS
6/16/2020 June 17, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Report Finds Russian Disinformation Group Tied to 2016 Elections Still ActiveU.S. Firms Can Work With Huawei on 5G and Other Standards. Here’s What It MeansU.S. Says Former eBay Workers Sent Live Roaches, Bloody Pig Mask to Intimidate CriticsThe Coronavirus-Fueled Tech Trends That Will Continue to Dominate Daily Life46% of SMEs Sharing Confidential Files by Email During LockdownFinancial Firms Facing Serious Hacking Threat in COVID-19 EraUnpack the Use of AI in Cybersecurity, Plus Pros and Cons90’s Social Engineering: How I Conned My Way Into an Interview With Michael JordanNewly Unclassified Report Finds CIA Security Failures Led to Massive 2017 BreachGlobal DDoS Attack Dismissed as T-Mobile MisconfigurationAnonymous: ‘the U.S. Is Currently Under a Major DDoS Attack’Chipmaker MaxLinear Hit by ‘Maze’ Ransomware AttackAvon Forced to Shut Down Its UK Website After Cyber AttackToronto Accounting Firm Hit by RansomwareWiggle Investigates Cyber-AttackHackers Target Redcar Children’s Charity in Attempted Cyber Attack‘Ripple20’ Bugs Impact Hundreds of Millions of Connected DevicesCoinMiner Exploits Apple APSDaemon Vulnerability to Evade DetectionGoogle Alerts Catches Fake Data Breach Notes Pushing MalwareAdobe Patches 18 Critical Flaws in Out-Of-Band UpdatePlex Fixes Media Server Bugs Allowing Full System TakeoverVLC Media Player 3.0.11 Fixes Severe Remote Code Execution FlawHalf of Firms Likely Running Vulnerable Oracle E-Business Suite
6/15/2020 June 15, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Lawmakers Warn of ‘Electoral Chernobyl’ in November Following Georgia Election ChaosTwitter Disrupts Wide-Ranging Political Disinformation CampaignsPhilippine Journalist and Rappler Co-Founder Maria Ressa Found Guilty of Violating Cyber Libel LawSix Former eBay Employees Charged With Cyberstalking Massachusetts CouplePoor Password Practices and Growing Acceptance of Biometrics in Financial AccountsWebAuthn Passwordless Authentication Now Available for Atlassian ProductsIntel Will Soon Bake Anti-Malware Defenses Directly Into Its Tiger Lake CPUsESET Rushes to Defend Rival Malwarebytes in Legal War Sparked by Vendor Upset at ‘Unwanted Program’ LabelGreece Recruits Hackers Against Turkish Cyber AttacksFoodora Data Breach Impacts Customers in 14 CountriesData Breach Reported at Presbyterian Healthcare (NM)9 Dating Apps Exposed 845 GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and MoreClaire’s Customers Targeted with Magecart Payment-Card SkimmerPenn Township Ups Cybersecurity After IncidentU.S. Bank Customers Targeted in Ongoing Qbot CampaignMobile Threats Delivered by Adult Content DoubleNew Mobile Internet Protocol Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Target 4G/5G Users20 Months Behind Bars for IT Support Worker Who Nicked £30k Worth of Crypto-Cash
6/12-14/2020 June 15, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Microsoft Joins Ban on Sale of Facial Recognition Tech to PoliceSpies Can Listen to Your Conversations by Watching a Light Bulb in the RoomWhatsApp Blamed Own Users for Failure to Keep Phone Number Repo off Google SearchesThis App Will Tell You If Your iPhone Has Been HackedWindows 10 Privacy Settings Bug Lets Users Change Admin OptionsWhy Securing Endpoints Is The Future Of CybersecurityMitigating Health Care’s Cybersecurity Risks in the Era of HyperconnectivityHoneypot Reveals Tactics Used by Cybercriminals to Deploy RansomwareHonda Resumes Production at Plants Hit by Suspected Cyber AttackD-Link Leaves Severe Security Bugs in Home Router UnpatchedEarth Empusa Threat Group Targeting Victims Across Tibet, Turkey and Taiwan via Watering-Hole WebsitesKrebs: Privnotes.com Is Phishing Bitcoin from Users of Private Messaging Service Privnote.comRobotics Company Symbotic Falls Prey to REvil Ransomware AttackRangely District Hospital (CO) Suffers Ransomware AttackReport: Sapiens Pays $250,000 in Bitcoin for Ransomware AttackBlack Kingdom Ransomware Hacks Networks With Pulse VPN Flaws“Tor2Mine” Has Returned to Infecting Systems With CryptominersExtortionists Threaten to Destroy Sites in Fake Ransom AttacksPersonal Information Exposed in Prior Data Breach at Magellan Health IncHackers Are Quick to Notice Exposed Elasticsearch Servers
6/11/2020 June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Democrats Press Intel Chief for Answers on Foreign Efforts to Exploit U.S. Racial TensionsZoom Suspends U.S.-Based Activist’s Account After Tiananmen Square Commemoration EventTwitter Deletes Over 170,000 Accounts Tied to Chinese Propaganda EffortsU.S. Cops’ Personal Info Leaked OnlineDrones Fly Over Protest-Packed CitiesPhishing and BEC Surge as #COVID19 Attackers Prioritize Email…Turn the Table on Phishers and Scammers to Protect Your BrandWorking From Home Is the New Normal, but Cybersecurity Isn’t Keeping UpGoogle, Facebook and Microsoft Back Global Plan to ‘Eradicate’ Online Child Sexual AbuseGermany Seeks EU Sanctions for 2015 Cyberattack on Its ParliamentUK Government Awards £10m Fund to Develop Cybersecurity Tech SolutionsTesla Hacker Unlocks Performance Upgrade and Acceleration Boost at a DiscountIBM Cloud Global Outage Caused by “Incorrect” BGP RoutingFortune 500 Insurance Firm Genworth Discloses Data BreachLive Event Solutions Leader Tait Discloses Data BreachFisher and Paykel Hit With CyberattackMU Health Care Experienced Data Breach, Some Social Security Numbers CompromisedYale New Haven Health Staff Unnecessarily Accessed COVID-19 Data in Medical RecordsMAZE Attacks Threadstone AdvisorsCity of Knoxville Shuts Down Network After Ransomware Attack…Knoxville: No Personal Info Accessed in Ransomware Attack on City OfficesMicrosoft Outlook Users Targeted By Gamaredon’s New VBA MacroKubernetes Falls to Cryptomining via Machine-Learning FrameworkEncent Floats Bug Bounties for Its Cloudy Linux and IoT OSesA Bug in Facebook Messenger for Windows Could’ve Helped Malware Gain PersistenceAndroid 11 Brings Numerous Security and Privacy Improvements
6/10/2020 June 11, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Researchers Say Online Voting Tech Used in 5 States Is Fatally FlawedFake Black Lives Matter Voting Campaign Spreads Trickbot MalwareFBI Warns Hackers Are Targeting Mobile Banking AppsScammers Pretend to Be COVID-19 Contact Tracers to Get Personal Information From VictimsOffice 365 Phishing Baits Business Owners With Relief PaymentsEnvironmentalists Targeted Exxon Mobil. Then Hackers Targeted Them.What Is Gaia-X? A Guide to Europe’s Cloud Computing Fight-Back PlanAmazon Puts One-Year Moratorium on Rekognition Facial Recognition Technology for Police UseFacebook Paid for a Tool to Hack Its Own User, Then Handed It to the FBICost of US Cyber Command Program QuintuplesSlovak Police Seize Wiretapping Devices Connected to Government NetworkMinimal Techno DJ Denis Kaznacheev Arrested in Berlin on Cyber-Crime Charges at Request of the U.S. GovernmentHelping Remote Workers Overcome Remote AttacksItalian Encryption Utility Firm CloudEyE Accused of Bundling GuLoader Malware Functions in ProductNorwegian Shipbuilder Vard Hit by Ransomware CyberattackSelf-Destructing Skimmer Steals Credit Cards of Greenworks Hardware Tools CustomersCoinsquare CEO Says Company Was Contacted About Potential Data Breach Affecting Thousands of Users Last YearMt. Diablo Unified School District (CA) Notifies ParentsEmployed People Getting Hit With Unemployment Payment Scam in Illinois To Divulge Bank InformationSnake Ransomware Delivers Double-Strike on Honda and Enel ArgentinaThanos Ransomware First to Weaponize RIPlace TacticGnuTLS Patches Security Hole That Hung Around for Two Years – Worse Than Heartbleed, Says Google CryptoboffinKingminer Patches Vulnerable Servers to Lock out CompetitorsExpiring SSL Certs Expected to Break Smart TVs, Fridges, and IoTsEquifax’s Latest Breach Settlement Is Skimpy to Plaintiffs, Critics Say
6/9/2020 June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Senate Report: Chinese Telecom Firms Operated in U.S. Without Proper Oversight for DecadesBooz Allen Hamilton: No Evidence of Unauthorized Data Transfers by Top Chinese Drone ManufacturerGeorgia Officials Launch Investigation Into Election Day Chaos Amid Voter Suppression ConcernsOpinion: The ‘Silver Lining’ of the Pandemic Is the Way It Is Catalyzing Changes in Cybersecurity…Senior Official Estimates $30 Billion in Stimulus Funds Will Be Stolen Through Coronavirus ScamsFake SpaceX YouTube Channels Scam Viewers out of $150k in BitcoinHack-for-Hire Firm Dark Basin Connected to Attacks on Nonprofits, JournalistsNew Cybersecurity Recommendations for U.S. Government Target IoT, Social MediaRansomware Gangs Are Teaming Up to Form Cartel-Style StructuresNefilim Hackers Publish Oil Firm Data Online and Continue Disruptive CampaignWhatsApp Resolves Issue That Exposed Some Users’ Phone Numbers in Google Search ResultsMicrosoft June 2020 Patch Tuesday: Largest Ever With 129 FixesIntel Patched 22 Vulnerabilities in the June 2020 Platform UpdateAdobe Fixes Critical Remote Code Execution Bug in Flash PlayerPatches for Spectre Holes on Linux Aren’t PerfectObscure Indian Cyber Firm BellTroX InfoTech Services Spied on Politicians, Investors WorldwideSouth Africa’s Life Healthcare Hit by Cyber AttackAustralian Beverage Maker Lion Hit by Cyber AttackNintendo Said a Total of 300,000 Accounts Have Been HackedComputer Hack Affects Ste. Genevieve County (MO)Babylon Health Admits GP App Suffered a Data BreachNatura: Cyber Incident’ Partially Hit Avon OperationsKeepnet Labs Confirms Contractor Exposed ‘Data Breach Database’ of 5 Billion RecordsUpdate: Florence (AL) Hit By Ransomware 12 Days After Being Alerted by KrebsOnSecurityMagecart Targets Emergency Services-related Sites via Insecure S3 BucketsKingMiner Botnet Brute-Forces MSSQL Databases to Install Cryptocurrency MinerMaze Ransomware Adds Ragnar Locker to Its Extortion CartelValak Malware Gets New Plugin to Steal Outlook Login CredentialsNew SGAxe Attack Steals Protected Data From Intel SGX EnclavesSMBleed: A New Critical Vulnerability Affects Windows SMB ProtocolWindows Group Policy Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Admin Privileges
6/8/2020 June 8, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Study Finds Vulnerabilities in Online Voting Tool Used by Several StatesU.S. Energy Providers Hit With New Malware in Targeted AttacksHuawei Takes out Several Full-Page Ads in UK Newspapers as Government Reviews Its 5G RoleSingapore’s Contact Tracing Wearable Causes Privacy BacklashPhishing Attack Hits German Coronavirus Task Force…Hackers Are Attacking the German PPE Supply ChainPhishers Hide #COVID19 Malware in CVs and Medical Leave FormsFacebook Sues Companies for Registering Impostor DomainsPrivacy Browser Brave Busted for Autocompleting URLs to Versions It Profits FromThe 20 Best Cybersecurity Startups To Watch In 2020Any Indian DigiLocker Account Could’ve Been Accessed Without PasswordUniversity of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) Confirms Data Breach on Its Student Evaluation on Teaching SystemPrivacy Breach at Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC)Florence (AL) City Computer Systems Hit by Cyber AttackAnimal Rights Group Hacked Over Exploded Elephant CommentsHonda Investigates Possible Ransomware Attack, Networks ImpactedZEE5 Refutes Report of Data Breach After Hackers Threaten to Leak Customers’ Info OnlineREvil Ransomware Gang Strikes Again with More Auctions Listing Stolen DataNew Avaddon Ransomware Launches in Massive Smiley Spam CampaignCallStranger UPnP Bug Allows Data Theft, DDoS Attacks, LAN Scans
6/5-7/2020 June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Report Details New Cyber Threats to Elections From COVID-19Facebook Labels State-Controlled Media Ahead of U.S. ElectionsChinese Tech Giants Caught up in Rising U.S.-China TensionsIsrael and Iran Just Showed Us the Future of Cyberwar With Their Unusual AttacksGreek Hackers Take Down Turkish Foreign Ministry Website in RevengeUK Gov’t Publishes Contracts Granting Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and AI Firms Access to COVID-19 Health DataNorth Dakota Contact Tracing App Ends Data Share with FoursquareBogus COVID-19 Contact Tracers May Be Coming for Your Personal Information…Nationwide Unemployment ScamSignal Deploys Blur Tool in Its Messaging and Calling App to Allow Users to Obscure Faces in App-Captured SnapshotsCyber Concerns Haunt Financial Sector During Pandemic RecoveryApproximately 117 Million IT Jobs Lost Since MarchSophos Confirms Restructuring Plans, Denies Blog ClosureU.S. Aerospace Services Provider VT San Antonio Aerospace (VT SAA) Breached by Maze RansomwareCyberattack Attempts on Anti-Racism Websites See Massive SpikeNorthern Maine Community College (NMCC) Offers Cybersecurity ProgramFTC Slams Children’s App Developer HyperBeard for COPPA ViolationsKrebs: Owners of DDoS-for-Hire Service vDOS Get 6 Months Community ServiceFitness Depot Hit by Data Breach After ISP Fails to ‘Activate the Antivirus’Some University of Utah Health Patients Notified of Data Security BreachRansomware Attack on Singapore-based ST Engineering’s U.S. Unit Contained…Singapore Network Not Affected by U.S. Cyber AttackElectrolux, Others Conned Out of Big Money by BEC Scammer; Kenenty Hwan Kim (aka Myung Kim) Pleads GuiltyAmherst (MA) Police Report ‘Substantial Amount’ of Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Being Filed With Stolen Identities of ResidentsPost Falls (ID) Police Department Says ‘No Sensitive Data’ Compromised in CyberattackHackers Target Fincantieri’s Norwegian Unit With RansomwareSan Beda University (Philippines) Student Portal Hacked, Personal Data of Thousands Stolen100,000 Private Box eXchange (PBX) Telephone Boxes Hit With Voice Message PhishingOngoing eCH0raix Ransomware Campaign Targets QNAP NAS DevicesKupidon Is the Latest Ransomware Targeting Your Data…Fake Ransomware Decryptor for STOP Djvu Double-Encrypts Desperate Victims’ FilesFlorida Institute of Technology Student Discovers Flaws in Leading Doorbell Security CamerasWindows 10 SMBGhost Bug Gets Public Proof-Of-Concept RCE ExploitWhatsApp Phone Numbers Pop Up in Google Search Results — But is it a Bug?uBlock Origin Ad Blocker Now Blocks Port Scans on Most SitesMicrosoft Dev Fixes Major Annoyance in Chromium Browser
6/4/2020 June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Presidential Campaigns Targeted by Suspected Chinese, Iranian Hackers…Phishing: China APT 31 (aka Zirconium) Attacks Biden Campaign; Iran APT 35 (aka Charming Kitten) Attacks Trump CampaignNew Report Claims Huawei Hushed Up Iran Business LinksEurope Nears Tipping Point on Russian HackingBlack Lives Matter Activists Targeted by Cyber AttacksLondon Queer Pub Forced to Abort HIV Fundraiser Amid ‘Operation Pridefall’ Anti-LGBT+ Cyber AttackCrowdstrike CEO: How the Future of Remote Work and Security Will Look…Shift Your Cybersecurity Mindset to Maintain Cyber Resilience…Zoom Restricts End-to-End Encryption to Paid UsersNetizens Urged Not to Use Name as PasswordGoogle Adds YubiKey Support for Apple DevicesMozilla Firefox to Let You Export Saved Passwords in Plain TextChartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Canada Discloses Data Breach Affecting 329,000 IndividualsBusiness Services Giant Conduent Hit by Maze RansomwareNetWalker Ransomware Strikes Three U.S. Universities (UCSF, Michigan State & Columbia College Chicago)…Michigan State Refuses to Pay Ransom to Hackers…Hackers Begin Publishing Stolen DocumentsDuluth School District (MN) Addresses Cyber Security BreachFraudulent iOS VPN Apps Attempt to Scam UsersZLoader-Laced Emails Masquerade As CVs From Job-SeekersBruteforce Malware Probes Login for Popular Web PlatformsTycoon Ransomware Banks on Unusual Image File TacticJapan to Review Cyber-Bullying Laws Following Wrestler’s SuicideGoogle Faces Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in Incognito Mode
6/3/2020 June 3, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Top DHS Official Says to Expect ‘Every Intelligence Service’ to Target COVID-19 ResearchHackers Steal Secrets From U.S. Nuclear Missile Contractor Westech InternationalDopplePaymer Ransomware Gang Says It Breached NASA Contractor DMISophisticated Info-Stealer APT ‘Cycldek’ Targets Air-Gapped Devices via USBHere’s How Far Hackers Are Willing to Go to Steal Your Stimulus CheckEnterprise Mobile Phishing Attacks Skyrocket Amidst Pandemic…Most Victims Choose a Similar or Weaker Password after a Data Breach, Study FindsZoom CEO Explains Stance on Encryption, Says He Wants to ‘Work Together’ With Law Enforcement…Is Zoom Critical Infrastructure?…Two Critical Flaws in Zoom Could’ve Let Attackers Hack Systems via ChatHackers Force Minnesota Senate Website OfflineChicago Police Scanner Jammed by Hackers Amid RiotsRomanian Skimmer Gang in Mexico Outed by KrebsOnSecurity Stole $1.2 BillionAussie Fined for Tweeting Apple Employees’ DataAUCloud Brings Object Lock-Based Ransomware Protection to AustraliaSan Francisco Retirement Program SFERS Suffers Data BreachNetwalker Ransomware Continues Assault on U.S. Colleges, Hits UCSF…Ransomware Gangs Team up to Form Extortion CartelUnnamed University Fights off Cyber Attack From Another SchoolNearly 1,000 Members of Kentucky Employees’ Health Plan Hit by Data BreachCyber Attack Strikes Person County (NC) Computer SystemsHackers Hijack One of Coincheck’s Domains for Spear-Phishing AttacksRecent Coinsquare Data Hack Could Put Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin at RiskAttackers Target 1M+ WordPress Sites To Harvest Database CredentialsOffice 365 Phishing Baits Remote Workers With Fake VPN ConfigsTrickBot Adds BazarBackdoor to Malware ArsenalDark Web Demand Surges for YouTube AccountsFirefox 77.0.1 Released to Prevent DDoSing DoH DNS ProvidersCritical SAP ASE Flaws Allow Complete Control of DatabasesThis Wallpaper Will Crash Your Android Phone
6/2/2020 June 2, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Zuckerberg Defends Hands-Off Approach to Trump’s PostsKrebs: REvil Ransomware Gang Starts Auctioning Victim DataIran ‘Opened a Pandora’s Box’ in Cyber Attack on Israeli Water SystemEU to Impose Sanctions on Russia Hackers for Cyber Attack on German Bundestag – JournalistCyber Incidents, Possibly by Anonymous, Accompany U.S. UnrestCOVID-19 & 5 Data Breaches Combine Into a Cyberstorm for ConsumersCybersecurity Spending Hits ‘Temporary Pause’ Amid PandemicCybersecurity Startups Feel a Pinch on Funding and SalesPolice Efforts Help to Erode Trust on Dark WebEuropean Cybersecurity Blogger Award Winners AnnouncedNYC Cybersecurity Bootcamp Offers Free Training NationwideOffice 365 to Make One-Time Passcode Emails Look Less SpammyIslamic Hackers Group Claims Responsibility for Cyber-Attack That Exposed PII of Hundreds of IsraelisBahamas Police Probe Registry HackResearchers Find Exposed Data on Millions of Users of Quiz App, TVSmilesSaint Joseph Health & 6 More Indiana Providers Report Improper Disposal of Patient RecordsCommercial Services Group (CSG) Hit With RansomwareOctopus Scanner Sinks Tentacles into GitHub RepositoriesGoogle Fixes Android Flaws That Allow Code Execution With High System RightsApple Jailbreak Zero-Day Gets a PatchCritical Exim bugs being patched but many servers still at riskLinus Torvalds Trashes 5.8 Linux Kernel Patch Over Opt-In Intel CPU Bug MitigationSevere Cisco DoS Flaw Can Cripple Nexus SwitchesVMware Cloud Director Flaw Lets Hackers Take Over Virtual Datacenters
6/1/2020 June 2, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Trump Plans to Ban Chinese Students with Military TiesHuman-Rights Groups Ask Police to Hunt Hackers Attacking HospitalsMinneapolis City and Police Websites Attacked…Minneapolis Police Department Hack Likely Fake, Says ResearcherAfter a Breach, Users Rarely Change Their Passwords, Study FindsThe Cybersecurity Implications of 5G TechnologyBharat Interface for Money (BHIM) Payment App Data Breach Exposes Millions of Indians’ DataJoomla Resources Directory (JRD) Portal Suffers Data BreachKelles Campaign (NY State Assembly) Says They’re Under Cyber-AttackMeadow Vale Primary School (Bracknell Forest, UK) Suffers Cyber Attack From Hackers Wiping Personal DataWeb Browsers Still Allow Drive-By-Downloads in 2020Apple Pays $100K Bounty for Critical ‘Sign in With Apple’ Flaw