7/30/2020 July 31, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Chinese-Backed Hackers Targeted COVID-19 Vaccine Firm ModernaEU Sanctions Russian Intelligence, North Korean, Chinese Firms Over Alleged CyberattacksNorth Korean Hackers Sniffing for US Defense SecretsSenators Urge Justice Department to Open Investigation Into TikTok, ZoomKaspersky Uncovers New APT Mercenary Group ‘Deceptikons’India Found Cybersecurity Lapses at National Payments Corp in 2019 – Government DocumentMississippi Radio Host Charged with Cyber-StalkingVolunteer Hacker Army Boosts U.S. Election CybersecurityKrebs: Is Your Chip Card Secure? Much Depends on Where You BankMorgan Stanley Leads Bank Group on Cloud Data StandardsCybersecurity Skills Crisis Worsens for Fourth Year in a Row, Impacting 70% of OrganizationsThink You’re Too Boring to Hack? That’s a Problem, Says KasperskyLabour Party in Humiliating Data Breach as Huge Batch of Confidential Information StolenUniversity of Lethbridge Health Data Breach Affects More Than 1,200 PatientsBC Cancer Foundation Warns Donors About Data BreachIowa State Foundation Confirms Ransomware Attack Through Third-Party SourceSheffield Hallam University Confirms Data Breach Following Cyber AttackMore Than 250 Email Addresses Exposed in Shropshire Council Data BreachStartups Disclose Data Breaches After Massive 386M Records LeakOffice 365 Phishing Abuses Google Ads to Bypass Email FiltersKDE Archive Tool Flaw Let Hackers Take Over Linux AccountsTrickBot’s New Linux Malware Covertly Infects Windows DevicesNetgear Won’t Patch Vulnerable Devices Despite Live Proof-Of-Concept Code
7/29/2020 July 30, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Congress Grills Tech Ceos in Wide-Ranging Hearing on Monopoly, Political Bias, China and MoreChinese Ambassador to UK Threatens to Withdraw Huawei, £3B Investment If Comms Giant Banned From Building 5GTikTok CEO Says Platform Code Will Be Made Public in Pushback Against ‘Rumors and Misinformation’Nation State Attackers Shift to Credential TheftFBI Warns of Netwalker Ransomware Targeting U.S. Government and OrgsGlobal Firms Delayed Key Security Projects as Pandemic StruckFacial-Recognition Flop: Face Masks Thwart Virus, Stump Security Systems…Rite Aid Drops Facial Recognition TechTechnical Challenges of IoT Cybersecurity in a Post-COVID-19 WorldCritical Bugs in Utilities VPNs Could Cause Physical DamageCybercrime Ramps up Amid Coronavirus Chaos, Costing Companies BillionsKrebs: Here’s Why Credit Card Fraud is Still a ThingThe IRS Asks Tax Professionals to Enable Multi-Factor AuthenticationNew Tool Detects Shadow Admin Accounts in AWS and Azure EnvironmentsVermont Tax Department Exposed 3 Years Worth of Tax Return InfoSecond Data Breach in Kentucky Unemployment SystemAmoeba Music Website Hacked; Customer Emails, Billing And Addresses ExposedData Breach at Crypto Wallet Firm Ledger Exposes User’s Personal Info10,000 Patients Affected by Data Breach at University of Utah HealthAthlete Recruiting Software Company Rush Discloses Data Breach 7 Months After Student-Athlete Data Is ExposedCyber Attack Hit Auburn University Foundation VendorAuckland University Alumni and Donor Information Stolen by HackersRansomware Stole Donor Data of San Diego Charities, Francis Parker SchoolOkCupid Security Flaw Threatens Intimate Dater DetailsMicrosoft Now Detects CCleaner as a Potentially Unwanted ApplicationMicrosoft to Remove All Windows Downloads Signed With SHA-1Critical GRUB2 & Secure Boot Bootloader ‘BootHole’ Bug Affects Billions of Linux and Windows SystemsZoom Bug Allowed Attackers to Crack Private Meeting PasswordsCisco Fixes Severe Flaws in Data Center Management Solution
7/28/2020 July 29, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Officials: Russia Behind Spread of Virus DisinformationRepublicans Raise Concerns TikTok Could Be Used by Chinese Gov’t to Interfere in ElectionsThe Vatican Is Said to Be Hacked From China Before Talks With BeijingGOP Stimulus Bill Includes $53 Million for DHS Cyber Agency to Protect Vaccine ResearchPandemic Forcing Pentagon to Learn Tough Cybersecurity LessonsOperators of VHD Ransomware Unveiled: North Korea’s Lazarus GroupAs Businesses Move to the Cloud, Cybercriminals Follow Close BehindAccountability Concerns Main Reason Security Pros Want to QuitAutonomous IT: Less Reacting, More SecuringMaking Infosec Jobs Easier: Keeping Systems PatchedStudy Links Cybersecurity Directly to Employee Stress and ExhaustionHow Finance Institutions Can Defend ThemselvesTwitter Hack of High-Profile Accounts Raises a Lot of Questions, But Most Have Yet to Be AnsweredThe Garmin Ransomware Hack Is Horrifying…Risks Repeat Attack If It Paid $10 Million RansomThe Ole’ cc / bcc Mix Up: Oneplus Exposes Information From Its UsersHacker Leaks 386 Million User Records From 18 Companies for FreeMichigan Online Bar Exam Temporarily Taken Down by ‘Sophisticated’ CyberattackData of About 6,000 Beaumont Health (MI) Patients at Risk After Email BreachUniversity of Sussex Reveals It Was Victim of Large-Scale Cyber AttackCosmetics Giant Avon Leaks 19 Million RecordsSEI Investments: Vendor Hit by Ransomware, Data LeakedBusiness Giant Dussmann Group’s Data Leaked After Ransomware AttackAlcohol Delivery Service Drizly Confirms Data BreachRansomware Attack Hits RIC Foundation, Providence Children’s Museum (RI)Netflix Credential Phishing Hides Behind Working CAPTCHAUndetectable Linux Malware Targeting Docker Servers With Exposed APIsEmotet Malware Now Steals Your Email Attachments to Attack ContactsFeature-Rich Ensiko Malware Can Encrypt, Targets Windows, macOS, LinuxResearchers Warn of High-Severity Dell PowerEdge Server FlawCritical WordPress Plugin Bug Lets Hackers Take Over Hosting AccountMagento Gets Security Updates for Severe Code Execution Bugs
7/27/2020 July 28, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Years Before Big Hack, Twitter Contractors Reportedly Spied on Celebs, Including BeyoncéGoogle Employees Can Work From Home Until July 2021Krebs: Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID ClosuresPolice Requests for Google Users’ Location Histories Face New ScrutinyHow to Survive a Ransomware Attack Without Paying the RansomCommon Internet of Things Security PitfallsCybersecurity Is Not Best Left To The Experts: A Business Leader’s GuideSix Former NFL Players Charged with $4m Fraud SchemePromo.com Discloses Data Breach After 22M User Records Leaked OnlineCVS Pharmacy Data Breach Affects 21,289 PatientsNational Cardiovascular Partners Email Hack Impacts 78K PatientsPepperstone Warns Clients of Data Breach as Fraudsters Impersonate BrokerGarmin Confirms Ransomware Attack, Services Coming Back OnlineSource Code From Dozens of Companies Leaked OnlineData/Password-Stealing, Backdoor-Opening QNAP NAS Malware Qsnatch Reaches 62,000 InfectionsMicrosoft Revamps Windows Insider Preview Bug Bounty Program
7/24-26/2020 July 27, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment EU Countries Must Urgently Diversify 5G Suppliers, Commission SaysHow a Chinese Agent Used LinkedIn to Hunt for TargetsChinese-Made DJI Drone App in Google Play Spooks Security ResearchersSenior Intelligence Official Warns Russia, Iran, China Targeting U.S. Elections…Democrats Say Intel Assessment on Foreign Election Inference Doesn’t Go ‘Far Enough’…McConnell, Rubio Defend Senior Intel Official Over Remarks on Election InterferenceElection Officials Are Vulnerable to Email Attacks, Report ShowsBrussels Report: Privacy Regulators Worry About Volume of New Work From EU Data RulingU.S. Plans Quantum InternetKrebs: Thinking of a Cybersecurity Career? Read ThisTech Unicorn Dave Admits to Security Breach Impacting 7.5 Million UsersNew ‘Meow’ Attack Has Deleted Almost 4,000 Unsecured DatabasesThird Round of Nintendo Leaks Involve Super Mario 64 and Pokemon Beta DataGarmin WastedLocker Ransomware Demand: $10 MillionU.S. Gov’t Confirms Active Exploitation of F5 BIG-IP RCE FlawEmotet Malware Operation Hacked to Show Memes to VictimsLinux-Based Malware Analysis Toolkit REMnux 7 ReleasedThat Used or Refurbished Android Phone Might Be UnsafeCisco Patches ASA/FTD Firewall Flaw Actively Exploited by Hackers5 Severe D-Link Router Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Patch Now
7/23/2020 July 24, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Pompeo: U.S. Engagement With China Has FailedMore Than 1,000 People at Twitter Had Ability to Aid Hack of AccountsDutch Lawmaker Wilders Says Twitter Hack Could Expose DissidentsTwitter Considering Subscriptions Amid an Advertising SlumpSharp Spike in Ransomware in U.S. as Pandemic Inspires AttackersSenate-Passed Defense Spending Bill Includes Clause Giving DHS Cyber Agency Subpoena PowerFederal Agencies Warn Foreign Hackers Are Targeting Critical InfrastructureUK Gov’t Warns of Ransomware, BEC Attacks Against Sports SectorCisco, Zoom and Others Must Bolster Security, Say Privacy ChiefsCISOs: Cyber Insurance Fails to Cover Modern Threats and Remote WorkforcesIntelligence Community Rolls Out Guidelines for Ethical Use of AIUS Banks Can Now Offer Crypto Custody ServicesGarmin Suffers Reported Ransomware AttackPolk County (FL) Tax Office Blames Data Breach on VirusPatient Data Exposed After Walmart Pharmacy Break-InsCouchSurfing Investigates Data Breach After 17M User Records Appear on Hacking ForumBlackbaud Hack: Universities Lose Data to Ransomware AttackInstacart Denies Widespread Data Breach Affecting Hundreds of Thousands of CustomersHackers Steal Transfer Fees, Cripple Football (Soccer) StadiumsWindows REvil Ransomware Used to Attack Spanish Gov’t Firm AdifFraudulent Photo App Operation Detected on Google StoreASUS Home Router Bugs Open Consumers to Snooping AttacksCisco Network Security Flaw Leaks Sensitive DataPassword Reuse to Blame for Fifth of Account Takeovers
7/22/2020 July 23, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment China Asks U.S. to Stop Accusing Beijing Over Cyber CrimesUK Concerned by Latest Evidence of Chinese Hacking: RaabBipartisan Support Grows for Inclusion of Election Funding in Senate Stimulus PackageKrebs: Twitter Hacking for Profit and the LoLsTwitter: Hackers Accessed Direct Messages of 36 Victims, Including One Elected OfficialApple Offers Modified Phones to Security Researchers Looking for iOS WeaknessesGoogle’s Project Zero Team Won’t Be Applying for Apple’s SRD ProgramU.S. Offers $2 Million for Info on Ukrainians Charged for SEC HackNew York Regulator Charges First American Unit Over 2019 Data BreachSlack Credentials Abundant on Cybercrime Markets, but Little Interest From HackersWith Cyberattacks Surging Due to COVID-19, ‘Digital Distancing’ Could Limit ExposureCybersecurity Lessons from the PandemicRemote Cybersecurity: The Risks When Working From HomeDisabled Delawareans’ Personal Data Ends Up in Student ProjectUniversity of York Investigating Data Theft IncidentErie Community College Target of Ransomware Cyber AttackTwilio Exposes SDK, Attackers Inject It With Malvertising CodeHundreds Of Thousands Of Instacart Customers’ Personal Data Is Being Sold OnlineOilRig APT Drills into Malware Innovation with Unique BackdoorMATA Malware Framework Latest Move for North Korean HackersLazarus Group Surfaces with Advanced Malware FrameworkCryptojacking Botnet ‘Prometei’ Steals Data From Its VictimsNew ‘Meow’ Attack Has Wiped Dozens of Unsecured DatabasesGoing Down the Spyware Rabbit Hole with SilkBean Mobile MalwareD-Link Blunder: Firmware Encryption Key Exposed in Unencrypted ImageCritical SharePoint Flaw Dissected, RCE Details Now Available
7/21/2020 July 22, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Accuses Two Hackers of Stealing Secrets From American Firms for China…McCarthy Introduces Legislation to Sanction Foreign Hackers Targeting COVID-19 ResearchRussia Report: UK Failed to Investigate Interference in Elections…Russia Is a ‘Capable Cyber Actor’ and Its Influence Is the ‘New Normal’Chinese Hackers Escalate Attacks Against India and Hong Kong Amid TensionsChris Vickery: AI Will Drive Tomorrow’s Data Breaches…Why The Future of Cybersecurity Needs Both Humans and AI Working TogetherThe Data Privacy Loophole Federal Agencies Are Still MissingIs Security Awareness Becoming the Latest Cybersecurity Snake Oil?Statement Regarding Reported Health Data Breach in Western AustraliaAustralian TV Ratings Are Hit by a Cyber Attack One Day Before the Big Brother FinaleDeepSource Resets Logins After Employee Falls for Sawfish PhishingPhishing Campaign Uses Google Cloud Services to Steal Office 365 LoginsFreddie Mac Caught in Fallout From Ransomware at Business PartnerVodafone Partners with Accenture to Offer Cybersecurity ServicesCritical Adobe Photoshop Flaws Patched in Emergency UpdateMicrosoft Double Key Encryption Enters Public Preview
7/20/2020 July 21, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment House Republicans Urge Trump to Take Action Against Chinese Hackers Targeting Coronavirus ResearchTop Democrats Send Letter on Possible Foreign Meddling in November ElectionRussian Cyberattacks an ‘Urgent Threat’ to National SecurityUK ISC Attributes Cyber-Attacks and Election Interference to RussiaRussia and China’s Vaccine Hacks Don’t Violate Rules of the Road for CyberspaceAustralian Government Urged to Name and Shame Countries Launching Cyber AttacksCoinbase Blocked Twitter Hackers From Stealing an Extra $280kCybersecurity Spending to Grow This Year but May Be Hit by Budget Constraints21-Year-Old Cypriot Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over Fraud and Extortion ChargesOffice 365 Adds New Security Configuration Analysis FeatureGenealogy Software Maker Software MacKiev Exposes Data on 60,000 UsersLorien Health Services Discloses Ransomware Attack Affecting Nearly 50,000Toronto-Based Writing Platform Wattpad Investigating Breach Following a Report That 271m User Records for SaleOne Million Online Student Records Exposed by E-Learning SitesBridgeport, Waterbury (CT) Grocery Stores Targeted by Payment Card ThievesMac Cryptocurrency Traders Targeted by Trojanized AppsTelecom Argentina Has Tuesday Deadline to Pay $7.5m RansomUK Consumers Targeted by Tesco 4K TV Phishing ScamAnalysts Detect New Banking MalwareWindows 10 Store ‘wsreset’ Tool Lets Attackers Bypass Antivirus
7/17-19/2020 July 19, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Russian Attempts to Steal Vaccine Data Unacceptable but Have Not Done Damage: UK Security Minister…Despite Theft Allegations, Russia Hails Deal to Make UK-Developed COVID-19 Vaccine…Russia’s Fancy Bear and Cozy Bear Hacking Groups Are Under the SpotlightSome VPN Firms Shut Down Hong Kong Servers Over Security Law ConcernsThree Trump Officials Have Now Hinted at a TikTok Ban This MonthSenior DHS Official Says Agency Not Seeing ‘Coordinated’ Foreign Election Interference…Russia Operatives Accused of 2019 UK Election InterferenceCourt Rules German Police Receive Too Much DataJudge Green-Lights Facebook, WhatsApp Hacking Lawsuit Against Spyware Biz NSOKrebs: Who’s Behind Wednesday’s Epic Twitter Hack?…Twitter Says 130 People Were Targeted in Hack…Twitter Says Attackers Downloaded Data From up to Eight Non-Verified Accounts…Twitter Says Hackers Tricked Several Employees Into Giving Them Credentials…Stolen Bitcoin From Twitter Hack Is Already Being LaunderedCloud Biz Blackbaud Paid Ransomware Demands, Took 2 Months to Tell CustomersNew Phishing Campaign Abuses a Trio of Enterprise Cloud Services: Microsoft Azure & Dynamics, and IBM CloudThere’s a Reason Your Inbox Has More Malicious Spam—Emotet Is BackMagento Adds 2FA to Protect Against Card Skimming AttacksCritical SIGred Windows DNS Bug Gets Micropatch After PoCs Released
7/16/2020 July 17, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Russian Hackers APT 29 (aka Cozy Bear) Blamed for Attacks on Coronavirus Vaccine-Related Targets…Kremlin Rejects Western Allegations Russia Tried to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine DataTwitter Was Ill-Equipped to Handle an Unprecedented Hack…Senate Republican Asks Twitter for Urgent Briefing on Hacking Incident…Senate Democrat Asks for Probes…Trump Will Remain on Twitter, His Account Secure: White House…Focus Falls on Bitcoin Trail in Race to Identify Twitter Hackers……….Hidden Messages Found in Transactions to Twitter Hack Bitcoin Address……….Twitter Hackers Caught Using BitPay and Coinbase on Hack-Related Wallet…Before Hack Tore Through Twitter, Online Forum Offered Accounts for Sale…Twitter Delays Launch of New API Software Following HackEU’s Top Court Restricts Personal-Data Transfers to U.S., Citing Surveillance ConcernsTech Giants Sued Over Biometric PrivacyFBI Issues Cybersecurity Warning to Air Travelers on Airport WiFisU.S. Actor Casting Company MyCastingFile.com Leaked Private Data of Over 260,000 IndividualsPrivate Data Exposed in Insecure Lambton Property Management (Lpm) Site Over Misunderstanding of CloudFrench Telecom Orange Confirms Ransomware Attack Exposing Business Customers’ DataCyber Attacks Again Hit Israel’s Water System, Shutting Agricultural PumpsIranian Cyberspies Leave Training Videos Exposed OnlineClarke County (MS) Dispatch Servers Hacked, Money DemandedDiebold Nixdorf Warns of a New Class of ATM ‘Black Box’ Attacks Across EuropeAmazon-Themed Phishing Campaigns Swim Past Security ChecksLokiBot Redux Attacks Massive List of Common Android AppsNew Android Malware ‘BlackRock’ Now Steals Passwords For Non-Banking Apps TooZoom Addresses Vanity URL Zero-DayThreat Actors Introduce Unique ‘Newbie’ Hacker Forum at CryptBBT-Mobile Announces Free Scam Shield Robocall and Scam ProtectionDHS Gives Federal Agencies 24 Hours to Patch Critical Microsoft Windows Vulnerability
7/15/2020 July 16, 2020July 17, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Widespread Twitter Hack Reaches Bill Gates, Kanye West, Elon Musk, Joe Biden and Barack Obama…Twitter Silences Some Verified Accounts After Wave of HacksChinese Media Calls for UK to Face ‘Public and Painful’ Retaliation Over Huawei Ban as Trump Claims Credit…UK Denies Trump Influenced Decision to Ban China’s Huawei From 5G Networks…Pompeo Imposes Visa Restrictions on Huawei, Other Chinese Tech Companies, Citing Human Rights Abuses…Pompeo ‘Confident’ Other Countries Will Meddle in 2020 ElectionsDeepfake Used to Attack Activist Couple Shows New Disinformation FrontierJewish Service Zoom-bombed with SwastikasLaw School Graduates Worried About Security, Privacy of Online Bar ExamHow Nanotechnology Will Disrupt CybersecurityData Breach at Houston-Based Billing and Collection Company Benefit Recovery Specialists, Inc.Ransomware Attack Halts X-FAB Production in Lubbock, WorldwideDover’s Mid-Delaware Imaging Hit By Ransomware Attack, Warns Of Possible Data BreachNew Zealand Police & Research Firm Caught up in Data BreachCitrix: No Breach, Hacker Stole Business Info From Third Party…Cisco Fixes Critical Pre-Auth Flaws Allowing Router TakeoverFirefox on Android: Camera Remains Active When Phone Is Locked or the User Switches AppsBrazil’s Banking Trojans Guildma, Javali, Melcoz and Grandoreiro (Collectively Known as Tetrade) Go GlobalPoC Exploits Released for SAP Recon Vulnerabilities, Patch Now!
7/14/2020 July 15, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment UK Mobile Carriers Must Remove Huawei 5G Kit by 2027Malware Stashed in China-Mandated Software Is More Extensive Than Thought…GoldenHelperHouse Democrat Presses Google, Apple to Increase Transparency Around Foreign-Owned AppsTrump Signs Hong Kong Sanctions BillSenior Catalonian Politician’s Phone Allegedly Targeted By Government SpywareUS Army Seeks Cryptocurrency Tracing ToolsResearchers Unmask Video Conferencing Users from ImagesDMARC Adoption Spikes, Higher Ed Remains BehindCritical Security Concerns for the Education IndustryJust 21% of Security Pros Haven’t Considered Quitting Their Current JobHerjavec Group Acquires SecurienceLeaked Details of 142M MGM Hotel Guests Found for Sale on Dark WebWattpad Data Breach Exposes Account Info for Millions of UsersMillions of Logins from UK Ticket Site for Sale on Dark WebIT Services Major Collabera Suffers Maze Ransomware Attack‘Secure’ Chat App Welcome Chat Spies on UsersNew AgeLocker Ransomware Uses Googler’s Utility to Encrypt FilesKrebs: ‘Wormable’ Windows Flaw Leads July Microsoft PatchesAdobe Issues July 2020 Critical Security Patches for Multiple SoftwareCritical SAP Bug Allows Full Enterprise System TakeoverRogue Javascript Integrations Permit Attacking Opportunities
7/13/2020 July 14, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment House Republican Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Federal CybersecurityIsraeli Court Dismisses Amnesty International’s Petition Against Spyware Firm NSOWells Fargo Tells Employees to Delete TikTok From Their Company DevicesA ‘New Age’ of Sophisticated Business Email Compromise is Coming…How Insider Threats Are Changing…Remote Working: This Free Tool Tests How Good Your Security Really Is…Is It Ok to Use Your Browser’s Built-In Password Management Tools?…A Paramedic’s Lessons for Cybersecurity ProsKrebs: Breached Data Indexer ‘Data Viper’ Hacked…Hacker ‘NightLion’ Leaks Database After Researcher Threatens to Reveal IdentitiesLiveAuctioneers Reports Data Breach After User Records Sold OnlineBelgium Bank Argenta Suffers Jackpotting AttackHealth Insurer Religare (India) Hit by Data BreachBarrow County (GA) Government Hit With Cyber AttackBaton Rouge Clinic Investigating Cyber AttackMicrosoft Extends Security for Azure Storage File Shares, Data Lakes
7/10-12/2020 July 13, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment UK ‘on Alert for China Cyber Attack’ in Retaliation for Hong KongThe Threat of Chines Cyber-Attack Is Looming Over IndiaTrump Confirms 2018 U.S. Cyberattack on Russian Troll Farm…Biden Campaign Hires Top Cybersecurity Officials to Defend Against ThreatsU.S. Secret Service Creates New Cyber Fraud Task ForceAmazon Backtracks From Demand That Employees Delete TikTokOver 1,300 Phishing Kits for Sale on Hacker ForumCalifornian Jailed Over Identity Theft Scheme Targeting MilitaryRussian Hacker Found Guilty for Dropbox, Linkedin, and Formspring BreachesMozilla Reduces TLS Certificate Lifespan to 1 Year in SeptemberIndia’s Delivery App Dunzo Says Partner Database Breached, User Data ExposedeToro Accounts Peddled by the Thousands on Cybercrime ForumsOver $3 Million in Bitcoin (BTC) Stolen from Crypto Exchange Cashaa Following Recent HackPremier League Soccer Club Targeted in £100 Million BEC ScamAny Chingari App (Indian TikTok Clone) Account Can Be Hacked EasilyPopular TP-Link Family of Kasa Security Cams Vulnerable to AttackHow to Protect Your Verizon Number From Sim Swapping AttacksMalware Developers Add Any.Run Sandbox Detection to Evade AnalysisZoom Fixes Zero-Day Rce Bug Affecting Windows 7, More Updates SoonTrickBot Malware Mistakenly Warns Victims That They Are Infected
7/9/2020 July 10, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment British Mobile Carriers Warn Removing Huawei Will Cause ‘Blackouts’ and Cost BillionsGermany Seizes Server Hosting ‘BlueLeaks’ Data Dump on US Police PracticesUK, Australia Investigate Clearview Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AIU.N. Rules Require Cybersecurity Guarantees for Connected CarsPressure Mounts on Facebook to Rein in Hate SpeechGoogle Will Ban Ads for Stalkerware Starting August 11Op-Ed: Strong Cybersecurity Strategy Is No Longer a Luxury for Small BusinessesOp-Ed: Cybersecurity Safeguards Should Extend to Supply-Chain PartnersIs there really a cybersecurity skills shortage?Kids Are Curious About Cybersecurity — Let’s Teach Them95% of Brits Unable to Consistently Identify Phishing MessagesTeen Murdered After Confronting Cyber-BulliesCyber Attackers Hit Bond Giant TCW, MetWest FundsKingston’s Royal Military College Is 1 of 4 Military Schools in Canada TargetedCyber Attack Targets Surry County (NC) SchoolsFraudsters Conducting Malvertising Campaign Via Inactive DomainsFake TikTok App Targets Indian UsersHSBC SMS Phishing Scam Targets UK VictimsSurveyMonkey Phishers Go Hunting for Office 365 CredentialsMicrosoft Warns on OAuth Attacks Against Cloud App UsersConti Ransomware Shows Signs of Being Ryuk’s SuccessorEvilnum Hackers Use the Same Malware Supplier as FIN6, CobaltJoker Malware Apps Once Again Bypass Google’s Security to Spread via Play Store‘Undeletable’ Malware Shows Up in Yet Another Android DeviceZoom Zero-Day Allows RCE, Patch on the Way
7/8/2020 July 9, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Hong Kong Downloads of Signal Surge as Residents Fear CrackdownAttack On Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Facility Not A Cyber Attack, But A Bomb Blast – ReportsState and Local Officials Beg Congress to Send More Election Funds Ahead of NovemberHouse Democrats Press Twitter, Facebook, Google for Reports on Coronavirus DisinformationSmartwatch Hack Could Send Fake Pill Reminders to PatientsMicrosoft Sues Coronavirus Phishing Spammers to Seize Their Domains Amid Web App Attacks Against OfficeNotorious Hacker ‘Fxmsp’ Outed After Widespread Access-Dealing15 Billion Credentials Currently Up for Grabs on Hacker ForumsRisky blogspot.in Domain for Sale After Google Fails to Renew ItLaw Enforcement Agencies Are Using a Legal Loophole to Buy up Personal Data Exposed by HackersHow to Prevent Burnout in a Cybersecurity CareerCasino App Clubillion Leaks PII on “Millions” of UsersChilton County (AL) Is Latest Victim of Ransomware AttackPotandon Produce (Idaho Falls, ID) Notifies Customers of Data Security IncidentGang Uses Ako Ransomware to Hit Hamilton Brown Creative Design FirmVancouver Coastal Health Warns Employees of Cyber Attack, No Evidence Data Removed, MisusedKeeper Threat Group Rakes in $7M from Hundreds of Compromised E-Commerce SitesRussian Fraudsters Test Stolen Credit Cards Using Ecommerce SitesCerberus Banking Trojan Unleashed on Google PlayCredit-Card Skimmer Has Unlikely Target: Microsoft ASP.NET SitesAdvertising Plugin for WordPress Threatens Full Site TakeoversPalo Alto Networks Fixes Another Severe Flaw in PAN-OS Devices
7/7/2020 July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment In Hong Kong National Security Law, Echoes of China’s Own Cyber Crackdown…Social Media Giants Move to Defy Hong Kong’s New National Security LawU.S. Is ‘Looking at’ Banning TikTok and Chinese Social Media Apps, Pompeo SaysFBI Director Wray Warns of Chinese Hacking, Espionage Threats Against American CompaniesHouse Democrats Include $500M for Election Security in Annual Appropriations BillNHS Lanarkshire Apologise Over Hundreds of COVID-19 Data BreachesU.S. Treasury Shares Tips on Spotting Money Mule and Imposter ScamsU.S. Secret Service Issues Ransomware WarningApplying the 80-20 Rule to CybersecurityFirst Reported Russian BEC Scam Gang ‘Cosmic Lynx’ Targets Fortune 500 FirmsMiddle East Bus-Sharing App Swvl Hit With Security Breach; Names, Numbers of Users CompromisedCheck This List to See Which 570 Online Stores Were Infected With Card-Skimming MagecartMicrosoft Takes Down Domains Used in COVID-19-Related CybercrimeMozilla Suspends Firefox Send Service While It Addresses Malware AbuseMitigating Critical F5 BIG-IP RCE Flaw Not Enough, Bypass FoundThiefQuest Info-Stealing Mac Wiper Gets Free DecryptorMicrosoft Launches Free Linux Forensics and Rootkit Malware Detection ServiceCitrix Fixes 11 Flaws in ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliances
7/6/2020 July 6, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment UK to Phase Out Huawei Gear From 5G Networks in a Major Policy U-Turn After U.S. Sanctions: Reports…China envoy warns of ‘consequences’ if Britain rejects HuaweiFrance to Encourage Telecom Groups to Avoid Huawei Products, but Not Ban Company: ReportNokia, Hurt by Costly 5G Chip Mistake, Struggles to Catch HuaweiNorth Korean APT Lazarus Group Adds Magecart to the MixVolume and Size of Fines for Data Breaches Expected to RiseVaultAge Solutions CEO Goes Into Hiding to Avoid Cryptocurrency Investors Allegedly Scammed Out of $13 MillionHome Routers Are All Broken, Finds Security StudyWatch Out for This Nasty New Trend in Robocall Scams4 Evolving Technology Areas Of Smart CybersecurityMicrosoft Defender ATP Web Content Filtering Is Now FreeHow to Assess More Sophisticated IoT ThreatsEDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) Confirms Ragnar Locker Ransomware AttackIndependence Blue Cross Alerts Members of Data Breach5 Dating Apps Leak More than 1 Million User Profiles and Sensitive InformationBrazil’s Hapvida Discloses Cyber Breach, Potential Client Data LeakRansomware Attack on Insurance MSP Xchanging Affects ClientsX-FAB Affected by Cyber AttackCooke County (TX) Sheriff’s Office Suffers Ransomware AttackMultiple DXC Technology Customers Down After Insurance Arm Hit By RansomwareFlaw Fixed in Hotels.com Generator as Tesco Clubcard Users ImpactedTokopedia Files Police Report over Alleged Data BreachAndroid Users Hit with ‘Undeletable’ AdwarePurple Fox EK Adds Microsoft Exploits to Arsenal
7/3-5/2020 July 6, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Iran Hints a Cyber Attack Caused Fire at Nuclear FacilityForeign Cyber Criminals Take Aim at Americans Working From HomeNSA Issues VPN Security GuidanceCompanies Start Reporting Ransomware Attacks as Data BreachesPrince Edward Island Ransomware Attack Costs Taxpayers More Than $900kVirtual Reality Is Booming in the Workplace Amid the PandemicRing Doorbell’s Police Partnerships Questioned Over Racial BiasInfosec Community Disagrees With Changing ‘Black Hat’ Term Due to Racial StereotypingKrebs: E-Verify’s “SSN Lock” is Nothing of the SortWindows 10’s Microsoft Store Codecs Patches Are Confusing UsersMoose Remain Unaware of Lottery Privacy BreachWashington County Sheriff’s Office (OR) Hack500,000 BMW, Mercedes and Hyundai Owners Hit by Massive Data BreachUniversity of Michigan: Leaked Emails, Passwords Were From ‘3rd-Party Data Breaches’Barclays Bank Appeared to Be Using the Wayback Machine as a ‘CDN’ for Some JavascriptCritical RCE Flaw (CVSS 10) Affects F5 BIG-IP Application Security ServersTry2Cry Ransomware Tries to Worm Its Way to Other Windows SystemsAvaddon Ransomware Still Using Excel 4.0 MacrosNew Behave! Extension Warns of Website Port Scans, Local Attacks.NET Core Vulnerability Lets Attackers Evade Malware Detection
7/2/2020 July 3, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Facebook to Launch Fourth of July Voter Registration Drive…Facebook Privacy Glitch Gave 5K Developers Access to ‘Expired’ Data…Vulnerable Voting Infrastructure and the Future of Election SecurityResearchers Link APT15 Hackers to Chinese Military CompanyKrebs: Ransomware Gangs Don’t Need PR HelpSurge of MongoDB Ransom Attacks Use GDPR as Extortion Leverage133m Records for Sale as Fruits of Data Breach Spree Keep Raining DownU.S. Schools and Colleges Have Leaked 24.5 Million Records Since 20054 Barriers to Teaching Employees Good Cybersecurity HabitsHundreds Arrested After Cops Dismantle Encrypted Phone NetworkLeaders Need to Prioritize CybersecurityV Shred Data Leak Exposes PII, Sensitive Photos of Fitness Customers and TrainersData Breach at CNY Works Career Center May Have Exposed Personal Information of 56,000 ClientsFort Worth Bike Share Hacked, Users’ Credit Card Info and Names Possibly CompromisedNetWalker Ransomware Group Claims Attack on Fort Worth Transportation AgencyRansomware Attackers Pressure Knoxville by Posting City Data OnlineOhio Department of Health Website Not Hacked, Technical Difficulties Shut It DownNew Mac Ransomware OSX.ThiefQuest Hidden in Pirated SoftwareApache Guacamole Opens Door for Total Control of Remote FootprintChingari App Maker Globussoft’s Website Contains Malware, Says ResearcherCisco SMB Kit Harbors Cross-Site Scripting BugMalwarebytes AdwCleaner Now Removes Malware From the Command LineMicrosoft Defender ATP Now Helps Secure Network Devices
7/1/2020 July 2, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Details of Beijing’s New Hong Kong Security Law: Signals End to More Than 2 Decades of AutonomyChina: Us ‘Oppressing Chinese Companies’ in New Huawei MoveResearch Finds Uighurs Targeted by Chinese Spyware as Part of Surveillance CampaignCalifornia’s CCPA Gets Teeth TodayCompanies Rush to Implement Identity Systems for Remote Working…Remote Workers Becoming More Security Conscious Although Bad Habits PersistFederal Reserve Shares Tips on Mitigating Synthetic Identity FraudU.S. Gov’t Shares Tips on Defending Against Cyberattacks via TorSchools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid-19The World’s Biggest Stolen Data Archive Is About to Reach 10 Billion Personal RecordsDozens of U.S. News Sites Hacked in WastedLocker Ransomware AttacksMac Users Beware New EvilQuest Ransomware Targets Apple ComputersMalware Uses Postal App Lure to Send SMS Messages and Steal DataTrickBot Malware Now Checks Screen Resolution to Evade AnalysisWindows POS Malware Uses DNS to Smuggle Stolen Credit CardsCisco Warns of High-Severity Bug in Small Business Switch LineupWoolies Hit With AU$1 Million Spamming FineDid a Chinese Hack Kill Canada’s Greatest Tech Company?One out of every 142 passwords is ‘123456’
6/30/2020 July 1, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Hong Kong Security Law: China Passes Controversial LegislationU.S. Suspends Sensitive Tech Exports to Hong KongAfter Pompeo Says ‘Tide Is Turning Against Huawei,’ India Reportedly Weighs 5G Ban on Chinese FirmFCC Formally Designates Huawei and ZTE as National Security ThreatsAustralia to Spend Nearly $1 Billion to Boost Cyber SecurityCISA: Nation-State Attackers Likely to Exploit Palo Alto Networks BugHow Public Safety Systems Can Be Abused by Nation State ActorsKrebs: COVID-19 ‘Breach Bubble’ Waiting to Pop?…Businesses Lack a Workable Ransomware Recovery Strategy…Unauthorized Data Sharing Puts Companies at Risk…The More Cybersecurity Tools an Enterprise Deploys, the Less Effective Their Defense IsID Theft: Fake Google Alerts Are Now Delivering MalwareDemocrats, Voting Rights Groups Pressure Senate to Approve Mail-In Voting ResourcesCalifornia Enters Privacy Law Limbo as November Vote LoomsNew Cybersecurity Standard for IoT Devices Established By ETSIThe Celebrities at Risk of Having Their Personal Data Stolen by REvil Ransomware Gang RevealedEducation Dept. Left Exposed Social Security Numbers of Thousands of BorrowersBusiness Giant Xerox Allegedly Suffers Maze Ransomware AttackDeFi Protocol Balancer Loses $500k in HackAmerican Medical Tech Reports 2019 Email Hack Impacting 47K PatientsData Breach Reported for Merced County’s Medi-Cal Managed Healthcare PlanFlorida Orthopaedic Institute Warns Patients of Potential Data BreachSenior Living Provider Choice Health Management Services’s Email Breach Affects Residents, Employees, Third Parties (NC & SC)Waterloo Insurance Firm Heartland Farm Mutual Reveals Data BreachSeller Floods Hacker Forum With Data Stolen From 14 CompaniesStrongPity APT Back with Kurdish-Aimed Watering Hole AttacksClever Phishing Scam Targets Websites With Free DNSSEC OfferDevious Bitcoin Scam Uses Targeted Texts and Celeb EndorsementsEvilQuest Mac Ransomware Has Keylogger, Crypto Wallet-Stealing AbilitiesFaulty Drivers Fuel ATM Hacking Problem, Say ResearchersMicrosoft Releases OOB Security Updates for Windows 10 RCE BugsNetgear Not Quite Halfway There With Patches for 28 Out of 79 Vulnerable Router Models