10/9-12/2020 October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 ~ The Cyber Beat Court Orders Seizure of Ransomware Botnet Controls as U.S. Election NearsHackers Used VPN Flaws to Access Us Gov’t Elections Support SystemsGeorgia Marred by Technical Problems, Long Lines on First Day of Early VotingDHS: Unknown Hackers Targeted the U.S. Census Bureau NetworkCyber-attacks on Angolan Journalists Who Reported Government CorruptionThai Army Denies Twitter Disinformation Campaign After TakedownsCambridge University Releases Fake News GameKrebs: Microsoft Uses Trademark Law to Disrupt Trickbot Botnet…Krebs: U.S. Cyber Command Behind Trickbot Tricks (WashPo Report)Gov-Linked “Fatima” Cybersecurity Career Advert Removed After BacklashFacebook Debuts Bug-Bounty ‘Loyalty Program’Budget and Hiring Practices Hinder Cities’ Cybersecurity EffortsRansomware Attackers Buy Network Access in Cyberattack ShortcutHere’s How Many Americans Still Secretly Use Their Ex’s PasswordsCybercriminals Are Impersonating Parents for Ransomware Attacks on Teachers55 New Security Flaws Reported in Apple Software and ServicesSoftware AG Hit by Data-Stealing Ransomware AttackCyber Attack Targets Georgia Department of Human ServicesCity of Mt. Pleasant (MI) Falls Victim to Remote Ransomware AttackFranklin, MA Loses $522K to ‘Spear Phishing’ CyberattackInvestigation Underway After Tyngsboro (MA) Schools Hit by CyberattackPolice Investigating Cyber Attack on Walled Lake (MI) School DistrictFairfax County Public Schools (AV) Announces Student, Teacher PII Leaked to the Dark WebRobinhood Says Some Customer Accounts May Have Become Target of HackersIndia Lab Testing Company Dr Lal PathLabs Exposed Sensitive Patient DataLake George Conservancy Hit by Ransomware AttackRansomware Gang Exposes Truckers’ PII After Attack on Daseke Carrier E.W. WylieFitbit Spyware Steals Personal Data via Watch FaceUndocumented Backdoor That Covertly Takes Snapshots Found in Xplora’s X4 Kids’ SmartwatchWormable Apple iCloud Bug Allows Automatic Photo TheftQBot Uses Windows Defender Antivirus Phishing Bait to Infect PCsBazarLoader Used to Deploy Ryuk Ransomware on High-Value TargetsSophisticated Android Ransomware Executes with the Home ButtonWindows Update Can Be Abused to Execute Malicious Files Share this:TwitterFacebookWhatsAppRedditLinkedInEmailLike this:Like Loading... Published by The Cyber Beat View all posts by The Cyber Beat
