5/31/2021 May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Microsoft Wants to Unite APAC Governments With Cybersecurity CouncilHow to Negotiate With Ransomware HackersA New Bug in Siemens PLCs Could Let Hackers Run Malicious Code RemotelyFood Giant JBS Foods Shuts Down Production After CyberattackSwedish Health Agency Shuts Down SmiNet After Hacking AttemptsWhistler Resort Municipality (BC) Hit by New Ransomware Operation
5/28-30/2021 May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Russian Hackers Launch Major Cyberattack through U.S. Aid Agency’s Email System, Microsoft SaysNew Russian Hacks Spark Calls for Tougher Biden ActionsWhite House Says No Changes to U.S.-Russia Summit after Latest Cyber AttackChinese Cyberspies Are Targeting U.S., EU Orgs With New MalwareKrebs: Using Fake Reviews to Find Dangerous ExtensionsAmazon Devices Will Soon Automatically Share Your Internet With NeighborsHackers Exploit Post-COVID Return to OfficesAfter Colonial Attack, Energy Companies Rush to Secure Cyber InsuranceKrebs: Boss of ATM Skimming Syndicate Arrested in MexicoInterpol Intercepts $83 Million Fighting Financial Cyber CrimeFBI to Share Compromised Passwords With Have I Been PwnedIreland’s Health Service Warns Staff Not to Use Work DevicesMexico Walls off National Lottery Sites After Ransomware DDoS ThreatU.S. Nuclear Weapon Bunker Security Secrets Spill From Online Flashcards Since 2013St. Petersburg High Student’s Hack Crashed Internet for All 145 Pinellas SchoolsWalmart Phishing Attack Says Your Package Was Not DeliveredThese Unsubscribe Emails Only Lead to Further SpamNew Epsilon Red Ransomware Hunts Unpatched Microsoft Exchange ServersResearchers Warn of Facefish Backdoor Spreading Linux RootkitsSonicWall Urges Customers to ‘Immediately’ Patch NSM On-Prem Bug
5/27/2021 May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Biden-Putin Summit Tensions: Feds Say Russia a Hacker ‘Safe Haven’U.S. Announces New Security Directives for Pipelines after Hack…To Require Energy Pipelines Report Computer Hacks or Face FinesHow Biden’s Executive Order Impacts Cybersecurity Players…Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Puts Emphasis on the Wrong IssuesUyghurs Targeted by Fake Human Rights Emails3 GOP Senators Come Out Against Biden Intelligence Nominee Over Huawei TiesTech Trade Groups Sue Florida Over New Social Media LawCybereason CEO Told the World About DarkSide’s Hacking Techniques From a Bomb Shelter in IsraelHave I Been Pwned Goes Open SourceLet’s Stop Blaming Employees for Our Data BreachesFujitsu SaaS Hack Sends Gov’t of Japan ScramblingFBI: APT Hackers Breached U.S. Local Gov’t by Exploiting Fortinet BugsData Breach at Canada PostPhilly Data Breach That Impacted Health Employee Emails Also Hit Other DepartmentsClover Park School District (WA) Investigating Possible Ransomware AttackOklahoma City Dental Practice Announces Data BreachTargeted AnyDesk Ads on Google Served Up Weaponized AppKlarna Mobile App Bug Let Users Log Into Other Customers’ AccountsUnfixable Apple M1 Chip Bug Enables Cross-Process Chatter, Breaking OS Security ModelHPE Fixes Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability Disclosed in December
5/26/2021 May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Colonial Pipeline Missed Requested Security Review Before HackDarkSide Will Be Back, as Russia, China, Iran Create ‘Safe Havens’ for Hackers: FedsA Peek Inside the Underground Ransomware Economy‘Privateer’ Threat Actors Emerge from Cybercrime SwampRussia’s FSB Reports ‘Unprecedented’ Hacking Campaign Aimed at Government AgenciesEU Pushes for Stronger Disinformation RulesInfluencers Offered Money to Vilify VaccineGoogle Strikes Deal With Hospital Chain to Develop Healthcare AlgorithmsWhatsApp Sues Indian Government Over New Internet RegulationsHow Are Cyber Insurance Companies Assessing Ransomware Risk?New Zealand Health Systems Hackers Release Patient Details to the MediaBelgium Interior Ministry Targeted in Cyber AttackCyber-criminal Gang Targets Texas Unemployment SystemEastern Hancock Community Schools (IN) Hit With Ransomware AttackPeloton and Echelon Profile Photo Metadata Exposed Riders’ Real-World LocationsGoogle Researchers Discover A New Variant of Rowhammer AttackBazaLoader Masquerades as Movie-Streaming ServicePDF Feature ‘Certified’ Widely Vulnerable to AttackGoogle Chrome 91 Released With New Features, Security Improvements
5/25/2021 May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. To Boost Pipeline Cyber Protections in Wake of Colonial HackHigh-Profile Hacks Leave Ransomware Gangs With Unwanted PublicityCould Less Publicizing of Ransomware Fixes Have Prevented the Colonial Pipeline Attack?Threat Actor ‘Agrius’ Emerges to Launch Wiper Attacks Against Israeli TargetsSnowden Was Right, Rules Human Rights Court as It Declares UK Spy Laws Broke ECHRLawmakers Request Investigation Into Postal Service’s Covert Operations ProgramActivists Join Call for Facebook to Drop ‘Tone-Deaf’ Instagram for Kids PlanBose Admits Ransomware Hit: Employee Data AccessedDomino’s India Discloses Data Breach After Hackers Sell Data OnlineHarper County Community Hospital (OK) Targeted With RansomwareMarietta City Schools (OH) Email HackRockland Public Schools (MA) Hit With Ransomware AttackTrend Micro Bugs Threaten Home Network SecurityNew High-Severity Vulnerability Advisory Released for Pulse Connect Secure VPNVMware Warns of Critical Bug Affecting All vCenter Server Installs
5/24/2021 May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Huawei to Move Toward Software Development in Wake of U.S. RestrictionsResearchers Link CryptoCore Attacks On Cryptocurrency Exchanges to North KoreaIndonesian Gov’t Blocks Access to RaidForums Hacking Forum After Data LeakFlorida Gov DeSantis Signs Bill to Fine Tech Companies for Banning PoliticiansAn NTSB for Cyber Attacks? Critics Grapple With Biden’s Cybersecurity Safety Review Board PlanCrime App Citizen Exposed Users’ COVID DataMichigan Man ‘TheDearthStar’ aka ‘Dearthy Star’ Admits Selling University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Employee DataPolice Make Arrests in Crackdown on Scam Text MessagesJapan’s Biggest Dating App Omiai Hack Exposes Two Million AccountsZeppelin Ransomware Comes Back to Life With Updated VersionsDetails Disclosed On Critical Flaws Affecting Nagios IT Monitoring SoftwareZocdoc Says ‘Programming Errors’ Exposed Access to Patients’ DataBluetooth Flaws Allow Attackers to Impersonate Legitimate DevicesMozilla Thunderbird Was Saving OpenPGP Keys in Plaintext After Encryption Snafu But Is Now PatchedWordPress Restaurant Reservation Plugin ReDi Patches Easy-to-Exploit XSS BugApple Patches macOS Flaw Exploited by Malware to Secretly Snap Screenshots
5/21-23/2021 May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment When Will the Irish Health Service Get a Resolution?FBI Says Conti Ransomware Gang Has Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency NetworksGerman Cyber Security Chief Fears Hackers Could Target HospitalsCybersecurity Pros Are Split on Banning Ransomware PaymentsKrebs: How to Tell a Job Offer from an ID Theft TrapChina Internet Watchdog Cites 105 Apps for Improper Data CollectionDefying U.S. Sanctions, Russian Cybersecurity Firm Aims for 2022 IPOIndonesia Summons State Health Insurer Over Alleged Data LeakDarkSide Getting Taken to ‘Hackers’ Court’ For Not Paying AffiliatesAMEX Fined £90,000 for Sending 4 Million Spam Emails in a YearFBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threat InfoAir India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million PassengersE-Commerce Giant Mercari Suffers Major Data Breach in Codecov IncidentBizarro Banking Malware Targets 70 Banks in Europe and South AmericaLittleBigPlanet Servers Taken Down Again Thanks To Cyber AttackQNAP Confirms Qlocker Ransomware Used HBS Backdoor AccountEmail Campaign Spreads StrRAT Fake-Ransomware RATRansomware-Spreading Phorpiex Malware Botnet Just Won’t Go AwayWP Statistics Bug Allows Attackers to Lift Data from WordPress SitesWormable Windows HTTP Vulnerability Also Affects WinRM ServersMicrosoft Exchange Admin Portal Blocked by Expired SSL Certificate
5/20/2021 May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Colonial Pipeline CEO to Testify on Capitol Hill in June Following CyberattackU.S. Government Denies Disrupting Russian Ransomware Ring That Hacked Colonial PipelineConti Ransomware Gives HSE Ireland Free Decryptor, Still Selling Data…Irish High Court Issues Injunction to Prevent HSE Data LeakU.S. Insurer CNA Paid $40 Million Ransom After March Cyber AttackRansomware Boom Forces More Companies to Cut Deals With CriminalsU.S. Has Almost 500,000 Job Openings in CybersecurityThe Gig Economy Creates Novel Data-Security RisksUSPS Reportedly Uses Clearview AI to Spy on AmericansTwitter Rolls Out New Verification Process to Get Your “Blue Check”100M Android Users Hit By Rampant Cloud LeaksFraudsters Employ Amazon ‘Vishing’ Attacks in Fake Order ScamsApple Exec Calls Level of Mac Malware ‘Unacceptable’Spammers Flood PYPI With Pirated Movie Links and Bogus PackagesInsurance Firm One Call Finally Admits Cyber Attack as Investigation DeepensSlack Is Down, Massive Outage Blocks User Logins and MessagesWatering Hole Attack Was Used to Target Florida Water UtilitiesComcast Now Blocks BGP Hijacking Attacks and Route Leaks With RPKIMicrosoft Releases SimuLand, a Test Lab for Simulated Cyberattacks
5/19/2021 May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Introduces Bills to Secure Critical Infrastructure From Cyber AttacksColonial Pipeline CEO Tells Why He Paid Hackers a $4.4 Million RansomHouse Science Panel Requests Briefing With Energy Dept Over Colonial HackSolarWinds CEO Says Hackers May Have Struck Months Earlier Than ThoughtHow Long Hackers Will Hide in Your Network Before Deploying Ransomware or Being Spotted?Hackers Scan for Vulnerable Devices Minutes After Bug DisclosureMicrosoft, Google Clouds Hijacked for Gobs of PhishingCan Nanotech Secure IoT Devices From the Inside-Out?Krebs: Recycle Your Phone, Sure, But Maybe Not Your NumberAutomation & Pervasive, Connected Technology to Pose Cyber Threats in 2030New Zealand Health Service Hit by Cyber AttackUniversity of South Australia Cyber Attack Hits Staff EmailRansomware Attack Takes Visalia Unified (CA) Computer Systems OfflineBetenbough Homes (TX) Target of Russian Cyber AttackRecruiter TeamBMS Cloud Snafu Exposes 20,000 CVs and ID DocumentsKeksec Cybergang Debuts Simps Botnet for Gaming DDoSQlocker Ransomware Shuts Down After Extorting Hundreds of QNAP UsersMountLocker Ransomware Uses Windows API to Worm Through Networks4 Vulnerabilities Under Attack Give Hackers Full Control of Android DevicesWindows PoC Exploit Released for Wormable RCE
5/18/2021 May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Hackers Behind Colonial Pipeline Attack Reportedly Received $90 Million in Bitcoin Before Shutting DownColonial Pipeline Servers Experiencing ‘Intermittent Disruptions’ Days After Ransomware AttackRansomware Hits Near Pre-Colonial Pipeline Levels, Data Suggests‘Flattered’ Russian Spy Chief Denies SolarWinds AttackBiden Proposes Billions for Cybersecurity After Wave of AttacksSaudi Aramco to Co-Lead Report on Cyber Resilience in Oil IndustryHow Apple Gave Chinese Government Access to iCloud Data and Censored Apps1Password Releases Full-Featured Linux Desktop ApplicationMcDonald’s Franchises Hack McFlurry Machines to Bypass Sanitization ProcessStudent Health Insurance Carrier Guard.me Suffers a Data BreachCodecov Hackers Gained Access to Monday.com Source CodeChelan-Douglas Health District (WA) Targeted in Cyber AttackScammers Pose as Meal-Kit Services to Steal Customer DataStalkerware Apps Riddled with Security BugsMozilla Starts Rolling Out Site Isolation to All Firefox ChannelsGoogle I/O 2021: Chrome Can Fix Compromised Passwords
5/17/2021 May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Krebs: Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers HateElon Musk Impersonators Stole More Than $2 Million in Crypto Scams, Regulator SaysFBI Warns of Scammers Targeting Families of Missing PersonsCISOs Struggle to Cope with Mounting Job StressUK Government May Force MSPs to Follow Security StandardsBiden Revokes Trump-Era Order Targeting Shield for Website OperatorsShould Encryption Be Curbed to Combat Child Abuse?Apple Sent My Data to the FBI, Says Boss of Controversial Research Paper Trove Sci-HubIrish Health Service May Take Weeks to Recover From Ransomware Attack…Cost Tens of Millions of Euros…Conti Ransomware Also Targeted Ireland’s Department of HealthRansomware Victim Volue Shows Why Transparency in Attacks MattersFBI Spots Spear-Phishing Posing as Truist Bank Bank to Deliver MalwareEufycam WI-FI Security Cameras Streamed Video Feeds From Other People’s HomesBizarro Banking Trojan Sports Sophisticated BackdoorExploit Released for Wormable Windows HTTP Vulnerability
5/14-16/2021 May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Colonial Pipeline Hacker DarkSide Says It Will Shut Operations…Servers Of Colonial Pipeline Hacker DarkSide Forced Down…Bitcoin Wallet Used by DarkSide for Ransom Payments ID’d by Elliptic…Krebs: DarkSide Ransomware Gang Quits After Servers, Bitcoin Stash SeizedColonial Pipeline Attack Is an Opportunity for Organizations to Shore up Cyber Defenses…No Cause for Panic…Underscores Concerns Over Paying HackersMore Ransomware Websites Disappear in Aftermath of Colonial Pipeline HackRussian-Language Cybercriminal Forum ‘XSS’ Bans DarkSide and Other Ransomware Groups…Ransomware Ads Now Also Banned on Exploit Cybercrime ForumFacebook Loses Bid to Block Ruling on EU-U.S. Data FlowsHow to Get into the Bug-Bounty Biz: The Good, Bad and UglyToshiba Business Unit Says It Has Been Attacked by Hacking Group DarkSideAxa Division in Asia Hit by Ransomware Cyber AttackRansomware Cyber Attack Shuts Down Irish Health Service…Hospitals Cancel Outpatient AppointmentsEchelon Exposed Riders’ Account Data, Thanks to a Leaky APIStudent Names, Vendor Bank Account Info Exposed in Buffalo Schools Cyber AttackLemonade Denies “Unforgivably Negligent” Security GaffeFIN7 Backdoor Masquerades as Ethical Hacking ToolMagecart Hackers Now hide PHP-Based Backdoor In Website FaviconsQNAP Warns of eCh0raix Ransomware Attacks, Roon Server Zero-Day‘Scheme Flooding’ Allows Websites to Track Users Across Browsers
5/13/2021 May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Colonial Pipeline Said to Pay $5 Million Ransom to Hackers Who Caused ShutdownBiden Says Colonial Pipeline Hackers Based in Russia, but Not Government-BackedFormer NSA Hacker Argues Russian Government Connected to Colonial Pipeline AttackTSA Pipeline Oversight Faces Scrutiny After Colonial HackColonial Pipeline Was Looking to Hire Cybersecurity Manager Before Ransomware AttackBiden Cybersecurity Order Mandates New Rules for Gov’t SoftwareRapid7 Source Code, Credentials Accessed in Codecov Supply-Chain AttackRansomware Going for $4K on the Cyber-UndergroundMeet Lorenz — A New Ransomware Gang Targeting the EnterpriseChemical Distributor Brenntag Pays $4.4 Million to DarkSide RansomwareInsurance Giant CNA Fully Restores Systems After Ransomware AttackGary, Indiana Targeted by Ransomware AttackCC Info Stolen From College Seniors in Breach of Commencement Attire Vendor Herff JonesManchester: Thousands of Number Plates Exposed in Parking Ticket SpreadsheetShort Seller Says Lemonade Website Bug Exposed Insurance Customers’ Account DataCrypto.com Exchange Glitch Causes Duplicate Purchases, Delayed CreditsMicrosoft Build Tool Abused to Deliver Password-Stealing MalwareCisco Fixes 6-Month-Old AnyConnect VPN Zero-Day With Exploit Code
5/12/2021 May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Colonial Pipeline Restarts Operations After Cyberattack…No Plans to Pay Ransom for FilesBiden Signs Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity Defenses after Pipeline HackHacker Group DarkSide Claims It Has Three New Victims…Researchers Track Down Five Affiliates of DarkSide Ransomware ServiceUK Foreign Secretary Issues Warning to Russia on RansomwareGlobal Cybersecurity Leaders Say They Feel Unprepared For AttackAs Ransomware Proliferates, Insuring for It Becomes Costly and QuestionedResearchers Flag e-Voting Security FlawsTelegram Fraudsters Ramp Up Forged COVID-19 Vaccine Card SalesMicrosoft: Threat Actors Target Aviation Orgs With New MalwareTrust Wallet, MetaMask Crypto Wallets Targeted by New Support ScamBabyChakra Data Vulnerability: Personal Information of Millions of Parents ExposedAlaska Courts Restore Email, Lack Answers on Cyber AttackApple’s Find My Network Can Be Abused to Leak Secrets to the via Passing Devices‘FragAttacks’: Wi-Fi Bugs Affect Millions of DevicesMicrosoft Fixes WSUS Bug Blocking May Windows Security UpdatesMicrosoft’s New Project Ports Linux eBPF to Windows 10, Server
5/11/2021 May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Colonial Pipeline Temporarily Resumes Line 4 Operations Following Ransomware AttackColonial Pipeline Attack: Everything You Need to KnowColonial Pipeline Cyber Attack and the High Stakes for Biden, Business World Relationship…Feds Eye More Oversight of Pipelines After Colonial Attack…Government Says Colonial Pipeline Has Not Shared Data on Hack…White House Urges Americans Not to Hoard GasKrebs: A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware GangRansomware: Don’t Pay up, It Just Shows Cyber Criminals That Attacks Work, Warns Home SecretaryRansomware Gang Leaks Data From D.C. Police DepartmentU.S. Intelligence Agencies Warn About 5G Network WeaknessesUK NHS App Gets Go-Ahead for Vaccine Passport Use Despite Protest From Privacy GroupsGermany Bans Facebook from Processing WhatsApp DataEnergy Tech Firm Volue Hit in Ransomware AttackJapanese Manufacturer Yamabiko Targeted by Babuk Ransomware200K Veterans’ Medical Records May Have Been Stolen by Ransomware GangUniversity of Houston Seniors Affected by Data Breach at Cap and Gown CompanyFake Chrome App Anchors Rapidly Worming ‘Smish’ CyberattackExperts Warn of a New Android Banking Trojan ‘TeaBot’ Stealing Users’ CredentialsHackers Leverage Adobe Zero-Day Bug Impacting Acrobat ReaderAdobe Fixes Reader Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the WildKrebs: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2021 EditionMicrosoft Defender ATP Now Secures Networked Linux, macOS Devices3 Cybersecurity Myths to Bust
5/10/2021 May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Blames Criminal Group DarkSide in Colonial Pipeline HackDarkSide Ransomware Will Now ‘Vet’ Targets After Pipeline CyberattackColonial Pipeline Aims to Restore Operations by End of the Week After CyberattackWhite House Downplays Any Supply Challenge From Pipeline Attack5 Takeaways From Attack on Colonial Pipeline5 Facts About Ransomware AttacksCloudflare CEO Seeing Uptick in Cyber Incidents as Hackers Try ‘Unleashing Everything,’West Midlands Railway Sent Staff Fake Bonus Email in Cyber-Security TestMore Than 40 Attorneys General Ask Facebook to Abandon Plans to Build Instagram for KidsNatWest Bank Scheduled Payments Bug May Have Cost You MoneyChicago Mayor Lightfoot Refuses to Answer Questions on Exposed Emails, Says Hackers Demanded RansomIdentity Theft Spike in KS Could Be Connected to KDOL Data BreachU.S. and Australia Warn of Escalating Avaddon Ransomware AttacksLemon Duck Hacking Group Adopts Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities in New AttacksGitHub Now Supports Security Keys When Using Git Over SSHKrebs: Fintech Startup Offers $500 for Payroll PasswordsAXA Pledges to Stop Reimbursing Ransom Payments for French Ransomware Victims
5/7-9/2021 May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Pipeline Cyberattack Forces Closure…The Colonial Pipeline Hack Is a New Extreme for Ransomware…Exposes Cyber Threat to Energy Sector…Major National Security IncidentU.S., UK Authorities Say Russian State-Sponsored Hackers Exploited Microsoft VulnerabilitiesiPhone Hack Allegedly Used to Spy on China’s UyghursFacebook Will Limit Your WhatsApp Features For Not Accepting Privacy PolicyTwitter Tip Jar May Expose PayPal Address, Sparks Privacy ConcernsState Data Privacy Bills StumbleKrebs: Investment Scammer John Davies Reinvents Himself?Three Marylanders Indicted Over BEC ScamBulletproof Hosting Admins Plead Guilty to Running Cybercrime Safe HavenRussian State Hackers Switch Targets After U.S. Joint AdvisoriesTwitter Scammers Impersonate SNL in Elon Musk Cryptocurrency ScamsCity of Tulsa Experiencing Difficulties Due to Ransomware AttackThree Affiliated Tribes Hit by Ransomware Attack, Holding Tribal Information HostageCyberattack Knocks Out Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s (RPI) Computer SystemsData Breach by Former Employee Exposes 1,500+ in University of Florida Health Shands SystemSan Diego Family Care Center Discloses Possible Data BreachMicrosoft: Business Email Compromise Attack Targeted Dozens of OrgsCuba Ransomware Partners With Hancitor for Spam-Fueled AttacksFoxit Reader Bug Lets Attackers Run Malicious Code via PDFs
5/6/2021 May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment NHS COVID Jab Website Security Flaw Allows Users to See Another Person’s Vaccine StatusBroadband Companies Funded ‘Fake’ Net Neutrality Comments, Investigation FindsData Leak Implicates Over 200,000 People in Amazon Fake Product Review ScamData Scraping in EU Regulators’ Sights As Spain Orders Equifax to Delete InformationRyuk Ransomware Attack Sprung by Frugal Student At a European Biomolecular Research InstituteMillions of Older Broadband Routers Have These Security Flaws, Warn ResearcherGoogle Wants to Enable Multi-Factor Authentication by DefaultSecurity Researchers Hack A Tesla From A DroneSecuring the Internet of Things in the Age of Quantum ComputingHackers Encrypt New York Orthopedic Practice’s It Systems, Remove Patient FilesCaptureRx Data Breach Impacts Other Healthcare ProvidersScripps Health Cyberattack Delaying Critical Care for Some Patients, Workers SayBridgwater and Taunton College Students’ Details Posted on Dark Web After Cyber AttackNew Moriya Rootkit Used in the Wild to Backdoor Windows SystemsNew TsuNAME DNS Bug Allows Attackers to DDoS Authoritative DNS ServersNew Spectre Flaws in Intel and AMD CPUs Affect Billions of ComputersQualcomm Chip Bug Opens 40% of Android Phones to Eavesdropping…Fix for Critical Qualcomm Chip Flaw Is Making Its Way to Android Devices
5/5/2021 May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Biden Administration, Congress Unite in Effort to Tackle Ransomware AttacksTrump’s Ban From Facebook Is Upheld, but Panel Orders ReviewRepublicans Float Support for Big Tech Antitrust Reform After Trump Facebook Ban UpheldDubious Covid-19 Shots, Fake Vaccination Certificates Proliferate on Dark WebKrebs: Malicious Office 365 Apps Are the Ultimate InsidersNew Study Warns of Security Threats Linked to Recycled Phone NumbersShoppers Choose Guest Checkouts Over Security FearsAmericans Turn to VPNs to Prevent Online Fraud and HackingSweden’s Knowit Buys Cybercom in Digital Consultancy MergerIBM Adds Zero Trust Capabilities to Cloud Pak for SecurityPeloton’s Leaky API Spilled Riders’ Private DataEast London Council Blurts Thousands of Residents’ Email AddressesCyber-Attack on Belgian ParliamentU.S. Agency for Global Media Data Breach Caused by a Phishing AttackNRG/Lanctôt Latest Victim of Ransomware AttackIllinois AG’s Office Still Locked Out of Computer Systems Nearly Month After Ransomware HackNew Crypto-Stealer ‘Panda’ Spread via DiscordAnti-Spam WordPress Plugin Could Expose Website User DataCisco Bugs Allow Creating Admin Accounts, Executing Commands as RootRaft of Exim Security Holes Allow Linux Mail Server TakeoversVMware Fixes Critical RCE Bug in vRealize Business for Cloud
5/4/2021 May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Bait Boost: Phishers Delivering Increasingly Convincing Lures4,700 Amazon Employees Had Unauthorized Access to Private Seller DataKrebs: The Wages of Password Re-use: Your Money or Your LifeThey Told Their Therapists Everything: Hackers Leaked It AllIt’s Time to Ditch Celebrity CybersecurityTrump Launches New Communications Tool After Social Media BanFake Vaccine Domain SeizedEuropean Authorities Scrutinize Data Flows to U.S.DOD Expands Bug Disclosure Program to All Publicly Accessible SystemsGoogle Chrome Adopts Windows 10 Exploit Protection FeatureSpanish Delivery Startup Glovo Hit by Cyber AttackTwilio Discloses Impact From Codecov Supply-Chain AttackMelbourne-Based Schepisi Hit by Cyber Attack as Hackers Claim Sim Card Info StolenRochester Community Technical College Student Birthdates Released in Data BreachCyber Breach at Centennial School District (OR) Keeps Computer Systems DownGifford Health Care (VT) Says Vendor CaptureRX Had Data BreachScripps Health (CA) Remains Plagued by Weekend CyberattackGlobal Phishing Attacks Spawn 3 New Malware Strains Doubledrag, Doubledrop & DoublebackNew ‘Pingback’ Malware Using ICMP Tunneling to Evade C&C DetectionCritical 21Nails Exim Bugs Expose Millions of Servers to AttacksHundreds of Millions of Dell Users at Risk from Kernel-Privilege Bugs
5/3/2021 May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment The Hack of Small Tech Vendor Accellion Casts a Wide NetPoC Exploit Released for Microsoft Exchange Bug Discovered by NSADeepfake Attacks Are About to Surge, Experts WarnN3TW0RM Ransomware Emerges in Wave of Cyberattacks in IsraelResearchers Uncover Iranian State-Sponsored ‘Project Signal’ Ransomware OperationMicrosoft Reveals Final Plan to Remove Flash Player in Windows 10Decision on Donald Trump’s Facebook Ban Is Coming on WednesdayApple and Fortnite Maker Epic Trade Blows as Antitrust Court Battle BeginsOnline Child Abuse Platform Boystown with 400k Users Taken DownAlaska Court System Forced Offline by CyberattackRansomware Attack On Midwest Transplant Network Affects More Than 17,000Madison City Schools (AL) Faces Cybersecurity ThreatNew Buer Malware Downloader Rewritten in E-Z Rust LanguageOver 40 Apps With More Than 100 Million Installs Found Leaking AWS KeysHewlett Packard Enterprise Plugs Critical Bug in Edge Platform ToolApple Fixes 2 iOS Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Actively Used in AttacksPulse Secure Fixes VPN Zero-Day Used to Hack High-Value Targets
4/30-5/2/2021 May 2, 2021May 2, 2021 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Justice Department to Undertake 120 Day Review of Cybersecurity ChallengesMore U.S. Agencies Potentially Hacked, This Time With Pulse Secure ExploitsPortDoor Espionage Malware Takes Aim at Russian Defense SectorChina Calls Out 33 Apps for Collecting More User Data Than Deemed NecessaryBrazil’s Rio Grande Do Sul Court System Hit by REvil RansomwareDC Police Personnel Files Obtained by Hackers in Recent Ransomware AttackRansomware Victims Urged to Go to PoliceRansomware Reality Shock: 92% Who Pay Don’t Get Their Data BackCodecov Starts Notifying Customers Affected by Supply-Chain AttackHow to Stop Windows 10 Defender From Uploading Files to MicrosoftBritish Prime Minister’s Cell Phone Number ExposedSAP SE Self-Reports Illegal ExportsHotbit Cryptocurrency Exchange Down After Hackers Targeted WalletsYour Stolen ParkMobile Data Is Now Free for Wannabe ScammersTransportation Research Board (TRB) Registration Database Hacked in Ransomware AttackRansomware Gang Leaks Glasgow Homeless Firm Aspire’s Data After Refusal to PayContact Tracing Data Breach Impacts 72,000 PennsylvaniansScripps Health (CA) Targeted by Cyber AttackPatient Info Exposed in St. John’s Well Child and Family Center (CA) Data BreachVirgin Active Cyber Attack Results in Freeze of Online SystemsBabuk Quits Ransomware Encryption, Focuses on Data-Theft ExtortionWeSteal: A Cryptocurrency-Stealing Tool That Does Just ThatPython Also Impacted by Critical IP Address Validation VulnerabilityOffice 365 Security Baseline Adds Macro Signing, JScript Protection