1/31/2022 January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Ransomware: Over Half of Attacks Are Targeting These Three IndustriesHackers Prey on Public Schools, Adding Stress Amid COVID PandemicRural Towns Say They Need a Hand to Fight Off Hackers and RansomwareBracing for Cyber-Spying at the OlympicsUproar in Israel Over Police Snooping Renews Privacy DebateResearchers Use Natural Silk Fibers to Generate Secure Keys for Strong AuthenticationAcademic Journal Elsevier Claims it Fingerprints PDFs for ‘Ransomware,’ Not SurveillanceGerman Court Rules Websites Embedding Google Fonts Violates GDPRThe Top Reasons Countries Ask Google to Remove ContentRussian ‘Gamaredon’ Hackers Use 8 New Malware Payloads in Attacks277,000 Routers Exposed to Eternal Silence Attacks via UPnP600k WordPress Sites Impacted by Critical Plugin RCE VulnerabilitySamba Bug Can Let Remote Attackers Execute Code as RootCISA Adds 8 Vulnerabilities to List of Actively Exploited BugsQNAP: DeadBolt Ransomware Exploits a Bug Patched in DecemberMicrosoft Office 365 to Add Better Protection for Priority AccountsApple Pays $100.5K Bug Bounty for Mac Webcam HackCengage to Buy Cybersecurity Training platform, Infosec
1/28-30/2022 January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Biden’s Sanctions Plan Targets Russian Banks, Companies and Imports if Ukraine Is AttackedRussia Will Hit Us With Cyberattack if Sanctioned, Cyber Expert Warns: ‘We Are Already in Warfare State’U.S. Targets Russian Disinformation in Bid to Defend UkraineUK Warned to Bolster Defences Against Cyber Attacks as Russia Threatens UkraineU.S. Bans Major Chinese Telecom China Unicom Americas Over National Security RisksEU to Create Pan-European Cyber Incident Coordination FrameworkF.B.I. Secretly Bought Israeli Spyware and Explored Hacking U.S. PhonesThe Battle for the World’s Most Powerful CyberweaponFinnish Diplomats’ Phones Infected With NSO Group Pegasus SpywareMost Ransomware Infections Are Self-InstalledThe IRS Is Reportedly Looking for ID.me Alternatives Amid Privacy ConcernsFTC: Americans Lost $770 Million From Social Media Fraud SurgeKrebs: Fake Investor John Bernard Sinks Norwegian Green Shipping DreamsFBI Issues Warning Over Iranian Cyber Company Emennet PasargadPhilippines Orders Law Enforcers to Probe Online ‘Assassination’ Threat Against Marcos JrHackers Have Stolen $80 Million in Cryptocurrency From the Qubit DeFi PlatformOver 20,000 Data Center Management Systems Exposed to HackersFinland Warns of Facebook Accounts Hijacked via Messenger PhishingLockBit Gang Claims It Stole Data From French Ministry of JusticeJoplin (MO) July 2021 Ransomware Attack Exposed Some Customer InformationHackers Using Device Registration Trick to Attack Enterprises with Lateral PhishingHackers Are Taking Over CEO Accounts With Rogue OAuth AppsWindows Vulnerability With New Public Exploits Lets You Become AdminQNAP Users Still Struggling With Deadbolt Ransomware After Forced Firmware UpdatesMicrosoft Outlook RCE Zero-Day Exploits Now Selling for $400,000Zerodium Spikes Payout for Zero-Click Outlook Zero-DaysResearchers Use GPU Fingerprinting to Track Users OnlineKrebs: Who Wrote the ALPHV/BlackCat Ransomware Strain?What’s the Deal With Anti-Cheat Software in Online Games?
1/27/2022 January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Iran’s State Broadcaster Says It Was Hacked for 10 SecondsU.S. Unveils Plan to Improve Cyber Defenses for Water UtilitiesInsurers Want to Avoid Covering War. Ukraine Hacks Put That to the Test.Shipment-Delivery Scams Become the Favored Way to Spread MalwareIT and DevOps Staff More Likely to Click on Phishing LinksGoogle Has a New Plan to Kill Cookies. People Are Still Mad.Florida Considers Deepfake BanDeepDotWeb Operator Sentenced to Eight Years for Money LaunderingIndonesia Bars Financial Institutions From Offering Crypto ServicesCourt Papers Indicate Text Messages From HMRC’s 60886 Number Could Snoop on Brit Taxpayers’ LocationsChina Orders Web Operators to Spring Clean Its Entire InternetTaiwanese Apple and Tesla Contractor Delta Electronics Hit by Conti RansomwareData Breach at St. Lucie County (FL) Drug Screening Lab Drug Screening LabHacker Flags Flaw in Swiss Railway System, Exposing Personal Data on 500kRussian APT29 Hackers’ Stealthy Malware Undetected for YearsLazarus Hackers Use Windows Update to Deploy MalwareMicrosoft Mitigated a Record 3.47 Tbps DDoS Attack on Azure UsersMicrosoft Warns of Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign Leveraging Azure AD2FA App Loaded with Banking Trojan ‘Vultur’ Infests 10K Victims via Google PlayBotenaGo Botnet Code Leaked to GitHub, Impacting Millions of Devices
1/26/2022 January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Cyber-Attack Briefly Takes Down Ukrainian Ministry’s Promotional WebsiteN.Korean Internet Downed by Suspected Cyber Attacks -ResearchersGerman Gov’t Warns of APT27 Hackers Backdooring Business NetworksWhite House Moves to Boost Cybersecurity at Federal Agencies…‘Zero Trust’The U.S. Says It Will Stand Firm Against Major Russian Demands as Tension RisesWhat Is SWIFT and Why It Might Be the Weapon Russia Fears MostCrypto Money Laundering Rises 30%, Report FindsMark Zuckerberg’s Botched Cryptocurrency Project Is Reportedly for SaleThousands of TracFone Users Saw Their Numbers Ported to Other Carriers Without Their ConsentLet’s Encrypt to Revoke About 2 Million HTTPS Certificates in Two DaysCybersecurity Is Broken: How We Got Here & How to Start Fixing ItSearching for Susy ThunderNobel Foundation Site Hit by DDoS Attack on Award DayCyberattacks on Squid Game Minecraft Tourney Take Down Andorra’s InternetPeople Are Still Getting Pwned a Week After a Muiltichain Hack Was ‘Contained’Files Obtained From Butler County Community College in November Ransomware AttackSecret Report Finds Flaw in Georgia Voting System, but State in the DarkInitial Access Broker Involved in Log4Shell Attacks Against VMware Horizon ServersLinux Version of LockBit Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi ServersThreat Actors Blanket Androids with Flubot, Teabot Campaigns‘Dark Herring’ Billing Malware Swims onto 105M Android DevicesChaes Banking Trojan Hijacks Chrome With Malicious ExtensionsQNAP Warns of New DeadBolt Ransomware Encrypting NAS DevicesApple Fixes 2 Zero-Day Security Bugs, One Exploited in the Wild
1/25/2022 January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment “Death Star” Response From U.S. Would Lock Russia Out of 5G, Advanced ChipsNSO Chairman Steps Down After Domestic Spying Allegations in IsraelBelarus Hackers Say They’ve Targeted Railway to Impede Russian Troop MovementsWhy the Belarus Railways Hack Marks a First for RansomwareSophos: Log4Shell Would Have Been a Catastrophe Without the Y2k-esque Mobilisation of EngineersTrickBot Now Crashes Researchers’ Browsers to Block Malware AnalysisGoogle Drive Now Warns You of Suspicious Phishing, Malware DocsGoogle Drive Flags Nearly Empty Files for ‘Copyright Infringement’Krebs: Scary Fraud Ensues When ID Theft & Usury CollideHis Son’s School Was Hacked. Then the Ransomware Gang Called Him at Home.SEC Chair Eyes Tougher Cyber Rules to Protect Investors Against HackersUK Gov’t Releasing Nmap Scripts to Find Unpatched VulnerabilitiesLA Launches Cyber Resilience CenterRussia Arrests Leader of “Infraud Organization” Hacker GroupSegway Hit by Magecart Attack Hiding in a FaviconData Breach Compromises Personal Information of Koons CustomersSpokane Regional Health District (WA) Data Breach May Have Exposed 1,058 PeopleKings County (CA) Admits COVID-19 Healthcare Data BreachLinn County (OR) Affected by Ransomware Attack, ‘Several Systems Are Offline’Coin Bureau YouTube Channel Hacked Despite 2FA ProtectionHackers Exploited MSHTML Flaw to Spy on Government and Defense TargetsMacOS Malware ‘DazzleSpy’ Used in Watering-Hole AttacksLinux System Service Bug Gives Root on All Major Distros, Exploit ReleasedLinux Kernel Bug Can Let Hackers Escape Kubernetes ContainersVMware: Patch Horizon Servers Against Ongoing Log4j Attacks!GitHub Enables Two-Factor Authentication Mechanism Through iOS, Android AppStriking a Balance Between Cybersecurity Awareness and Anxiety
1/24/2022 January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Canada’s Foreign Ministry Hacked, Services HitDHS Warns Russia Could Launch Cyberattack on U.S.Hackers Say They Encrypted Belarusian Railway Servers in ProtestAustralian Prime Minister’s WeChat Shanghaied by Chinese PatriotsMyanmar’s Military Junta Seeks Ban on VPNs and Digital CurrencyRansomware Gangs Increase Efforts to Enlist Insiders for AttacksCracking a $2 Million Crypto WalletVW Fired Senior Employee After They Raised Cyber Security ConcernsWikileaks Founder Julian Assange Wins Right to Take Extradition Case to UK’s Top CourtBrazil Changes Visa Rules to Attract Digital NomadsTor Project Appeals Russian Court’s Decision to Block Access to TorNSF Awards $29M to Cybersecurity ScholarshipsDark Souls Servers Taken Down to Prevent Hacks Using Critical BugPersonal Data Could Be Stolen in Pembroke Pines (FL) Cyberattack, Expert SaysUnusual ‘Donald Trump’ Packer Malware Delivers RATs, InfostealersAndroid Malware BRATA Wipes Your Device After Stealing DataLog4j: Mirai Botnet Found Targeting ZyXEL Networking DevicesEmotet Now Using Unconventional IP Address Formats to Evade DetectionLinux Servers at Risk of RCE Due to Critical CWP BugsAttackers Now Actively Targeting Critical SonicWall RCE BugResearchers Break Down WhisperGate Wiper Malware Used in Ukraine Website DefacementPush to Explain What Software Contains Gains Steam After Log4j FlawA CISO’s Playbook for Responding to Zero-Day Exploits
1/21-23/2022 January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Russia Hatching Plot to Replace Ukraine Government, U.K. SaysBlinken Says ‘A Single Additional Russian Force’ Entering Ukraine Would Trigger U.S. ResponseU.S. Orders Diplomats’ Families to Leave Ukraine, Urges Americans to DepartExperts Find Strategic Similarities b/w NotPetya and WhisperGate Attacks on UkraineIsrael’s Attorney General Orders Probe Into Police Spyware AllegationsKrebs: Crime Shop Sells Hacked Logins to Other Crime ShopsRansomware Group Exploits Parler’s Hands-off Approach to Shake Down VictimsAfter Ransomware Arrests, Some Dark Web Criminals Are Getting WorriedAre Embedded Devices the Next Ransomware Target?How to Protect Your PC From Ransomware Using Windows’ Built-in ProtectionRansomware and Phishing: Google Drive Will Now Warn You About Suspicious FilesOzzy Osbourne’s NFT Project Shared a Scam Link, and Followers Lost Thousands of DollarsFederal Reserve Is Taking the Next Step Toward Possibly Launching a Digital DollarHow the U.S. Messed Up Its New 5G Rollout: ‘It Wasn’t Our Finest Hour’Merck Wins $1.4bn NotPetya Payout from InsurerIllinois School District Reports a 334% Hike in Cybersecurity Insurance CostsHomelife of Connecticut Residents Secretly RecordedNow Is a Good Time to Update Your Recovery Email AddressesLooking Beyond Biden’s Binding Security DirectivePennsylvania Confirms ‘Bank Hijacking’ of Unemployment SystemJefferson Health (PA) Data Breach Exposed Billing Info of 9,000 PatientsLuminis Health (MD) Patient Information Exposed in Email BreachRansomware Incident Launched Against YMCA of Greater Charlotte (NC)Hackers Broke Into Pembroke Pines (FL) City Hall ComputersMemorial Health System (OH) Confirms Data BreachSacramento County Phishing Scam Data Breach Exposed Health and Personal InfoValley Regional Transit (ID): Cyber Attack Put Personal Information at RiskFBI Warns of Malicious QR Codes Used to Steal Your MoneyPhishing Impersonates Shipping Giant Maersk to Push STRRAT MalwareSpyware Blitzes Compromise, Cannibalize ICS NetworksMolerats Hackers Hiding New Espionage Attacks Behind Public Cloud InfrastructureOver 90 WordPress Themes, Plugins Backdoored in Supply Chain AttackMcAfee Bug Can Be Exploited to Gain Windows SYSTEM PrivilegesDark Souls 3 Exploit Could Let Hackers Take Control of Your Entire ComputerMicrosoft Disables Excel 4.0 Macros by Default to Block MalwareCISA Adds 17 Vulnerabilities to List of Bugs Exploited in AttacksDutch Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Lingering Log4j Risks
1/20/2022 January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Sanctions Former Ukrainian Official for Helping Russian CyberspiesAustralia, UK to ‘Fight Back’ Against Hostile States in Cyber – MinisterUkraine Hacks Signal Broad Risks of Cyberwar Even as Limited Scope Confounds ExpertsDestructive Wiper Targeting Ukraine Aimed at Eroding Trust, Experts SayCanada Agency Says Russian-Backed Actors Targeting InfrastructureCanadian Password Manager 1Password Valued at $6.8 Billion in New Funding RoundUK Mulls Subjecting MSPs to Mandatory Security Standards Where They Provide Critical InfrastructureGoogle Calls for a Secure ‘Data Transfer Framework’ Between the U.S. and EUProtonMail Introduces a New Enhanced Email Tracker Blocking SystemResearch: Why Employees Violate Cybersecurity PoliciesCrypto.com Admits Over $30 Million Stolen by HackersIndonesia’s Central Bank Confirms Ransomware Attack, Conti Leaks DataGriggsville-Perry Schools (IL) Hit With Ransomware Attack, Closes SchoolFirmware Bootkit ‘MoonBounce’ Discovered, Used by APT41FBI Links Diavol Ransomware to the TrickBot Cybercrime Group‘Anomalous’ Spyware Stealing Credentials in Industrial FirmsCritical Cisco StarOS Bug Grants Root Access via Debug ModeWordPress Plugin Flaw Puts Users of 20,000 Sites at Phishing RiskMore Than Half of Medical Devices Found to Have Critical VulnerabilitiesYou’re Not a Fan of Microsoft’s New Pluton TPM Chip? Lenovo Won’t Switch It on by Default
1/19/2022 January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Biden Administration Sets New Requirements for U.S. Secure NetworksOfficial Beijing 2022 Olympics Mobile App Is Marred by Security Flaws, Researchers SayUK’s Cyber Security Center Publishes New Guidance to Fight SmishingCloned Dept. of Labor Site Hawks Fake Government ContractsCISA Urges U.S. Orgs to Prepare for Data-Wiping CyberattacksKrebs: IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online AccessFacebook Messenger: The Battle Over End-To-End EncryptionEurope’s Move Against Google Analytics Is Just the BeginningMan Charged with Smuggling Tech Exports to IranInterpol and Nigerian Police Bust Cybercrime BEC RingRed Cross Hit With Cyberattack That Compromised Data of 515,000 ‘Highly Vulnerable People’Marketing Giant RR Donnelly Confirms Data Theft in Conti Ransomware AttackAditya Birla Fashion Says Back After Data Breach; Hackers Say Site Still VulnerableVisalia Unified School District (CA) Says ‘Ransomware Attack Failed’Russian Hackers Heavily Using Malicious Traffic Direction System to Distribute MalwareNew BHUNT Malware Targets Your Crypto Wallets and PasswordsMicrosoft: SolarWinds Fixes Serv-U bug Exploited for Log4j AttacksDeloitte Launches New SaaS Cyber Threat Detection and Response PlatformUkraine: Cyber Warfare — Call It What It Is
1/18/2022 January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Israel Police Uses NSO’s Pegasus to Spy on CitizensU.S. Aims Sanctions at Pro-Russian Agents as Blinken Plans Ukraine, Russia MeetingsPoland Raises Cybersecurity Terror Threat After Ukraine Cyber AttackGloucester Council Cyber Attack Linked to Russian HackersFrom 6G to Big Data, China Is Looking to Boost Tech’s Share of Its EconomyBeijing 2022 Winter Olympics App Bursting With Privacy RisksWinter Olympics: Athletes Advised to Use Burner Phones in BeijingAirlines Warn of ‘Catastrophic’ Crisis When New 5G Service Is DeployedDrugmaker Gilead Alleges Counterfeiting Ring Sold Its HIV DrugsWill 2022 Be the Year of the Software Bill of Materials?Half of Global Cyber Defence Investment Has Been in Israel -PM BennettEuropol Shuts Down VPNLab, Cybercriminals’ Favourite VPN ServiceDemocrats Propose Bill to Ban “Surveillance Advertising”Parasol’s Sister Firms, SJD Accountancy and Nixon Williams, Confirm CyberattackFashion Giant Moncler Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware AttackEntira Family Clinics (MN) Notifies Patients of Data Breach 1 Year LaterOscar Health Notifies Members of Data BreachCrypto.com Acknowledges ‘Unauthorized Activity’ on Servers, Maintains No Funds LostTelegram Is a Hotspot for the Sale of Stolen Financial AccountsCybercriminals Actively Target VMware vSphere with Cryptominers‘White Rabbit’ Ransomware May Be FIN8’s Latest ToolResearchers Bypass SMS-based Multi-Factor Authentication Protecting Box Accounts‘Zero-Click’ Zoom Vulnerabilities Could Have Exposed Calls Raises ConcernsMicrosoft Issues Out-of-Band Update for Patch Tuesday ProblemsOrganizations Face a ‘Losing Battle’ Against VulnerabilitiesOpen Source Developers, Who Work for Free, Are Discovering They Have Power
1/17/2022 January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Destructive Hacks Against Ukraine Echo Its Last CyberwarCyber Espionage Campaign Targets Renewable Energy CompaniesDHL, Microsoft, WhatsApp Top Phishing List of Most Imitated BrandsNintendo Warns of Spoofed Sites Pushing Fake Switch DiscountsFirefox Relay’s Addition to Disposable Email Blocklist Upsets UsersUmbrella Company Parasol Group Confirms Cyber Attack as ‘Root Cause’ of Prolonged Network OutageUK – Brookson Legal Hit by Cyber-Attack, Confirms No Data Was RemovedJackson Hospital (FL) Fends off Recent Ransomware AttackMicrosoft: Edge Will Mitigate ‘Unforeseen Active’ Zero Day BugsZoho Patches New Critical Authentication Bypass in Desktop CentralChrome Limits Websites’ Direct Access to Private Networks for Security Reasons
1/14-16/2022 January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Krebs: At Request of U.S., Russia Rounds Up 14 REvil Ransomware Affiliates…Biden Administration Says Russia Arrested Colonial Pipeline Hacker…What Russia’s Arrest of REvil Hackers Means for RansomwareUkraine: ‘Massive Cyber Attack’ Shuts Down Government Websites…Hackers Likely Used Software Administration Rights of Third Party to Hit Ukrainian Sites, Kyiv Says…Some Signs That Cyber Attack Linked to Hacker Groups Associated With Russia…Ukraine Suspects Group Linked to Belarus Intelligence Over Cyberattack…Microsoft: Fake Ransomware Targets Ukraine in Data-Wiping Attacks…No Lights, No Heat, No Money – That’s Life in Ukraine During Cyber Warfare…U.S. Offers Support After Ukraine Hit By Massive Cyberattack…U.S. Considers Backing an Insurgency if Russia Invades UkraineResearchers Develop CAPTCHA Solver to Aid Dark Web ResearchThe Race Towards Renewable Energy Is Creating New Cybersecurity RisksStates Push Forward With Facebook Antitrust Case, Reportedly Probe VR UnitFormer DHS Official Charged With Stealing Gov’t Employees’ PIIProsecutors Recommend Dropping Case Over China Ties Against MIT ScientistDefense Contractor Hensoldt Confirms Lorenz Ransomware AttackGoodwill Discloses Data Breach on Its ShopGoodwill PlatformCrawford County (AR) Grappling With Ransomware Attack AftermathMulti-Day IT Systems Outage Whacks Umbrella Biz Parasol Group Amid Fears of a Cyber AttackGoogle Might’ve Accidentally Approved an Ad for a Target Gift Card ScameNom Data Center Migration Mistakenly Knocks Sites Offlinenpm Dependency Is Breaking Some React Apps Today — Here’s the FixWatch Out, That Microsoft Edge Update Is Actually RansomwareQLocker Ransomware Returns to Target QNAP NAS Devices WorldwideSafari 15 Bug Can Leak Your Recent Browsing Activity and Personal IdentifiersThree Plugins With Same Bug Put 84k WordPress Sites at RiskCritical Cisco Contact Center Bug Threatens Customer-Service HavocFlaw Found in IDEMIA Biometric ID DevicesNew Intel Chips Won’t Play Blu-Ray Disks Due to SGX DeprecationThe Cybersecurity Measures CTOs Are Actually ImplementingWhy Is Data Destruction the Best Way to Impede Data Breach Risks?If You Use The Same Password Everywhere, This is For You
1/13/2022 January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Apple, Amazon Executives to Meet With White House to Discuss Software SecurityGoogle Calls for New Government Action to Protect Open-Source Software ProjectsFCC Proposes New Data Breach Rules for Phone CompaniesNSO Group Spyware Targeted Dozens of Reporters in El SalvadorNorth Korean Hackers Stole Almost $400M in Cryptocurrency in 2021BlueNoroff Hackers Steal Crypto Using fake MetaMask ExtensionUkrainian Cops Nab Husband and Wife Suspected to Be Part of $1M Ransomware OperationFlorida Woman Vice Principal Charged with Cyber-StalkingCarding Site UniCC Retires After Generating $358 Million in SalesHow Cryptojacking Can Raise Your Energy BillsCybersecurity Labels for Products?North Port (FL) Officials Investigate Potential Hack on City NetworkNew GootLoader Campaign Targets Accounting, Law FirmsAdobe Cloud Abused to Steal Office 365, Gmail CredentialsResearchers Decrypted Qakbot Banking Trojan’s Encrypted Registry KeysMicrosoft Defender Weakness Lets Hackers Bypass Malware DetectionMicrosoft Yanks Buggy Windows Server UpdatesWindows ‘RemotePotato0’ Zero-day Gets An Unofficial PatchAndroid Users Can Now Disable 2G to Block Stingray AttacksAWS Fixes Security Flaws That Exposed AWS Customer Data…New Vulnerabilities Highlight Risks of Trust in Public Cloud
1/12/2022 January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Links MuddyWater Hacking Group to Iranian Intelligence AgencyHackers Take Over Diplomat’s Email, Target Russian Deputy MinisterTeen Hacker Claims Ability to Control 25 Teslas WorldwideThe Latest Phishing Scam: Fraudulent QR Codes on Parking MetersStolen TikTok Videos, Bent on Fraud, Invade YouTube ShortsKrebs: Who is the Network Access Broker ‘Wazawaka?’Inside the December Ransomware Hit at Nordic Choice HotelsEU to Stage Large-Scale Cyberattack Exercise on Supply ChainsThe ESA Wants You to Hack Its Satellite for Cybersecurity ReasonsTwo Years for UK Man Who Used RATs to Spy on Women and ChildrenMedical Review Institute of America (MRIoA) Reports Data BreachFIFA Ultimate Team Account Takeovers Plague EA GamersCyber Attack Causes Albuquerque Public Schools to Cancel Classes ThursdayRansomware to Blame for Maryland Department of Health Service DelaysOceanLotus Hackers Turn to Web Archive Files to Deploy BackdoorsMagniber Ransomware Using Signed APPX Files to Infect SystemsTellYouThePass Ransomware Returns as a Cross-platform Golang ThreatAmazon, Azure Clouds Host RAT-ty Trio in Infostealing CampaignWidespread, Easily Exploitable Windows RDP Bug Opens Users to Data TheftApple Fixes doorLock Bug That Can Disable iPhones and iPads
1/11/2022 January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment World Economic Forum: Cybersecurity an Increasing Global ThreatCISA Alerts Federal Agencies of Ancient Bugs Still Being ExploitedCISA: Russian State-Sponsored Groups Exploited Vulnerabilities in Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle ToolsNew RedLine Malware Version Spread as Fake Omicron Stat CounterDDoS Attacks That Come Combined With Extortion Demands Are on the RiseKaspersky Research Uncovers Cybersecurity Budgets, Insurance, and Vendor Expectations for 2022Top Jobs in the U.S.: Information Security Analyst, #1Moxie Marlinspike Leaves Encrypted-Messaging App SignalMedigate Acquired by ClarotyPentera Announces $150M Series C at $1 Billion Valuation to Disrupt Legacy Vulnerability Management MarketA Missouri Reporter Is Getting Blamed For the Security Flaw He ExposedFinalSite: No School Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack Behind Site OutagesChildren’s Data Is Showing up More Often on the Dark WebBernalillo County (NM) Ransomware Attack Left Jail Offline, Leaving Inmates in Lockdown‘Fully Undetected’ SysJoker Backdoor Malware Targets Windows, Linux & macOSMillions of Routers Exposed to RCE by USB Kernel BugFour Million Outdated Log4j Downloads Were Served From Apache Maven Central Alone Despite Vuln Publicity BlitzCritical SonicWall NAC Vulnerability Stems from Apache ModsState Hackers APT35 Use New PowerShell Backdoor in Log4j AttacksNight Sky Ransomware Uses Log4j Bug to Hack VMware Horizon ServersFirefox Focus Now Blocks Cross-Site Tracking on Android DevicesKrebs: ‘Wormable’ Flaw Leads January 2022 Patch Tuesday
1/10/2022 January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Cyber-Spike 2021: Orgs Suffer 925 Attacks per Week, an All-Time HighCISA Director: ‘We Have Not Seen Significant Intrusions’ From Log4j…. YetExtortion DDoS Attacks Grow Stronger and More Common‘PatchWork’ Cyberspies Infect Themselves With Their Own Malware, Exposing OperationsWhy Politically Motivated Cyber-Attacks Are a Threat to DemocracyThe End of Car Keys, Passwords and Fumbling With Your Phone at CheckoutCastor, Schakowsky Seek Information on Children’s Online Safety ProgramEuropol Ordered to Erase Data on Those Not Linked to CrimeUK Jails Forensics Expert Who Kept Murder Snaps on PCCyber-Thieves Raid Grass Valley (CA)Loyola Medical Center (IL) Email Breach Exposes Nearly 17,000 Patients’ InfoSingapore Retailer OG Hit by Data BreachRagnar_Locker Claims Successful Hack Of Broomfield (CO) Cybersecurity FirmPanasonic Says Hackers Accessed Personal Data of Job Candidates During November AttackAbcbot Botnet Linked to Operators of Xanthe Cryptomining MalwareLinux Version of AvosLocker Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi ServersURL Parsing Bugs Allow DoS, RCE, Spoofing & MoreMicrosoft: Powerdir Bug Gives Access to Protected macOS User DataWordPress 5.8.3 Security Update Fixes SQL Injection, XSS Flaws
1/6-9/2022 January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Hackers Have Been Sending Malware-Filled USB Sticks to U.S. Companies Disguised as PresentsTrojanized dnSspy App Drops Malware Cocktail on Researchers, DevsU.S. Counterintelligence Shares Tips to Block Spyware AttacksChina’s Next Regulatory Target — Algorithms, the Secret of Many Tech Giants’ SuccessWalmart in China’s Spotlight Again as Regulator Cites InfractionsMonsanto Employee Stole Trade Secret to Sell to ChinaEoL Systems Stonewalling Log4j Fixes for Fed AgenciesAttackers Exploit Flaw in Google Docs’ Comments FeatureGoogle Voice Authentication Scam Leaves Victims on the HookCOVID Test Data Breach at British SchoolKrebs: Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer…Krebs: 500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining…This Tesla Owner Says He Mines up to $800 a Month in Cryptocurrency With His CarFrance Fines Google, Facebook for Privacy ViolationsFacebook Launches ‘Privacy Center’ to Educate Users on Data Collection and Privacy OptionsSwiss Army Bans All Chat Apps but Locally-Developed ThreemaU.S. Arrests Suspect Who Stole Unpublished Books in Phishing AttacksVictims of $200 Million Hack of BitMart Crypto Exchange Still Waiting to Get Their Money Back…Iranian Immigrant Lost $53,000 in Crypto Hack, Says He Faces Ruin if BitMart Doesn’t Pay Him BackThousands of Schools Impacted After IT Provider Finalsite Hit by RansomwareCyberattackers Hit Data of 80K Patients at Fertility Centers of IllinoisCiox Health Data Breach Affects AdventHealth, Northwestern and 30 More Providers3.7M FlexBooker Records Dumped on Hacker ForumU.S. Online Pharmacy Ravkoo Links Data Breach to AWS Portal IncidentSonicWall: Y2K22 Bug Hits Email Security, Firewall ProductsNight Sky Is the Latest Ransomware Targeting Corporate NetworksFluBot Malware Now Targets Europe Posing as Flash Player AppDev Corrupts NPM Libs ‘Colors’ and ‘Faker’ Breaking Thousands of AppsQNAP: Get NAS Devices Off the Internet NowPartially Unpatched VMware Bug Opens Door to Hypervisor TakeoverNHS Warns of Hackers Exploiting Log4Shell in VMware HorizonLog4J-Related RCE Flaw in H2 Database Earns Critical RatingRapid Window Title Changes Cause ‘White Screen of Death’Cybersecurity Training Isn’t Working. And Hacking Attacks Are Only Getting WorseCybersecurity Moving Forward: Four Big Things to Watch in 2022
1/5/2022 January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment China Says Apps That Could Influence Public Opinion Require a Security ReviewU.S. Army Journal’s Top Paper From 2021 Says Taiwan Should Destroy TSMC if China InvadesProgressives Put Pressure on GoogleHow Ransomware Gangs Went ProDefending Against Modern Ransomware TacticsPutting Ransomware Gangs Out of Business With AIWhy Words Matter In Cybersecurity‘Bulli Bai’ Three Arrested in India for Online Harassment of Muslim Women1.1M Compromised Accounts Found at 17 Major Companies: NY AG70 Investors Lose $50 Million to Fraudsters Posing as Broker-DealersCrypto Platform ARBIX Flagged as a Rugpull, Transfers $10 MillionCanadian Heavy Equipment Maker Weldco-Beales Confirms Cyber Attack by KarakurtFranklin Park Conservatory (OH) Experiences Data Breach; Notifying Affected PatronsBernalillo County (NM) Reports Suspected Ransomware AttackSamoan Meteorology Service (SMS) Website May Have Suffered Cyber Attack‘Elephant Beetle’ Lurks for Months in Networks‘Malsmoke’ Exploits Microsoft’s E-Signature Verification Using ZloaderiOS Malware Can Fake iPhone Shut Downs to Snoop on Camera, MicrophoneGoogle Chrome Update Includes 37 Security FixesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint Adds Zero-Touch iOS OnboardingCrowdStrike Incorporates Intel CPU Telemetry Into Falcon Sensor
1/4/2022 January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment FTC Warns Companies to Secure Consumer Data From Log4j AttacksFears Mount About Russian Cyberattacks in UkraineChina to Make Some Firms Undergo a Data Security Review Before Listing OverseasComing to a Laptop Near You: A New Type of Security Chip From Microsoft: ‘Pluton’; AMD to Integrate Into Upcoming Ryzen CPUsUpskilling, Better Training Keys to Increasing Cyber Talent PoolOpportunity Not Fear: Reframing Cybersecurity to Build a Safer Net for AllCome the Metaverse, Can Privacy Exist?Bulli Bai: India App That Put Muslim Women up for Sale Is ShutGoogle Acquires its First Non-American Cybersecurity Firm SiemplifyHave I Been Pwned Warns of DatPiff Data Breach Impacting MillionsData Skimmer Hits 100+ Sotheby’s Real Estate WebsitesUScellular Discloses Data Breach After Billing System HackCyberattack Hits Quasi-State Agency Illinois Office of the Special Deputy Receiver (OSD) For $6.8 MillionMontreal Tourism Agency Confirms Cyber AttackCarthage Schools (MO) Confirm Ransomware Attack Caused Outage in DecemberMcMenamins December Data Breach Affects 12 Years of Employee InfoSAILFISH System to Find State-Inconsistency Bugs in Smart Contracts
1/3/2022 January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Companies Face Stricter Cyber Rules in 2022Novel Method for Detecting Evasive Malware on IoT Devices Using Electromagnetic Field EmanationsLog4j Highlights Need for Better Handle on Software DependenciesDon’t Copy-Paste Commands From Webpages — You Can Get HackedMicrosoft Skype Makes You Solve a Complex CAPTCHA 10 Times to Sign UpConnecting the Dots on Diversity in Cybersecurity RecruitmentCreating the Next Generation of Secure DevelopersUK Defence School Hit by Sick Cyber Attack by ‘Russia or China’ Causing ‘Significant’ Damage in Early 2021Jerusalem Post Targeted by Pro-Iranian Hackers on Soleimani Assassination AnniversaryPortuguese Media Group Impresa Knocked Offline in Ransomware AttackPurple Fox Malware Distributed via Malicious Telegram InstallersAn Apple HomeKit Bug Can Send iOS Devices Into a Death SpiralMicrosoft Issues Fix for Exchange Y2K22 Bug That Crippled Email Delivery Service
12/31/2021-1/2/2022 January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Fake Vaccine Card Sales a Booming Business as Omicron SurgesThe Biggest Data Breaches, Hacks of 2021Top Cybersecurity and Tech Stories of 2021Top 10 Healthcare Breaches in the U.S. Exposed Data of 19 MillionCopycat and Fad Hackers Will Be the Bane of Supply Chain Security in 2022Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2022Can Social Media Alter a War?Cyber Attack Disrupts Gloucestershire Council’s WebsitePulseTV Discloses Potential Compromise of 200,000 Credit CardsBroward Health (FL) Suffers Data Breach, Including Medical Info, Through 3rd PartyPopular Q&A App Curious Cat Loses Domain, Posts Bizarre TweetsUber Ignores Vulnerability That Lets You Send Any Email From Uber.comNetgear Leaves Vulnerabilities Unpatched in Nighthawk Router