2/24-27/2022 February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Why Is Russia Invading Ukraine and What Is Happening on the Ground?…Ukraine Internet Outages Spark Concerns of Broader Blackout…Ukraine Says Its Military Is Being Targeted by Belarusian Hackers…Russian Vigilante Hacker: ‘I Want to Help Beat Ukraine From My Computer’…Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory…Anonymous Hacking Group Declares “Cyber War” Against Russia…Russia-Ukraine War: Phishing, Malware and Hacker Groups Taking Sides…Six Russian Government Websites Including Kremlin Website Down…White House Denies Report on Biden Being Presented With Cyberattack Options Against Russia…Krebs: Russia Sanctions May Spark Escalating Cyber Conflict…Cyber Officials Urge Agencies to Armor up for Potential Russian Attacks…Amid Warnings of Cyberattacks in Ukraine, U.S. Companies ‘Sitting and Waiting’…The World Is Bracing for a Global Cyberwar as Russia Invades Ukraine…White House and EU Nations Announce Expulsion of ‘Selected Russian Banks’ From SWIFTFree Android App Lets Users Detect Apple AirTag Tracking10 Florida Men in Online Predator StingRussia-Linked Hacker Group ‘Snatch’ Claims to Have Stolen 500 GB From McDonald’s in Ransomware AttackNvidia Confirms It’s Investigating an ‘Incident,’ Reportedly a CyberattackNew “SockDetour” Fileless, Socketless Backdoor Targets U.S. Defense ContractorsMicrosoft Exchange Servers Hacked to Deploy Cuba Ransomware ‘COLDDRAW’ from UNC2596Houston Health Department Working to Fix Website ‘Glitch’ That Exposed Patients’ COVID Test ResultsIran’s MuddyWater Hacker Group Using New Malware in Worldwide Cyber AttacksJester Stealer Malware Adds More Capabilities to Entice HackersCyberattackers Leverage DocuSign to Steal Microsoft Outlook LoginsCitibank Phishing Baits Customers With Fake Suspension AlertsMicrosoft App Store Sizzling with New ‘Electron Bot’ MalwareVisual Voice Mail on Android May Be Vulnerable to EavesdroppingMicrosoft Exchange Bugs Exploited by ‘Cuba’ Ransomware GangTrickBot Takes a Break, Leaving Researchers Scratching Their HeadsZenly Social-Media App Bugs Allow Account TakeoverCISA Warns of Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Zabbix ServersNHS Urges Orgs to Apply Security Update for Okta Client RCE Bug
2/23/2022 February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Ukraine Shifts to War Footing, Proclaiming State of Emergency…Cyberattack Hits Ukrainian Banks and Government Websites…Ukraine Buffeted by Data-Wiping Cyberattack as Invasion Fears Loom…Twitter Accounts Sharing Video From Ukraine Are Being Suspended When They’re Needed MostRussia’s Sandworm Hackers Have Built a Botnet of FirewallsU.S., UK Link New Cyclops Blink Malware to Russian State HackersCompanies Must Prepare for More Russian Cyber Activity, Experts WarnNetwork Hackers Focus On Selling High-Value Targets in the U.S.Anatomy of Top-Tier Suspected NSA Backdoor Code: Bvp47Sextortion Rears Its Ugly Head AgainMore Phishing in 2021 Than in 2020Creaky Old WannaCry, GandCrab Top the Ransomware SceneDridex Malware Deploying Entropy Ransomware on Hacked ComputersDeadBolt Ransomware Now Targets ASUSTOR Devices, Asks 50 BTC for Master KeySamsung Shattered Encryption on 100M PhonesUbuntu Applies Security Fixes for All Versions Back to 14.04Microsoft Defender for Cloud Can Now Protect Google Cloud ResourcesGitHub Opens Security Database to Community Contributions
2/22/2022 February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Six EU Countries Send Experts to Help Ukraine Deal With Cyber Threats…Biden Says Russia’s Military Moves Are the Beginning of an Invasion of Ukraine…Ukraine-Russia Crisis: Cyberattacks could affect U.S.Ukrainian Police Bust Phishing Group That Used 40 Sites to Steal Credit CardsChinese Hackers APT10 Target Taiwan’s Financial Trading Sector with Supply Chain AttackAn Optical Spy Trick Can Turn Any Shiny Object Into a BugAirtag Clones Can Sidestep Apple Anti-stalker TechReport: Missouri Governor’s Office Responsible for Teacher Data Leak (Krebs)IRS: Selfies Now Optional, Biometric Data to Be Deleted (Krebs)Asustor Network Storage Devices Are Being Hit by a Nasty Ransomware AttackRedcar and Cleveland Council: Four Serious Data Breaches ReportedPeloton Service Returns After Widespread OutageVulnerable Microsoft SQL Servers Targeted With Cobalt StrikeDevious Phishing Method Bypasses MFA Using Remote Access SoftwareBehind the Stalkerware Network Spilling the Private Phone Data of Hundreds of ThousandsGoogle Chrome to Allow Users to Add Notes to Saved PasswordsHidden Costs of a Data BreachNew York Announces Statewide Cybersecurity Coordination Center
2/21/2022 February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Ukraine Warns of Cyberattacks on Banks and State Agencies…Biden to Impose Sanctions as Putin Recognizes Donetsk, Luhansk as Independent…Putin Orders Troops to Eastern Ukraine After Formally Recognizing Breakaway RegionIsraeli Inquiry Sees No Indication of Unlawful Use of Spyware by PoliceU.S. to Attack Cyber Criminals First, Ask Questions Later – If It Protects VictimsNurse and Marine Charged Over Fake Vaccination Card SchemeTeen Framed for Cybercrime Files LawsuitExpeditors Shuts Down Global Operations After Likely Ransomware AttackCookware Giant Meyer Discloses Cyberattack That Impacted EmployeesDC Transit Authority Social Media Accounts Hacked With Obscene Twitter PostsReport: Flaw That Exposed Teacher Data in Missouri Existed Since 2011At Olympics, Cybersecurity Worries Linger in BackgroundNew Android Banking Trojan ‘Xenomorph’ Spreading via Google Play Store Targets EuropeansRevamped CryptBot Malware Spread by Pirated Software Sites
2/18-20/2022 February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment White House Says Russia Behind Cyberattack on Banks, Ministry in UkraineRussia Rejects Claims It Was Responsible for Cyberattack on UkraineRansomware Adds New Wrinkle in Russian Cybercrime MarketIranian Hackers Target VMware Horizon Servers With Log4j ExploitsIranian State Broadcaster Clobbered by ‘Clumsy, Buggy’ CodeCISA Warns of Hybrid Operations Threat to U.S. Critical InfrastructureU.S. Cybersecurity Agency Publishes List of Free Security Tools and ServicesFBI Eyes Ransomware Profits With New Cryptocurrency Crimes UnitMaster Key for Hive Ransomware Retrieved Using a Flaw in its Encryption AlgorithmConti Ransomware Gang Takes Over TrickBot Malware Operation$1.7 Million in NFTs Stolen in Apparent Phishing Attack on OpenSea UsersPopular E-cigarette Store Element Vape Was Compromised to Steal Credit CardsOKC Police Rape Kit Info Exposed in Data Breach of Contractor DNA SolutionsPatient Data Stolen From Charlotte Radiology (NC)PseudoManuscrypt Malware Spreading the Same Way as CryptBot Targets KoreansNew Phishing Campaign Targets Monzo Online-Banking CustomersMicrosoft Warns of ‘Ice Phishing’ Threat on Web3 and Decentralized NetworksMillions of WordPress Sites Got a Forced Update for a Serious BugGoogle Drive Flags macOS ‘.DS_Store’ Files for Copyright ViolationDad Takes Down Town’s Internet by Mistake to Get His Kids Offline
2/17/2022 February 18, 2022February 20, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Recent Ukraine Outage Caused by Modest Cyberattack, Data ShowsUkrainian DDoS Attacks Should Put US on Notice–Researchers‘Pathetic’ Performance Has Left U.S. ‘Well Behind’ China in 5g Race, Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt SaysKrebs: Red Cross Hack Linked to Iranian Influence Operation?Justice Dept. Announces Raft of Changes Meant to Deter CyberthreatsFBI to Form New Cryptocurrency UnitGoogle Bringing Privacy Sandbox to Android to Limit Sharing of User DataGithub Code Scanning Now Finds More Security VulnerabilitiesCanada’s Major Banks Go Offline in Mysterious Hours-Long OutageExtend Fertility Clinic (NY) Hit With RansomwareBaby Golang-Based Botnet Already Pulling in $3K/Month for OperatorsResearchers Create Exploit for Critical Magento Bug, Adobe Updates AdvisoryMicrosoft Teams Targeted With Takeover TrojansCisco Bug Can Let Hackers Crash Cisco Secure Email GatewaysHow to Fight Tomorrow’s Novel Software Supply Chain Attacks
2/16/2022 February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Ukraine Points Finger of Suspicion at Russia Over Massive CyberattackCISA: Russian Hackers Have Obtained Sensitive Defense Information Technology by Targeting U.S. ContractorsLithuania and Poland Issue Cyber-Attack WarningsFBI Warns of BEC Attackers Impersonating Ceos in Virtual MeetingsMassive LinkedIn Phishing, Bot Attacks Feed on the Job-HungryTrickBot Ravages Customers of Amazon, PayPal and Other Top BrandsGoogle Plans to Curtail Cross-App Tracking on Android PhonesIs Firefox OK?EU Data Protection Watchdog Calls for Ban on Pegasus-like Commercial SpywarePatient Data Compromised in Ransomware Attack on Family Christian Health Center (IL)Red Cross: State Hackers Breached Our Network Using Zoho BugEmotet Now Spreading Through Malicious Excel FilesDevious Hackers Are Using NFT Hype to Hijack Your PC and WebcamResearcher ‘Reverses’ Redaction, Extracts Words From Pixelated ImageHigh-Severity RCE Bug Found in Popular Apache Cassandra DatabaseVMware Issues Security Patches for High-Severity Flaws Affecting Multiple ProductsWhere AI Falls Down in Cybersecurity
2/15/2022 February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Ukrainian Defense Ministry Hit by DDoS During Tense Standoff With Russia…Two BanksThe U.S. Watches Warily for Russia-Ukraine Tensions to Spill OverTA2541: APT Has Been Shooting RATs at Aviation for Years…’Unskilled, Off-the-shelf’Researchers Link ShadowPad Malware Attacks to Chinese Ministry and PLASecurity Concerns Around NHS Highland’s Outdated WebsiteCornwall Council Warns of COVID Scam Text Messages Claiming to Be From NHS Test and TraceTwitter Has Started Blocking Porn in GermanySEC Proposes Cyber Rules for Investment Funds and AdvisersMissouri Journalist Won’t Be Prosecuted for Pressing ‘View Source’Internet Society Data LeakedCentralia College (WA) Hit With Ransomware Attack BlackCat (ALPHV) Claims Swissport Ransomware Attack, Leaks DataNew MyloBot Malware Variant Sends Sextortion Emails Demanding $2,732 in BitcoinSquirrelWaffle Adds a Twist of Fraud to Exchange Server MalspammingChrome Zero-Day Under Active Attack: Patch ASAPKali Linux 2022.1 Released With 6 New Tools, SSH Wide Compat, and MoreGoogle Almost Doubles Linux Kernel, Kubernetes Zero-Day RewardsOpenSea Launches Verified Customer Support to Fight Discord ScammersWe Need a Cybersecurity Paradigm Change
2/14/2022 February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment FBI: BlackByte Ransomware Breached U.S. Critical Infrastructure74% Of Ransomware Revenue Goes to Russia-Linked HackersKrebs: Wazawaka Goes Waka Waka‘Cities: Skylines’ Gaming Modder Banned Over Hidden MalwareMassachusetts Legislature Advances Data-Privacy BillFTC Warns VoIP Providers: Share Your Robocall Info or Get SuedSEC Issues Warning to Crypto Lenders as BlockFi Hit With $100M in FinesFunding Site Linked to Canadian Trucker Protest Hacked, Donor Info Leaked OnlineSports Brand Mizuno Hit With Ransomware Attack Delaying OrdersSouth Shore Hospital Network (IL) Hack Impacts Data of 116K PatientsAdobe: Zero-Day Magento 2 RCE Bug Under Active AttackQNAP Extends Critical Updates for Some Unsupported NAS DevicesNametag Launches ‘Sign in With ID’ to Access Online Accounts SecurelyMicrosoft Defender Will Soon Block Windows Password Theft
2/11-13/2022 February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Cyber Defense Agency Warns of Possible Russian Cyberattacks Amid TensionsRussians Have Already Started Hybrid War With Bomb Threats, Cyberattacks, Ukraine SaysQuad Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. To Strengthen Cyber-Terrorism Cooperation- Australia’s PayneHalf of Global Emails Were Spam in 2021The Recency Bias: Why Over-Rotating on Cybersecurity Leaves Gaps in Disaster Recovery PlansWhy Cyber Threats Are a C-Suite IssueWhy Are Cybersecurity Asset Management Startups So Hot Right Now?Instagram Failed to Act On Identity Theft, Says NovelistIT Technician Adam Georgeson Jailed for Revenge Cyber-Attacks on Welland Park Academy and IT FirmPrison for Nintendo Pirate Gary BowserNetflix Will Do a Series on Couple Accused of Bitcoin Hack Money LaunderingCroatian Phone Carrier A1 Hrvatska Data Breach Impacts 200,000 ClientsNFL’s San Francisco 49ers Hit by Blackbyte Ransomware AttackEurope’s Biggest Car Dealer Emil Frey Hit With Ransomware AttackJax Spine and Pain Centers (FL) Says Some Data Compromised in Ransomware AttackMarketing Firm Beetle Eye Exposes Lead DataCritical MQTT-Related Bugs Open Industrial Networks to RCE Via MoxaFacebook Exposes ‘God Mode’ Token That Could Siphon DataMicrosoft Fixes Defender Flaw Letting Hackers Bypass Antivirus ScansMicrosoft Is Making It Harder to Steal Windows Passwords From MemoryGoogle Project Zero: Vendors Are Now Quicker at Fixing Zero-Days
2/10/2022 February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment European Banks Told to Step up Cyberattack Defenses Amid Russia-Ukraine CrisisUse Zoom on a Mac? You Might Want to Check Your Microphone SettingsApple Working on Update to Stop Unwanted Tracking With AirTags‘Hackers Helped Me Find My Lost Bitcoin Fortune’Spain Dismantles SIM Swapping Group Who Emptied Bank AccountsKrebs: Russian Gov’t Continues Carding Shop CrackdownInside the Chess Match That Led the Feds to $3.6 Billion in Stolen BitcoinWill Bitfinex Hack Victims Get Their Bitcoin Back?‘ModifiedElephant’ Plants Incriminating Evidence on PCs, Gets Victims ArrestedFritzFrog P2P Botnet Attacking Healthcare, Education and Government SectorsLinux Malware Attacks Are on the Rise, and Businesses Aren’t Ready for ItFTC Says Americans Lost $547 Million to Romance Scams in 2021Apple Patches New Zero-Day Exploited to Hack iPhones, iPads, MacsMicrosoft Starts Killing off WMIC in Windows, Will Thwart AttacksTwo Months On, Many Developers Are Still Downloading Flawed Log4j Tool
2/9/2022 February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Ex-Israeli Police Chief Dismisses Claims of Spyware HackingUK, U.S., Australia Issue Joint Advisory: Ransomware on the Loose, Critical National Infrastructure AffectedRansomware Dev Releases Egregor, Maze Master Decryption KeysFBI Warns of Criminals Escalating Sim Swap Attacks to Steal MillionsRussian APT29 Hackers Used COVID-19 Lures to Target European DiplomatsNamco Bandai Promises Elden Ring Is Secure Following Dark Souls ExploitFifth of Young Women in UK Were Cyber-Flashed in Past YearEx-Gumshoe Nabs Cybercrooks with FBI TacticsThe DOJ’s $3.6B Seizure Shows How Hard It Is to Launder CryptoMeta and Chime Sue Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram PhishingTelstra Aims up at Government Cybers With New Specialist Arm2021 Was a Record-Breaking Year for Cybersecurity StartupsGeorgia Voter Info Posted Online After Breach of EasyVote Solutions…South Carolina, tooIranian APT34 Hackers Using New Marlin Backdoor in ‘Out to Sea’ Espionage CampaignMoleRats APT Flaunts New Trojan in Latest Cyberespionage CampaignFake Windows 11 Upgrade Installers Infect You With RedLine MalwareCybercriminals Swarm Windows Utility Regsvr32 to Spread MalwareWave of MageCart Attacks Target Hundreds of Outdated Magento SitesPHP Everywhere RCE Flaws Threaten Thousands of WordPress SitesCISA Warns Admins to Patch Maximum Severity SAP VulnerabilityKrebs: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2022 EditionPutting AI to Practical Use in Cybersecurity
2/8/2022 February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment UK Foreign Office Target of ‘Serious Cyber Incident’Kimsuki Hackers Use Commodity RATs With Custom Gold Dragon MalwareGoogle Account Hacks Dropped by Half After Pushing Two-Step Authentication by DefaultVulnerability Scanning Triples, Leading to Two-Thirds Fewer FlawsTop Pentagon Cybersecurity Official Katie Arrington ResignsJustice Department Says It Seized $3.6 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Stolen in 2016 Bitfinex HackNetWalker Ransomware Gang Affiliate Pleads Guilty, Slapped With 7-Year SentenceExpressVPN Offering $100,000 to First Person Who Hacks Its ServersMicrosoft Considers Pursuing a Deal for Cybersecurity Firm MandiantVodafone Portugal 4G and 5G Services Down After CyberattackOhlone College (CA) Data Breached in Ransomware AttackDonation Site for Ottawa Truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protest Exposed Donors’ DataPalestinian Hackers Use New NimbleMamba Implant in Recent AttacksQbot Needs Only 30 Minutes to Steal Your Credentials, EmailsMozilla Fixes Firefox Bug Letting You Get Windows Admin PrivilegesGoogle Fixes Remote Escalation of Privileges Bug on AndroidNo Critical Bugs for Microsoft February 2022 Patch Tuesday, 1 Zero-Day
2/7/2022 February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Israeli Police Use NSO’s Pegasus to Target Politicians, Businessmen, Journalists…Used Spyware on Netanyahu’s Son, Aides…Israel Launches Investigation Into Ballooning Spyware Scandal…QuaDream, 2nd Israeli Spyware Firm, Weaponizes iPhone BugNew CapraRAT Android Malware Targets Indian Government and Military PersonnelChinese Hackers Target Taiwanese Financial Institutions with a new Stealthy BackdoorHackers Backdoored Systems at China’s National Games Just Before CompetitionRussia Arrests Third Hacking Group, Reportedly Seizes Carding ForumsFree Decryptor Released for TargetCompany Ransomware VictimsMeta May Quit Europe Over Data RegulationsKrebs: IRS To Ditch Biometric Requirement for Online AccessDPD Group Parcel Tracking Flaw May Have Exposed Customer DataPuma Hit by Data Breach After Kronos Ransomware AttackTaylor Regional Hospital (KY) Still Recovering from January CyberattackData Breaches Reported by Suncoast Skin Solutions (FL)Medusa Malware Joins Flubot’s Android Distribution NetworkRoaming Mantis Expands Android Backdoor to EuropeMicrosoft to Block Office VBA Macros by DefaultGoogle Cloud Hypervisor Modified to Detect Cryptominers Without AgentsCoinDesk Fixes a CMS Leak That May Have Been Used for Crypto Insider TradingCISA Orders Federal Agencies to Fix Actively Exploited Windows BugBuzzfeed Exposed the Identities of Two Bored Ape Yacht Club Creators
2/4-6/2022 February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Cyberattack on News Corp, Believed Linked to China, Targeted Emails of Journalists, Others…Hackers Targeted News Corp’s Tech SuppliersThe Cost of Ripping and Replacing Chinese Cellular Equipment Has Ballooned by BillionsMicrosoft: Russian FSB Hackers ‘Gamaredon’ Hitting Ukraine Since OctoberAnother Israeli Firm, QuaDream, Caught Weaponizing iPhone Bug for SpywareHealth Sites Let Ads Track Visitors Without Telling ThemFBI Shares LockBit Ransomware Technical Details, Defense TipsLaw Enforcement Action Push Ransomware Gangs to Surgical AttacksA Look at the New Sugar Ransomware Demanding Low RansomsU.S. Authorities Charge 6 Indian Call Centers Scamming Thousands of AmericansWashington State Department of Licensing (DOL) Says Data of Hundreds of Thousands May Have Been BreachedSwissport Ransomware Attack Delays Flights, Disrupts OperationsHHS: Conti Ransomware Encrypted 80% Of Ireland’s HSE IT SystemsRansomware Attack in Germany Tied to Colonial Pipeline HackersArgo CD Security Bug Opens Kubernetes Cloud Apps to AttackersCISA Issues Advisory Warning of Critical Vulnerabilities in Airspan Networks MimosaOpenSea Launches New Contract-Clearing System to Protect Against Recent BugMicrosoft Disables MSIX Protocol Handler Abused in Emotet AttacksStrong Authentication Protects Against Phishing. So Why Aren’t More People Using It?
2/3/2022 February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Says Russia Is Planning to Fabricate a Pretext to Invade UkraineHacking Team Tied to Russia Targeted ‘Western Government Entity’ in Ukraine -ResearchersChinese APT ‘Antlion’ New Malware ‘xPack’ Helped Them Stay Undetected for 250 DaysNew Wave of Cyber Attacks Target Palestine with Political Bait and MalwareKrebs: How Phishers Are Slinking Their Links Into LinkedInLow-Detection Phishing Kits Increasingly Bypass MFAMicrosoft Blocked Billions of Brute-Force and Phishing Attacks Last YearThey Were ‘Calling to Help.’ Then They Stole ThousandsBitcoin Miners Are Helping the Texas Grid Brace for Winter Storm ImpactMedia Groups Divided Over Bill Targeting Google, Facebook Digital Ad Market PowerWhite House Creates Board to Review Cybersecurity Incidents, Members to Start With Log4jWormhole Crypto Platform: ‘Funds Are Safe’ After $314M HeistSt. Clair County 2021 Data Breach Impacted More Than 600 PeoplePowerPoint Files Abused to Take Over ComputersNew Variant of UpdateAgent Malware Infects Mac Computers with AdwareIntuit Warns of Phishing Emails Threatening to Delete AccountsZimbra Zero-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Steal EmailsCritical Cisco Bugs Open VPN Routers to CyberattacksTarget Open Sources Scanner for Digital Credit Card SkimmersCybersecurity: Many Managers Just Don’t Want to Understand the RisksEducation Provider Infosec Announces New Cybersecurity Scholarships
2/2/2022 February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment FBI Says It Tested NSO’s Pegasus SpywareFBI: Use a Burner Phone at the OlympicsU.S., European Allies Plan How to Protect Ukraine From Russian HacksNorth Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet.The Real-World Impact of the Global Cybersecurity Workforce Gap on Cyber DefendersFCC Proposal Would Help Combat ‘Ringless Voicemail’ RobocallsOffice 365 Boosts Email Security Against MITM, Downgrade AttacksIntel Unveils Circuit Breaker Bug Bounty Expansion for Elite HackersMicrosoft Sentinel Adds Threat Monitoring for Github ReposLogMeIn Rebrands as GoTo, Still Plans to Spin Off LastPassForesite Cybersecurity Acquires Cyber LanternKP Snacks Left with Crumbs After Conti Ransomware AttackWormhole Platform Hacked to Steal $326 Million in CryptoBusiness Services Provider Morley Discloses Ransomware IncidentLuttrell Staffing Group Reports Data BreachSEO Poisoning Pushes Malware-laced Zoom, TeamViewer, Visual Studio InstallersCharming Kitten Sharpens Its Claws with PowerShell BackdoorMeet CoinStomp: New Cryptojacking Malware Targets Asian Cloud Service ProvidersNew Malware Used by SolarWinds Attackers Went Undetected for YearsWalmart Dissects New ‘Sugar’ RansomwareDozens of Security Flaws Discovered in UEFI Firmware Used by Several VendorsESET Antivirus Bug Let Attackers Gain Windows SYSTEM Privileges
2/1/2022 February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment White House Official to Discuss Ukraine Cyber Security With European AlliesFBI Says Cyber Actors Could ‘Disrupt’ Beijing Olympics, ParalympicsIsraeli Police Admits Spyware Use Raises Legal QuestionsMuddyWater Hacking Group Targets Turkey in New CampaignIranian Cyberspies Linked to Memento Ransomware Use New PowerShell MalwareInside TrickBot, Russia’s Notorious Ransomware GangFBI Warns of Fake Job Postings Used to Steal Money, Personal InfoSoftBank-Backed Cybereason Reportedly Files Confidential Paperwork to Go PublicTelco COSMOTE Fined €9 Million for Hiding Cyberattack Impact From CustomersU.S. Companies Face More Restrictions After Privacy Ruling Against GoogleCivil Rights Groups Launch Effort to Stop IRS Use of ‘Flawed’ ID.me Facial RecognitionCalifornia Passes FLASH ActCyber-Attack on German Oil Firms Oiltanking GmbH Group and Mabanaft GroupData Leak Exposes IDs of South American Airport Security WorkersBritish Council Students’ Data Exposed in Major BreachWhisper App, Where Users Share Their Darkest Secrets Leaked Data$2.5B in Stolen BTC From Bitfinex in 2016 Hack AwakensWeeks After Kronos Ransomware Attack, Some Workers Still Worry About PaychecksMalicious CSV Text Files Used to Install BazarBackdoor MalwarePowerful New Oski Variant ‘Mars Stealer’ Grabbing 2FAs and CryptoSolarMarker Malware Uses Novel Techniques to Persist on Hacked SystemsUnpatched Security Bugs in Medical Wearables Allow Patient Tracking, Data TheftMicrosoft Defender Now Detects Android and iOS VulnerabilitiesDisclosure, Panic, Patch: Can We Do Better?