Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Bil Harmer, operating partner and CISO, Craft Ventures Thanks to our show sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security helps you mitigate…
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Worldwide Proton outage, Baymark Health breach, Treasury breach update
Proton recovers from worldwide outage BayMark Health Services announces data breach U.S. Treasury breach linked to Silk Typhoon group Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Are you struggling to secure your exploding SaaS footprint? With Nudge Security, you can…
PowerSchool hacked, Cyber Force study, EC gets GDPR fine
PowerSchool hacked Lawmakers expected to revive attempts for new Cyber Force study European Commission receives first GDPR fine Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security is the only solution for SaaS security and governance that can discover up…
Cyber Trust label, UK deepfake laws, Treasury attack details
Cyber Trust marks to roll out in 2025 UK to criminalize sexually explicit deepfakes CISA says government hack limited to Treasury Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security provides advanced security posture management for Okta, Microsoft 365, and…
Wallet drainer impact, U.S. telecom breach list grows, Moxa router vulnerabilities
Wallet drainer malware makes major impact U.S. telecom breach list grows Urgent warning on Moxa router vulnerabilities Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security discovers every GenAI tool ever used in your org, even those you’ve never heard…
Flax Typhoon sanctions, Atos dismisses ransomware, German airport outage
U.S. sanctions China’s Integrity Technology for role in Flax Typhoon attacks French military contractor Atos dismisses ransomware attack claims German airports hit by IT outage Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security helps you mitigate security risks stemming…
Week in Review: China hacks Treasury, Chrome extension hijack, tanker sabotages cables
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Quincy Castro, CISO, Redis Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up…
China hacks Treasury, Russian tanker sabotage, Lumen ejects Typhoon
Beijing-linked hackers penetrated U.S. Treasury systems Russian tanker suspected of undersea data cable sabotage Lumen says it has locked the Salt Typhoon group out of its network Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks…
U.S. soldier arrested, Election interference sanctions, RI data leak
U.S. soldier arrested for alleged leak of Trump and Harris call logs Iranian and Russian entities sanctioned for election interference Rhode Island’s health benefits data leaked Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep…
Cisco data leak, Microsoft domain transition, stories of the year
Cisco confirms data leak Microsoft announces urgent .NET domain transition Stories of the year from Cyber Security Headlines reporters Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more;…
Cyberhaven extension hacked, ZAGG data breach, Volkswagen cloud leak
Cybersecurity company’s Chrome extension hijacked for data theft Hackers steal ZAGG customer credit cards in third-party breach Volkswagen software company Cariad suffers Amazon cloud breach Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you…
Week in Review: Microsoft deactivation flaw, BeyondTrust on KEV, LLM generated malware
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Steve Zalewski, CISO in Residence Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you…
General Dynamics phished, Japan Airlines attack, Addiction Centers breach
General Dynamics says employees targeted in phishing attack Japan Airlines systems are back to normal after cyberattack American Addiction Centers suffers data breach Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at…
Disinformation office closes, Pittsburgh Transit cyberattack, Mirai NNVR botnet
State Department’s disinformation office to close after funding terminated Pittsburgh Regional Transit suffers ransomware attack Another Mirai botnet targets NVRs and TP-Link routers Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at…
Government to name witness in encrypted chat sting
Using LLMs to generate malware variants NSO liable for WhatsApp hacks OpenAI fined for privacy violations Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden…
FlowerStorm attacks Microsoft 365, BeyondTrust on KEV, Ascension Health fallout
PaaS platform “FlowerStorm” attacking Microsoft 365 users CISA adds BeyondTrust flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Ascension Health ransomware attack impacted nearly 6 million people Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep…
Week in Review: Data breach impact study, US weighs TP-Link ban, BeyondTrust cyberattack
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Bethany De Lude, CISO, The Carlyle Group Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks…
Amazon health malware, BeyondTrust suffers cyberattack, FortiNet wireless vulnerability
Android malware found on Amazon Appstore disguised as health app BeyondTrust suffers cyberattack Fortinet warns of critical flaw in Wireless LAN Manager Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night?…
Interpol romance baiting, TikTok at court, TP-Link investigation
Interpol kills off Pig Butchering Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban challenge US weighs TP-Link ban Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden…
CISA cloud directive, Texas Tech breach, Meta GDPR fine
CISA delivers new directive for securing cloud environments Texas Tech reports a data breach affecting 1.4 million people Meta fined $263 million for alleged GDPR violations Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep…
Serbian authorities use spyware, Ransomware impacts Rhode Island, ConnectOnCall breach
Serbian authorities accused of using Cellebrite to spy on journalists Ransomware attack shuts down Rhode Island’s public assistance system ConnectOnCall breach exposes close to a million patients Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks…
Health chatbot exposed, credit union cyberattack, infrastructure cyberweapon attack
UnitedHealth’s AI-driven insurance claims chatbot left exposed to the internet South Carolina credit union suffers cyberattack IOCONTROL cyberweapon targets infrastructure in the US and Israel Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you…
Week in Review: Salt Typhoon saga, Microsoft MFA bypass, Yahoo cuts Paranoids
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jimmy Sanders, president, ISSA International. ISSA International April 2025- will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in April 2025. Watch for…
Microsoft MFA bypass, cybercrime marketplace takedown, Sophos hacker charged
Microsoft MFA bypassed in AuthQuake attack Cybercrime marketplace Rydox taken down U.S. charges Chinese national for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night?…
Operation PowerOFF, FCC telco rules, ZLoader returns
Operation PowerOFF hits DDoS sites FCC proposes new telco cybersecurity rules ZLoader returns Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with…
Telecom security bill, Google’s quantum chip, Chinese cyber firm sanctions
Senator announces new bill to secure telecom companies Google unveils new quantum chip U.S. sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm for firewall hacks Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry…
Romanian energy attack, medical device disruption, Deloitte responds to data theft claims
Romanian energy giant battles ongoing attack Ransomware disrupts medical device maker Deloitte responds to data theft claims Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can…
Massachusetts hospital breach, Recall’s next deployment, Blue Yonder restoration
Anna Jaques Hospital confirms details of Christmas Day ransomware breach Microsoft expands Recall preview to Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs Blue Yonder announces restoration progress after November 21 attack Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply…
Week in Review: Cloudflare’s lost logs, cyber-unsafe employees, FBI encryption request
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Sean Kelly with guest Edward Frye, head of security, Luminary Cloud. Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies…
Feds investigate group 764, Russians hack hackers, AWS PQC migration
Feds find cybercriminal tools used by sextortion group Russian hackers hack hackers Amazon’s post-quantum migration plan Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security…
Phone encryption urged, Pegasus spyware discoveries, Japan I-O Data 0-day
FBI and CISA urge Americans to use encrypted apps rather than calling, iVerify scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections, Japan warns of IO-Data zero-day router flaws exploited in attacks Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to…
Stoli U.S. bankrupts, German Crimenetwork seized, FBI telecom advisory
Stoli files for bankruptcy in U.S. after ransomware attack Police seize largest German online criminal marketplace FBI advises telecoms to boost security following Chinese hacking campaign Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are…
Hydra Market leader sentenced, Pegasus spyware arrest, SpyLoan malware targets millions
Hydra Market leader sentenced to life Former Polish spy chief arrested in Pegasus spyware probe SpyLoan malware targets millions Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent…
Ransomware affiliate arrested, UK hospital hacked, Cloudflare’s lost logs
Ransomware affiliate Mikhail Matveev arrested Another UK hospital system hacked Cloudflare says it lost 55% of logs pushed to customers for 3.5 hours Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which…
Advantech WiFi flaws, T-Mobile block attack, UK hospital cyberattack
Patch alert after flaws identified in Advantech industrial Wi-Fi access points T-Mobile confirms Salt Typhoon attack was blocked UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you…
Interpol’s African operation, Blue Yonder ransomwared, Snowflake suspect update
Interpol takes down over 1,000 cybercrime suspects in Africa Starbucks and UK grocers impacted by supply chain attack Hacker in Snowflake extortions may be a U.S. soldier Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks…
Microsoft 365 outage update, China’s cyber campaign fallout, Fake IT worker scheme
Microsoft 365 outage update “Hair on Fire” over China’s cyber campaign North Korean fake IT worker scheme unveiled Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker
DoJ seizes PopeyeTools, IGT suffers cyberattack, Windows update blocked
DoJ seizes credit card marketplace PopeyeTools Gambling giant IGT suffers cyberattack Windows update blocked on some gaming PCs Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you…
Week in Review: Drinking water threat, CISO liability insurance, Microsoft zero-day event
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jimmy Benoit, vp, cybersecurity, PBS Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker
MITRE’s danger list, CISO liability insurance, BianLian changes tack
MITRE offers updated list of most dangerous software vulnerabilities CISOs can now obtain professional liability insurance BianLian group refines its game Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry…
Easterly to step down, Maxar discloses breach, Microsoft hacking event
CISA director Jen Easterly to step down Space tech giant Maxar discloses employee data breach Microsoft launches Zero Day Quest hacking event Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night?…
Scattered Spider arrest, telcos attacked, Apple exploit
US charges Scattered Spider members Chinese threat actors infiltrate more telcos Apple issues emergency security update Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden…
EPA warns of critical risks, Four million WordPress sites exposed, Sextortion scams bypass filters
EPA warns of critical risks in drinking water infrastructure Four million WordPress sites exposed Sextortion scams bypass Microsoft security filters Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker
T-Mobile confirms breach, AnnieMac data stolen, NewGlove malware threat
T-Mobile confirms telecom breach hack Customer data stolen from AnnieMac New Glove infostealer malware bypasses Chrome’s cookie encryption Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you…
Week in Review: Most common passwords, Secure-by-design, DNA firm vanishes
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Brett Conlon, CISO, American Century Investments Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker
NordPass popular passwords, Healthcare extortion sentence, China breached telecoms
China threat actors breached U.S. broadband providers to spy on U.S. government officials 123456 tops the list of most popular passwords again Hacker gets 10 years in prison for U.S. healthcare extortion scheme Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do…
Volt Typhoon’s new botnet, China APT hits Tibet, DoD leaker sentenced
Volt Typhoon rebuilding botnet Chinese group targets Tibetan media DoD leaker sentenced Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker.…
Giant Food cyberattack, Snowflake suspects indicted, zero-day vulnerability surge
Dutch cybersecurity incident affects Giant Food and Hannaford Indictment against Snowflake breach suspects is released Surge in zero-day vulnerability exploits is new normal, says Five Eyes Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep…
Halliburton cyberattack costs, Israel credit card DDoS, Forth announces breach
Cyberattack cost Halliburton $35 million thus far DDoS attack makes credit card readers malfunction in Israel Debt relief firm Forth announces data breach for customers and non-customers Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks…
Regulator limits phone use, Hacked police emails, UK seniors scammed
U.S. financial regulator calls for reduced cell phone use at FBI warns of spike in hacked police emails and fake subpoenas Cyberscoundrels target UK senior citizens with Winter Fuel Payment texts Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits…
Week in Review: Sophos Chinese hacker warning, AI flaws and vulnerabilities
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Ken Athanasiou, CISO, VF Corporation Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly…
Interlock targets healthcare, Canada dissolves TikTok, HP critical flaws
Interlock ransomware gang aims at U.S. healthcare, IT and government Canada tells TikTok to dissolve its Canadian business Hewlett Packard warns of critical RCE flaws in Aruba Networking software Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to…
Nokia investigates breach claims, Nigerian cybercrime bust, SelectBlinds e-skimmer breach
Nokia says it has no evidence that hackers breached company data Nigerian cybercrime bust arrests 130 people 200,000 SelectBlinds customers impacted by e-skimmer Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which…
ElizaRAT hits India, Washington court outage, Snowflake hacker arrested
ElizaRAT hits India IT outage impacts Washington courts Alleged Snowflake hacker arrested Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire…
Schneider Electric breached again, Russia behind fake video, Ohio’s ransomware lawsuits
Schneider Electric breached for second time this year U.S. says Russia behind fake Haitian voter video Ohio’s capital city faces lawsuits for handling of ransomware attack Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are…
Entra MFA mandatory, German pharma cyberattack, LightSpy iPhone enhancements
Microsoft Entra “security defaults” to make MFA setup mandatory Ransomware attack hits German pharmaceutical wholesaler AEP Upgraded LightSpy spyware targets iPhones with more destructive power Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly…
Week in Review: Deepfake targets Wiz, Black Basta leverages Teams, Russia’s Linux plans
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest David Cross, SVP/CISO, Oracle. Also check out David’s travel blog and recent “Secure by Default” white paper at IT ISAC.…
Peruvian bank heist, Task Manager error, CyberPanel vulnerabilities exploited
Peruvian bank warns of data theft after dark web revelations Windows 11 Task Manager displays wrong number of running processes CyberPanel sees vulnerabilities exploited soon after disclosure Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Dropzone AI Security operations are evolving, and AI…
CISA’s plan, North Korea comes to Play, FakeCall’s new tricks
CISA launches International Cybersecurity Plan North Korean hackers tied to Play ransomware FakeCall learns new tricks Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Dropzone AI Tired of false positives slowing your SOC down? Dropzone AI uses advanced AI to filter out the…
Five Eyes program, Chinese activity, Russian Linux
Five Eyes launches startup security program Canada and the Netherlands seeing increased Chinese activity Russia might fork the Linux community Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Dropzone AI Facing alert overload? Dropzone AI autonomously investigates every alert, reducing noise and providing…
RedLine and Meta infostealer takedown, Russian-backed malware, French telecom breach
Global law enforcement gains access to RedLine and Meta infostealer networks Russian-backed malware poses as Ukrainian anti-recruitment tool Massive breach impacts French telecom giant Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Dropzone AI Imagine an AI analyst that never sleeps. Dropzone…
Historic Change Healthcare breach, Telcom hacks investigation, Delta sues CrowdStrike
Change Healthcare data breach confirmed as largest-ever in U.S. healthcare history Authorities investigate telecom hacks following reports of campaign intrusions Delta sues CrowdStrike over sensor update that prompted mass flight disruptions Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Dropzone AI Is your…
Week in Review: Solar Winds fines, Microsoft loses security logs, employee security awareness lacking
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Dmitriy Sokolovskiy, senior vice president, information security, Semrush Thanks to our show sponsor, SpyCloud SpyCloud disrupts cybercrime by telling you…
Qiliin ransomware upgrade, Sharepoint KEV flaw, Rhysida ransoms Easterseals
Researchers reveal upgraded Qilin ransomware-as-a-service CISA adds Microsoft SharePoint flaw to its KEV catalog Rhysida ransoms Easterseals Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, SpyCloud Ransomware continues to impact organizations. A new report released by SpyCloud shares insights from your peers in…
CISA data rules, Fortinet zero-day, UK Cyber Essentials
CISA proposes new security requirements for personal data Fortinet patches actively exploited zero-day UK report on Cyber Essentials certification Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, SpyCloud Stolen data is a hot commodity for cybercriminals. Using infostealer malware, bad actors can siphon…
SolarWinds disclosure fines, Zendesk helps Internet Archive, Samsung zero-day
Four cyber companies fined for SolarWinds disclosure failures Zendesk helps Internet Archive after hacker breached email system Samsung zero-day under active exploit Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, SpyCloud Researchers at SpyCloud recently found that one in five individuals was infected…
U.S. rule on selling sensitive data, Cisco data stolen, Nidec breach
Proposed rules ban U.S. companies from selling sensitive data Cisco data stolen by IntelBroker Nidec breach exposes 50,000+ documents Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, SpyCloud Did you know that infostealer malware can be a precursor to ransomware? Infostealers are a…
Microsoft logs lost, Omni Family breach, Internet Archive Zendesk breach
Microsoft warns it lost some customers’ security logs for a month Omni Family Health data breach impacts almost half a million individuals Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, SpyCloud It turns out infostealer…
Week in Review: Amazon passkeys usage, healthcare ransomware stats, major cybercrime takedowns
Link to blog post This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Steve Person, CISO, Cambia Health Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor It’s spooky season, and nothing’s scarier than all of…
Globe Life extortion, hacker USDoD arrested, Anonymous Sudan indicted
Insurance giant Globe Life facing extortion attempts after data theft from subsidiary Infamous hacker USDoD possibly arrested in Brazil Anonymous Sudan masterminds indicted Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Conveyor It’s spooky season, and nothing’s scarier than all of your account…
AI models tested, breaking encryption, Intel security review
Putting AI models to the EU test Chinese researchers don’t break classical encryption… yet Chinese group calls for security reviews on all Intel products Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Conveyor There’s so many reasons why infosec and presales teams choose…
Pokémon game developer breached, TrickMo’s new variants, Ivanti zero-days exploited
Pokémon game developer breached TrickMo hits with 40 new trojan variants Nation-state actor exploits Ivanti zero-days Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Conveyor It’s spooky season, and nothing’s scarier than all of your account execs asking if you’re done with their…
VW alleged data theft, Finland seizes Sipultie, Calgary library cyberattack
VW says IT infrastructure unaffected after alleged data theft Finland seizes servers of ‘Sipultie’ dark web market Calgary Public Library services limited after cyberattack Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Conveyor Does the thought of a whopper 300 question security questionnaire…