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…
Tag: Cyber Security Headlines
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…
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…
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…
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 Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no…
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…
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…