Cyber Security Headlines

Critical WordPress plugin zero-day under active exploitation

Cyberattack forces meat producer to shut down operations in U.S., Australia – Russia suspected

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Amazon to opt-in users to Amazon Sidewalk

Rowhammer attacks show the downside of density

Hacking shuts down Swedish infectious disease database

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Two new attacks allow alteration of certified PDF documents

US says agencies fended off latest Russian hack involving four new malware families

New Epsilon Red ransomware hunts unpatched Microsoft Ex…

Twitter urges Indian government to respect free speech

French authorities take down their third dark web marketplace

Japanese government's data breached after Fujitsu compromise

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Belgium disrupts cyber-espionage campaign

Facebook says Russia is still the largest producer of misinformation

WhatsApp sues over Indian IT laws

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DHS to issue first-ever cybersecurity regulations for pipelines after Colonial hack

Audio technology maker Bose discloses data breach after ransomware attack

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8.3 million plaintext passwords leaked

Dozens of US towns buy surveillance gear from firms tied to human rights abuses

Russia threatens to slow Google

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Air India hack covers ten years and three other airlines

Wormable Windows IIS vulnerability also affects WinRM on Windows 10 and server systems

Insurance giant CNA pays $40m to ransomware crooks

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Millions of Android users’ data exposed due to cloud authentication failures

UK regulator fines AmEx for spamming violations

Russian hacker sentenced to 5 years for $1.5 million tax fraud

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Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid the ransom

Qlocker ransomware operators shut down

SolarWinds CEO speaks about supply chain attack

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 17-21, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Ty Sbano, CISO, Sisense

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DDoS attacks are back, stronger than ever

Proof of concept exploit released for wormable Windows vulnerability

Tech audit of Colonial Pipeline found ‘glaring’ problems in 2018

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Double encryption ransomware attacks on the rise

The UK seeks advice on defending against supply-chain attacks

Eufy leaks customer camera feeds to strangers

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Insurer AXA hit by ransomware after dropping support for ransom payments

Darkside says it lost control of servers and money a day after Biden threat

CEOs could face jail time for IoT attacks by 2024

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Colonial Pipeline makes ransom payment of nearly $5 million

Biden signs executive order to bolster federal cyber defenses

Apple failed to disclose security incident affecting millions of users

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FBI warns of phishing sites using search ads

Researcher finds WiFi vulnerable to “frag attacks”

Data transfer demonstrated on Apple’s Find My network

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 10-14, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Al Ghous, CISO, Envision Digital

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U.S. declares emergency in 17 states over fuel pipeline cyber attack

Japanese manufacturer Yamabiko targeted by Babuk ransomware

Microsoft May 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 55 flaws, 3 zero-days

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Darkside behind the Colonial Pipeline attack

Insurance provider ends ransomware reimbursement

Tor exit nodes plagued by malware

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