Cyber Security Headlines

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, April 12-16, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentic…

FBI patches Exchange server backdoors

IcedID looks to fill the Emotet malware void

Draft plan to improve US power grid security

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Chrome Zero-Day exploit posted on Twitter

April Patch Tuesday patches 114 bugs including NSA’s two at 9.8 severity

Cyberattacks are the number-one threat to the global financial system, Fed chair say…

Nvidia announces AI-powered tools for cybersecurity

Biden announces nominations for cybersecurity positions

Apple updates chip security mid-production

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Israel carries out cyberattack on Iran nuclear facility

Joker malware infects over 500,000 Huawei Android devices

Critical cloud bug in VMWare Carbon Black allows takeover

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Office 365 phishing hides behind HTML that stacks up like Legos

Tech support scammers sending fake antivirus subscription bills

PHP user database leaked in recent Git server attack

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, April 5-9, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Justin Berman, former CISO, Dropbox

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Slack and Discord file sharing used to spread malware

Facebook comments on recent user data leak

Cring ransomware hits unpatched VPNs

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European Union institutions targeted in a cyber-attack

LinkedIn spearphishing campaign uses custom decoy job offers

Ransomware attacks increased by 485% in 2020 over 2019

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Supreme Court rules in Google’s favor on Java API case

Firmware malware on the rise

APTs exploiting vulnerabilities in FortiOS

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533 million Facebook users have personal data leaked online

Sierra Wireless resumes production after ransomware attack

Malware attack is preventing car inspections in eight US states

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$3 will get you private webcam feeds sold as home video tapes

Ubiquiti attacker tried to extort us, company confirms

Crooks offer $500 for work logins, $25/month if they stay valid

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North Korean hackers targeting security researchers

Report details data sent from mobile operating systems

Does CISA have the resources to succeed?

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Intel sued under wiretapping laws for tracking user activity on its website

Whistleblower: Ubiquiti breach “catastrophic”

Gibberish tweet from US nuclear-agency was from unattended child

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Emails from DHS officials obtained in SolarWinds hack

Docker Hub images contain cryptominers

Commits with backdoor pushed to PHP

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Apple releases emergency update for iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch

Android system update may contain spyware

Senators offer to let NSA hunt cyber actors inside the US

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Fake COVID credentials flourish on the dark web

Mamba ransomware gang abusing open source tools

An analysis of COVID-19 vaccine websites

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Threat actors want…

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, March 22-26, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prenti…

Voting information on millions of Israeli’s leaked ahead of election

Facebook disrupts Chinese group targeting Uyghur community

Privacy and security issues with Slack’s Connect DM rollout

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