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Monday 12 October 2020

Data Breaches Digest - Week 42 2020

Welcome to this week's Data Breaches Digest, a catalogue of links concerning Data Breaches and Cyber Security that were published on the Internet during the period between 12th October and 18th October 2020.


18th October

3 Accelerators Solving Covid-19’s Cybersecurity Crunch

A starry problem: Searching news about celebrities online can put users’ data at risk

British Airways Fined £20 Million For Data Breach Affecting 400,000 Customers

Chinese hackers targeting Biden and Trump are faking McAfee software

Cybersecurity: The importance of security in a digital world

Haldiram's servers get hit by ransomware attack, hackers demand $750,000

Iranian hacking group launched concentrated attack on Israeli companies

Kaspersky warns against malware toolset MontysThree used for industrial espionage

New Windows 10 Remote Hacking Threat Confirmed - Homeland Security Says Update Now

Proactive cyber defence, a key to national security

Scammers seize on US election, but it's not votes they want

Shoppers warn over 'dodgy' Woolworths email scam

The Best Cybersecurity Companies To Work For Based On Glassdoor

The time is now for outsourced security services

VOIP provider Broadvoice exposes 350M customer records on Elasticsearch cluster

Watch out for Emotet malware's new 'Windows Update' attachment

What Is ‘Phishing’ That Almost Everyone Encounters?

17th October

An introduction to the dark web for beginners

Barbados: Car company hacked

Beware! Chinese Phishing Scammers Pose As AntiVirus Service McAfee To Hack Information

British Airways fined £20m over data breach which affected more than 400,000 customers

Canada: Cyber scammers have conned about $364,000 from St. John's residents since February - here's how they did it

Con artists expanding range of disguises

Cosmote Suffered a Data Breach but Kept It Secret for Over a Month

Cybersecurity: how to protect yourself from phishing scams

Data breach affects AdventHealth Hendersonville Foundation donors

Data breach alert: 3 million customer credit card details exposed

Egregor seeks ransom for stealing data of and gaming giants – Ubisoft and Crytek

Everyday apps need security to be built in from the outset

Eviction fears as cyber attack leaves Hackney Council unable to pay housing benefit

Fancy Bear imposters are on a hacking extortion spree

First National Bank (FNB) warns of new scam targetting businesses

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) network system falls victim to ‘malicious activity;’ Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to investigate

Google removes 3,000 China-linked fake YouTube channels

Google says Chinese hackers who targeted Biden campaign are faking McAfee software

Hackers now abuse BaseCamp for free malware hosting

Hacking on the rise amid Covid-19 as you work from home

Hackney Council unable to pay housing benefit after cyber attack

Haldiram's server hit by ransomware attack, hackers demand $750,000 for giving access to stolen data

Have you completed your cybersecurity homework?

How ransomware proved fatal and put hospitals at risk

How Ransomware Puts Your Hospital at Risk

How to Protect Remote Teams from Cyberattacks in the Post-COVID Era: 7 Effective Strategies

How to Secure IoT devices?

Hundreds of Live Phishing Sites Menacing Amazon Prime Day Shoppers

India: Data From PM Narendra Modi’s Website Leaked on the Dark Web

India: Narendra Modi’s personal website data ‘leaked’ on the dark Web

Museum of Natural History says hackers accessed personal information in data breach

Safety First: 5 Types of Data Breaches (and How to Prevent Them)

Scammers seize on US election, but it's not votes they want

Security firms call Microsoft’s effort to disrupt botnet to protect against election interference ineffective

Software used by University of Regina to prevent exam cheating has security breach, temporarily shuts down

Three npm packages found opening shells on Linux, Windows systems

Typical 4 Channels Through Which Ransomware Is Distributed

‘Watch Dogs: Legion’, A Game About Hackers Has Apparently Been Hacked

Why cybersecurity threats have increased during Covid-19 pandemic

You might be owed £5,000 from Virgin Media: thousands could get a payout, will YOU?

16th October

5 Security Holes Most Often Revealed via Cybersecurity Asset Management

15.9 million Australians warned of major bank scam

18.7 million Australian taxpayers warned of fake myGov tax refund

350 Million Voicemails, Health Details Exposed by Misconfigured Database

800,000 SonicWall VPNs vulnerable to new remote code execution bug

Adobe patches Magento bugs that lead to code execution, customer list tampering

Barnes & Noble gets hacked; notifies customers of possible data breach

Barnes & Noble restores Nook services after notifying customers about cyberattack

British Airways fined £20m over data breach

British Airways fined record £20m for customer data breach

British Airways GDPR Data Breach Fine Lowered to £20m Due to COVID-19

British Airways Hit With Record £20m Fine For Data Breach

British Airways issued with £20m data breach fine – but victims won’t get compensation

Canada: Beware of scam emails asking companies to register for bogus federal contracts, government warns

Carnival Corp. ransomware attack affected three cruise lines

Community Health Systems Enters Into Five-Million-Dollar, Multi-State Settlement Agreement in Connection with 2014 Data Breach

Critical SonicWall vulnerability affects 800K firewalls, patch now

Crucial Phishing Protection Security Tactics

Cybercrime Losses Up 50%, Exceeding $1.8B

Dark web sec firm lists more than 800 ransomware attacks in last 12 months

Data Breaches and HIPAA Enforcement Remain Endemic Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Data breaches are becoming a common phenomenon in South Africa

Data watchdog issues biggest ever fine over airline cyberattack

DDoS Attacks Disrupt Massachusetts Schools

Dickey’s BBQ data breach compromises millions of credit card records

Dickey’s PoS Breach Could Hit Three Million Cards

Do you have to pay the ‘hackers’?

Experiencing ransomware significantly impacts cybersecurity approach

Fancy Bear Imposters Are on a Hacking Extortion Spree

FanDuel, DraftKings Data Provider Stats Perform Hit By Ransomware Attack

FBI and Europol smash major money-laundering cybercrime ring

FIFA 21 scam lets hackers steal your account - what to avoid

Financial services sector becomes vulnerable to ransomware

First A Ransomware Attack, Now Sanctions? New OFAC Advisory Warns of Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments

Food major Haldiram's attacked by Ransomware, hackers demanded USD 750,000 for decryption

G7 Calls for Global Adoption of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Standards on Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs)

Google offers details on Chinese hacking group that targeted Biden campaign

Google says it mitigated a 2.54 Tbps DDoS attack in 2017, largest known to date

Google warned users of 33,000 state-sponsored attacks in 2020

Hackers attack Haldiram’s servers, demand Rs 7.5 lakh

Hackers mimic Facebook on Facebook to grab Facebook pages

Hackers Target Chip Makers

Has Sony Really Fixed its PlayStation Network (PSN) Security Problem?

How companies can recognise and deal with a cyber incident

How cyber hygiene supports security culture

How to e-Transfer safely and avoid scams

How to Keep Your Brokerage Account Safe From Cybercriminals

How You Can Know That a Website Is Safe to Visit

Intensified scamming activities around iPhone launch

International Maritime Organization (IMO) tech troubles continue as website goes down

IOI Group warns consumers of scam featuring its name and emblem

Iran Claims Mystery Large-Scale Cyberattacks, One Against Port Facilities

Iran Reports Two Major Cyber-Attacks

Iranian Hacking Group Suspected of Deploying Ransomware

Irish Data Protection Law – The Key Differences For UK Organisations

Is Antivirus Your Only Protection? What you need to stay safe in 2020

It’s Time To Rethink IT Strategy To Build More Resilient Businesses

Kraken sounds the alarm for a phishing attack targeting its users

Leveraging breached data to unmask cybercriminals

Log-Ins Are For Sale On Dark Web For Accounts At Major Brokerage Firms. Robinhood Fetches Highest Prices

Massive New Phishing Campaigns Target Microsoft, Google Cloud Users

Microsoft Warns That State-Sponsored Hackers Were Exploiting Zerologon Vulnerability to Execute Cyber Attacks

Nation-state actor hit Google with the largest DDoS attack

Nearly 800,000 SonicWall VPNs Need Critical Flaw Patching

New research shows risk in healthcare supply chain

New vulnerabilities exposed as IT teams respond to the pandemic

NPM nukes NodeJS malware opening Windows, Linux reverse shells

Orthopedic Patients In Central Florida Notified of Potential Breach of Personal Information

Paying Ransomware Demands Can Create Risk of Violating OFAC Sanctions

Phishers Capitalize on Headlines with Breakneck Speed

Phishing fears cause workers to reject genuine business communications

Phishing Lures Shift from COVID-19 to Job Opportunities

Premera to Pay $6.85M in HIPAA Settlement over 2015 Data Breach

Privacy and data protection will be central to video conferencing

Protecting data in a remote working environment

Ransomware: Once you've been hit your business is never the same again

Ransomware Attack on a Major Health Tech Firm Slows Down Several COVID-19 Clinical Trials

Ransomware gang attacks Texas unit of global steel conglomerate

Ransomware gang leaks data from Ubisoft and Crytek

Richland County Foundation email system infected with a virus

Say security poll reveals biggest cyberthreat is unsecured WFH devices

Secure your business from cyber threats

Security Think Tank: Safeguarding PII in the current threat landscape

Senator Questions US Healthcare Giant Over Cyber-Attack

Seyfarth Shaw is in 'restoration phase' after malware attack

So Many Alerts, So Few Insights: Moving The Focus To Awareness And Response

Springfield Public Schools District caught out in ransomware attack

The importance of endpoint security

The Problem with Traditional Approaches to Threat Detection and Response

The rise of high-tech learning: How the education sector can guard against emerging cyber threats

'There's a whole war going on': the film tracing a decade of cyber-attacks

These are the top scams you need to be aware of

ThunderX Ransomware rebrands as Ranzy Locker, adds data leak site

Top 5 backup and recovery challenges and their remedies

UK’s ICO reduces British Airways data breach fine to £20M, after originally setting it at £184M

UK urges orgs to patch severe CVE-2020-16952 SharePoint RCE bug

UKClimbing (UKC)/UKHillwalking (UKH)/Rockfax Server Attack - Information for Users

User data of more than 900,000 leaked from Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) last year, resurfaces on dark web

VoIP Firm Broadvoice Leaks 350 Million Customer Records

What Can You Learn from the Biggest Security Breaches?/

What the "Bad Neighbor" vulnerability means for enterprise security

What the Barnes and Noble Breach Can Teach Us About SIEM

15th October

A million bots: US Cyber Command takes down one of the world's biggest bot networks

Barnes & Noble confirms cyberattack, suspected customer data breach

Barnes & Noble data breach exposes customers' email addresses, transaction history

Card details for 3 million Dickey's customers posted on carding forum

Carnival ransomware attack affected three brands

Community Health Systems (CHS) to Pay $5M in Data Breach Settlement

Consumer study reveals shocking shift in attitudes towards fraud post-lockdown

Cruise operator Carnival suffers data breach – customer information potentially exposed

Crytek hit by Egregor ransomware, Ubisoft data leaked

Cyber-Attack on Major US Bookseller

Cyberattack on London council still having 'significant impact'

FIFA 21 Blockbuster Release Gives Fraudsters an Open Field for Theft

For Many, Home Is the New Workplace. Here’s Some Practical Cybersecurity Advice

Geisinger announces it was part of data breach through third party vendor

How can artificial intelligence help in the fight to remain secure?

How officials are protecting the election from ransomware hackers

How Safe Is Your Data While Working Remotely?

How to close pentest blind spots with automated security testing

Inside the Rise in Industrial Cyber Threats, and How to Combat Them

Iranian APT Group Targets Global Universities Again

Iranian state hacker group linked to ransomware deployments

Is the cloud safe for small businesses?

Large, Well-Off Suburban Districts Most Likely to Get Hacked

Law Firm Seyfarth Shaw Hit by Apparent Ransomware Attack

Leave No Apps Behind: Extend Protection from Legacy to Cloud to Containers

Meet FIN11, a financially-motivated hacker group

Microsoft Disrupts Cybercriminals With Strike on Major Botnet

Minimising security risks when handling sensitive patient data with cloud services

New Emotet attacks use fake Windows Update lures

October is cyber-security month: tips on how to avoid rip-offs

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Old Tools, New Tricks: How AI Can Extend Existing Security Investments to Meet New Challenges

Organisations are never the same after being hit by ransomware

Patching Gets More and More Complicated but is Critical for Managing Risk

Preventing cybersecurity risks in healthcare

Privacy nightmare for Toledo Public Schools: Hackers dumped student and employee data

Protect Yourself at Work and Home to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Cyber Crime

Public sector security failings leave UK at risk, says think tank

QQAAZZ group charged for laundering money stolen by malware gangs

Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay?

Ransomware Attack: Microsoft Alerts All Android Users

Ransomware attacks can leave your organization permanently changed

Ransom campaign threatens organizations with DDoS attacks

Ransomware is taking its toll on IT staff confidence

Ransomware is the latest threat to the 2020 election. Here are the facts

SCAM ALERT: A look at the phishing scams that target online shoppers

SecurityScorecard Reveals 75% of US States and Territories Have Poor Overall Cybersecurity Leading up to Election

Sheldon Independent School District forced to pay nearly $207K after hackers targeted servers

SMBs’ size doesn’t make them immune to cyberattacks

Social Security, IRS, Phishing Scams Among Most Common: Dedham PD

Steps to take if you accidentally click on a phishing link

Third lot of Fisher & Paykel documents leaked on dark web

Thousands of Australian jobseekers fell victim to fake employment ads scam during coronavirus pandemic

Ubisoft, Crytek data posted on ransomware gang's site

US charges QQAAZZ group for laundering money for malware gangs

US Data Breach Volumes Plummet 30% in 2020

US Indicts Money Launderers to Cyber-criminal Elite

Virgin Media could face £4.5 BILLION compensation payout if it doesn't admit responsibility for data breach affecting 900,000 customers before next month, lawyers claim

Weighing Effects of Treasury’s Ransomware Pay Warnings on Cyber Victims and Insurers

Western University students alerted about security breach at exam monitor Proctortrack

What can businesses learn from the cyber security challenges of coronavirus

What is a DDoS attack? Everything you need to know about Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks and how to protect against them

Why are educational establishments so vulnerable to cyber-attack?

Why cyberattack misattribution is our top election security threat

Why Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Is Riskier Than You Realize

York Public Relations Reveals That 42% of Consumers Would End Banking Relationship Following Data Breach/Cybersecurity

Yorktown, Croton-Harmon schools suffer cybersecurity attacks

14th October

5 tips to prioritize cybersecurity at home and in the office

10 ways to improve cybersecurity posture for your business

59 percent of financial services companies suffered application downtime as a result of a DNS attack over the past year

71% of Healthcare Organizations Are More Concerned about Insider Threats Now than before the Pandemic

After blows from Cyber Command and Microsoft, TrickBot lives on

Agari Dispels Myth of Where Phishing Criminals are Located

Are you owed £5,000 for the Virgin Media data breach?

As the world goes online, up go the risks. Is your brokerage safe from the hackers?

Assuring Business Continuity by Reducing Malware Dwell Time

Attorney-Client Confidentiality Threatened by Cyber Sabotage

Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) flags down 10 phishing sites daily

Barnes & Noble hit by cyberattack that exposed customer data

Be vigilant against email scams

BEC Attacks: Nigeria No Longer the Epicenter as Losses Top $26B

Beefing Up Third-Party Risk Management with Reverse DNS Search

Cache Creek Casino Reopens After Cyberattack as Two Idaho Casinos Close Over ‘Major System Disruption’

Can Hardware Security Modules (HSM) lower your insurance costs?

Canva design platform actively abused in credentials phishing

Carnival Confirms Passenger Data Compromised

CISA ‘hypervigilant’ on election cybersecurity

Communicate With Confidence Through A Cyber Crisis

COVID-19-Related Emails Remain Prevalent in Phishing Campaigns

Critical SonicWall VPN Portal Bug Allows DoS, Worming RCE

Cyber crime skyrockets alongside remote working

Cybercrime increasingly converging towards ransomware, cartel models

Cybercrime worth $1.5 trillion a year

Cybercriminals are using legitimate Office 365 services to launch attacks

Cybercriminals Steal Nearly 1TB of Data from Miami-Based International Tech Firm

Data Breach May Have Affected As Many As 30,000 Colorado State Employees

Developing Safe Remote Work Strategies for Multi-Level Access

Do we need to rethink cyber security?

Do you know your customers’ biggest cyber-challenges?

Don’t Stop Risk Distancing. Remote Work Is Here to Stay

DVLA Submits Nearly 200 Breach Notifications to ICO

Ensuring work practices does not put cybersecurity at risk

Fake STOP/DJVU decryptor malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it

Fake web alerts – how to spot and stop them

FBI and CISA Warning: Iranian Threat Actor is Exploiting VPN Vulnerabilities

Federal Contractors Argue Cyber Insurance Isn’t a Safe Bet for Better Security

FIN11 hackers jump into the ransomware money-making scheme

Financial Market Institutions (FMIs) face more cyber threats than ever but remain robust to attacks

Flintshire Council could face legal action over development plan data breach, solicitor warns

FOXIN a New Ransomware as a Service is Not to Be Underestimated

Fraud continues to grow for financial services and lending firms, both before and during the pandemic

From Survival to Security and Availability

G7 ‘concerned’ about increasing cybercrimes that demand crypto ransoms

G7 officials vow to fight ransomware attacks; say stablecoin needs regulation

G7 raises concerns about rising cyberattacks amid pandemic

German authorities raid FinFisher offices

Google, Intel Warn on ‘Zero-Click’ Kernel Bug in Linux-Based IoT Devices

Google warns of severe 'BleedingTooth' Bluetooth flaw in Linux kernel

Google, Intel Warn on ‘Zero-Click’ Kernel Bug in Linux-Based IoT Devices

Hackers attempt to extort from town of Canandaigua

Hackers attempt to ransom Town of Canandaigua after locking data

Hackney Council’s cyber attack update is more interesting for what it doesn’t say than what it does

Hall County Sheriff’s Office online portal, list of who’s in jail still down following ransomware attack

Home is ‘new battleground’ for cybersecurity

How Covid-19 has increased the pressure on banks to combat cyber frauds?

How secure is your online video call?

How Statistics Tell the Story of an Endpoint Attack

How to Automate a Ransomware Response in 5 Steps

How To Build Smarter Enterprise Online Security

How to Protect from Credit Card Fraud and CVV Shops

Identity Theft Resource Center Reports 30 Percent Decrease in Data Breaches so Far in 2020

Insider threats: How to spot them and stop them

Iranian hackers restart attacks on universities as the new school year begins

JavaScript Used by Phishing Page to Steal Magento Credentials

Kingston Police warn Twitter users of email phishing scam

Law Firm Starts Legal Action Over Virgin Media UK Data Breach

Lawrence + Memorial (L+M) hospital donor information hacked in ransomware attack

Magento Phishing Leverages JavaScript For Exfiltration

Major gaps in virtual appliance security plague organizations

Michigan Attorney General Warns of Email Scam

Microsoft Attempts Takedown of Global Criminal Botnet

Microsoft, Partners, Feds Dismantle Trickbot Network Before Elections

Mobile Malware: What Makes It Dangerous?

More BEC Criminal Gangs Are Based in US

'Network access' sold on hacker forums estimated at $500,000 in September 2020

Never Leave Your Cloud Database Publicly Accessible

New Phishing Campaign Exploits CAPTCHAS to Target Hospitality Industry

No-one expects fraud will happen to them, until it does

Nurse at Edinburgh hospital accessed patient records

OCIE Issues Second Cybersecurity Risk Alert of Q3-2020

Online proctor service ProctorTrack disables service after hack

People receive Amazon shipments they never ordered, could be "brushing" scam

Protecting the financial services sector, as it becomes increasingly vulnerable to ransomware

Q3 2020 KnowBe4 Finds Coronavirus-Related Phishing Email Attacks Still Prevalent

Ransomware: More than your data is at risk warns latest US Treasury Advisories

Ransomware takes mental toll on cybersecurity pros

Ransomware Victims Struggle to Recover, Hire and Spend on Threat Prevention

Remote, Hybrid Work Need Better Data Security

Remote work lingers: Top 3 ways to keep employee devices secure

Securing the remote workforce in the new normal: 5 new cyberthreat trends to look out for

Security researcher details exploitation of common misconfigurations in Salesforce Lightning

Security Think Tank: Adapting defences to evolving ransomware and cyber crime

Senator questions Universal Health Services (UHS) on cyberattack

Silent Librarian APT right on schedule for 20/21 academic year

Small security steps that can protect against online threats heightened by the pandemic

Somerset Police Warn Residents about Common Scams During National Crime Prevention Month

Sophos Research: Organizations Hit By Ransomware Are Never the Same

Stealthy Cryptomining Botnet Grows By Sending COVID-19 Emails

Survey finds that IT departments victimized by ransomware forever changed

The 2020 threat landscape

The growing threat of ransomware

The Important Difference Between Cybersecurity And Cyber Resilience (And Why You Need Both)

The truth about ransomware

This major criminal hacking group just switched to ransomware attacks

This sophisticated ransomware kidnaps data on Android phones

Travelex, Other Orgs Face DDoS Threats as Extortion Campaign Rages On

Turkey: 36 detained in Ankara for phishing scheme

Twitter Data-Breach Case Won’t Be Resolved Before Year’s End, Ireland’s Regulator Says

Twitter hackers who posted from Obama, Kardashian accounts posed as IT workers

Understanding the “After Ransomware” helps MSPs protect against it

US Cyber Command: Patch Windows 'Bad Neighbor' TCP/IP bug now

Ways Credit Card Information is Stolen for CVV Shops

Weak Security Allowed Hackers To Bring Twitter ‘To Its Knees;’ Federal Oversight Recommended

Why Disaster Recovery as a Service Is Integral to Business Continuity Planning

Why the pandemic is making cybersecurity even harder for credit unions

With database attacks on the rise, how can companies protect themselves?

Zero Trust - A Security Mindset

13th October

3 Weeks After Ransomware Attack, All 400 Universal Health Services (UHS) Systems Back Online

7 Reasons to Schedule Your Next Penetration Test

5000 Ghanaians Saved From Fraudsters

A New Ransomware Targets Android Smartphones

A surge in fake Amazon sites ahead of Prime Day may put millions of shoppers’ data at risk

ABS Laundry Business Solutions (ABS) warns textile care businesses to protect ICT infrastructures from hacking attacks

Adobe fixes critical security vulnerability in Flash Player

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) takes down almost 2,000 phishing sites since pandemic hit

Boardroom cyber responsibilities: leading from the top

Brunel University London: Blackbaud Data Breach - Latest

California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA): More opportunity than threat for employers

Carnival Corp. data breach may have impacted three brands

Carnival Corp. ransomware attack affected three brands

CISA confident on election cybersecurity

Courts service warns on phishing scam

COVID-related email subjects biggest threat in phishing scams

Critical Flash Player Flaw Opens Adobe Users to RCE

Cyber hygiene important in maximizing computer security

Cybercriminals use stolen data and hacking tools as prizes in poker games and rap battles

Data breach reported as Hackney Council hit by 'serious cyber attack'

Detecting an Advanced ICS Attack

Electrum Wallet Phishing Attackers Steal USD 22M in Bitcoin

Executive Overconfidence a Security Risk

Facility services provider Spotless suffers ransomware attack

Four tips for implementing effective cyber security awareness training

Froedtert Hospital says patient information was stolen in data breach

From theory to practicality: why homomorphic encryption is here to stay

G7 voice concern about ransomware attacks; say stablecoin needs regulation

G7 Warns of Crypto Threat From Tidal Wave of Ransomware Attacks

Global Firms Seek Zero-Trust as 58% Suffer COVID-Era Breach

Google Android Ransomware Attacks: Microsoft Describes Mobile Device Risks

Hackney Council hit by 'serious cyber attack'

Hackney Hacked as Council Investigates Attack

Healthcare organizations' cybersecurity becoming more fragile amid pandemic

Holistic Protection against Ransomware a Must as Businesses Weather the Pandemic

Houston School District Forced to Negotiate with Hackers

How cyberattackers use Microsoft Office 365 tools against organizations to steal data

How hackers use CAPTCHA to evade automated detection

How important is cybersecurity to mobile subscribers?

How to Achieve Cyber Resilience

How to improve the cybersecurity of your remote workers

‘Inconvenient’ Cybersecurity Policies Put Healthcare Organizations at Risk

International law firm Seyfarth discloses ransomware attack

IoT specialist Software AG hit by $23mn ransomware attack accessing staff data

Lawrence and Memorial Hospital Announces Breach of Donor Communications and Engagement System

Leading Law firm Seyfarth Shaw discloses ransomware attack

London Borough of Hackney suffers ‘serious’ cyberattack

London's Hackney Borough Council hit by hack attack

Malware gangs love open source offensive hacking tools

Miami tech company Intcomex suffers major data breach

Microsoft disrupts ransomware operation that could compromise 2020 presidential polls

Microsoft Fixes Critical Windows TCP/IP Flaw in Patch Rollout

Microsoft seeks to disrupt Russian criminal hackers before US election

New Data Reveals Phishing Attacks Are Bigger Than Reported, Exact Size of Problem Unknown

New security feature for URLs in Microsoft Edge will protect you from Phishing attacks using Microsoft Defender SmartScreen

New Version of Ransomware 'Kidnaps' Data On Android Phones

New York Conservancy Organization Hit by Ransomware Attack

Norway says Russian hackers were behind August Parliament attack

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Personal data is at increasing risk warns data breach specialist

Phishing 2020: A Concentrated Dose of Badness

Phishing in the Amazon: Internet shoppers urged to look out for Prime Day scams

Phishing scams: The new hotspots for fraud gangs

Prominent Stages In The Evolution Of Ransomware

Protect yourself from identity theft

Ransomware Gangs Outsource Network Access to Drive Success

Ransomware Gangs Turn to Outsourcers for Network Access

Ransomware In 2020: Four Things You Can Do

Russia Blamed for Cyber-attack on Norwegian Parliament

Security Experts Warn of Amazon Prime Day Scams

'Serious cyberattack' hits London council

Seyfarth Shaw Targeted in Ransomware Attack

Software AG Data Released After Clop Ransomware Strike

Strengthening Brand Protection with Subdomain Lookups: A Short Study

Surge in remote work weakens security posture of companies

The brain of the SIEM and SOAR

The P-Word Is No Longer Dirty

Top Strategies for Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication

TrickBot botnet survives takedown attempt, but Microsoft sets new legal precedent

TrickBot takedown: Will it make a dent in ransomware attacks?

Universal Health Services (UHS) Health System Ransomware Attack, Security Probed by Senator

UK government departments leak personal data

US advisory meant to clarify ransomware payments only spotlights widespread uncertainty

US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Calls for Greater Cybersecurity for Commercial Airplanes

Warning over fake ‘penalty charge’ emails

What is phishing? Everything you need to know to protect yourself from scam emails and more

Why 2020 Has Made the Ever-Evolving Cyber Landscape Even More Dynamic

Why Are Local Schools the Latest Target for Hackers?

Will Behavioral Biometrics Be Added to 3-D Secure to Enhance Fraud Detection?

Wrexham Trading Standards issues warning over Green Homes Grant scam

12th October

5 effective ways UK businesses can avoid a cyberattack

43% of Global Employees Are Not Sure What a Phishing Attack Is

50% Surge in Ransomware Attacks in Q3 2020: An Ominous Stat

Amazon Prime Day leads to spike in phishing attempts

America's 'Cyber Command' Is Attempting to Disrupt the World's Largest Botnet

Andrew Buck, from Newark, sentenced after purchasing hacking tools in a bid to hold computer users to ransom and steal money

Android ransomware learns new tricks to lock devices

Attackers Chaining Zerologon with VPN Exploits

BazarLoader used to deploy Ryuk ransomware on high-value targets

Behavioural biometrics: The missing ingredient in 3-D Secure fraud detection

Better Business Bureau warning of PPP loan scams

Bitcoin wallet update trick has netted criminals more than $22 million

BlackBerry uncovers massive hack-for-hire group BAHAMUT

Building a Human Firewall to Address Insider Threats

City of Mount Pleasant falls victim to remote ransomware attack

CMA CGM online system back up and running

Coronavirus still the biggest phishing threat

Cybercriminals are impersonating parents for ransomware attacks on teachers

Employees continue to be the single largest threat to their company’s IT security

Experts warning consumers of phishing messages ahead of Amazon Prime Day

Five Eyes Repeat Encryption Backdoor Calls

Forget your computer – These viruses are coming after your smartphone

Georgia DFCS Data Breach in May Means Confidential Data of Adults, Children Accessed

Global Biglaw Firm Hit By ‘Aggressive’ Ransomware Attack

Google improves malware protection for users most likely to be attacked

Google Increases Malware Security for Advanced Protection Program

Greenwich Hospital affected by Blackbaud data breach

Hacker groups chain VPN and Windows bugs to attack US government networks

Hackers used VPN flaws to access US govt elections support systems

Have you been a victim of lazy phishing? Don’t bite the bait!

Health insurer pays $6.85M to settle data breach, HIPAA violations

Here's how many Americans still secretly use their ex's passwords

How Can Consumers Boost the Security of IoT Devices?

How middlemen are giving ransomware gangs more attack options

How to build up cybersecurity for medical devices

Info-stealing Valak variant enters Top 10 malware list

Infographic: Ransomware attacks by industry, continent, and more

Lake George conservancy hit by ransomware attack

Massachusetts town loses $522K to spear phishing cyberattack

Maze ransomware attackers leak data stolen from suburban Washington schools

Microsoft and others orchestrate takedown of TrickBot botnet

Microsoft and partners cut off key Trickbot botnet infrastructure

Microsoft discovers most dangerous mobile Android ransomware

Microsoft Disrupts Botnet Installing Ransomware

Mount Pleasant digital firewall foils ransomware attack

New action to combat ransomware ahead of U.S. elections

Nigeria: ‘Government agencies at higher risk of data breach’

Over 600 people take legal action against company on data breach

Peak New South Wales union body wants people informed of personal data theft

Personal and Medical Information of Children and Adults Stolen in DHS Data Breach

Phishing: How COVID-19 Affects People’s Propensity to Click

Preparing for the worst: Developing a line of defense against ransomware

Protect business data from remote work mishaps

QBot uses Windows Defender Antivirus phishing bait to infect PCs

Ransomware is growing: Here are four ways attackers are getting into your systems

Ransomware operators now outsource network access exploits to speed up attacks

Ransomware Tops 2020 Threat Rankings

Researchers found alleged sensitive documents of NATO and Turkey

SaaS adoption prompting concerns over operational complexity and risk

Security Think Tank: Tighten data and access controls to stop identity theft

Software AG caught in double extortion ransomware hit

Software AG Continues Efforts Against $20M Ransomware Attack

Software AG Hit by Data-Stealing Ransomware Attack

Spain: Reader reports return of traffic fine scam

Spoofed Election Domains, Email Accounts Showing Up As Election Day Approaches

Spotless hit by ransomware attack

The anatomy of an endpoint attack

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