Fake COVID credentials flourish on the dark web Security Researchers at CheckPoint found faked COVID-19 negative test results and vaccine certifications for sale on dark web marketplaces, for around $25 and $250, respectively. Ads for these false credentials have increased…
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Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review – March 22-26, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review – March 22-26, 2021
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, March 22-26, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Will Lin (@williamlin), managing director & co-founder, ForgePoint Capital Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is live every…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 25, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 25, 2021
Voting information on millions of Israeli’s leaked ahead of election The data leaked on March 23rd, two days ahead of the general parliamentary election, exposing voter registration details of 6.5 million Israelis and the personal details of 3.1 million of…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 24, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 24, 2021
US government calls for better information sharing in wake of SolarWinds, Exchange attacks The Biden administration is seeking new methods for better early threat detection of sophisticated intrusions, such as SolarWinds and the exploits of the Microsoft Exchange server vulnerabilities.…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 23, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 23, 2021
SCOTUS: Facebook’s still on the hook for nonconsensual user tracking On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to hear Facebook’s bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking internet users even when they’re…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 22, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 22, 2021
REvil Ransomware gang demands $50 million from Acer Taiwanese computer maker Acer, the sixth-largest personal computer maker in the world, suffered a ransomware attack over the past weekend at the hands of the REvil ransomware gang, which is now demanding…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 19, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 19, 2021
Over $4.2 billion in cybercrime losses reported to FBI in 2020 Cyber crooks went on a crime spree last year, bilking us out of 20% more money than the year before. According to the annual report from the FBI’s Internet…
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review – March 15-19, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review – March 15-19, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, March 15-19, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Jesse Whaley , CISO, Amtrak Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is live every Thursday at 4pm PT/7pm ET. Join…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 18, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 18, 2021
Telcos targeted by Chinese attackers Researchers at McAfee report that a hacking group known as Mustang Panda and RedDelta, known to operate out of China, has targeted at least 23 telcos across Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States since…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 17, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 17, 2021
Microsoft shares one-click ProxyLogon mitigation tool for Exchange servers Microsoft published the tool application on Monday that applies all the necessary mitigations for the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to Microsoft Exchange servers that can’t be updated for the time being. The new…