Today's Headlines and the latest #cybernews from the desk of the #CISO:

AWS down again, outage impacts Twitch, Zoom, PSN, Hulu, others

New Fileless Malware Uses Windows Registry as Storage to Evade Detection

Emotet starts dropping Cobalt Strike again for faster attacks

Hackers Begin Exploiting Second Log4j Vulnerability as a Third Flaw Emerges

U.S. Government Launches 'Hack DHS' Bug Bounty Program

 

Story Links:

https://www.securityweek.com/us-government-launches-hack-dhs-bug-bounty-program (https://www.securityweek.com/us-government-launches-hack-dhs-bug-bounty-program)

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emotet-starts-dropping-cobalt-strike-again-for-faster-attacks/ (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emotet-starts-dropping-cobalt-strike-again-for-faster-attacks/)

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/aws-down-again-outage-impacts-twitch-zoom-psn-hulu-others/ (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/aws-down-again-outage-impacts-twitch-zoom-psn-hulu-others/)

https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/new-fileless-malware-uses-windows.html (https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/new-fileless-malware-uses-windows.html)

https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/hackers-begin-exploiting-second-log4j.html (https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/hackers-begin-exploiting-second-log4j.html)

 

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