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

Yanluowang Ransomware Targeting U.S. Financial Corporations

Hackers Increasingly Using RTF Template Injection Technique in Phishing Attacks

FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypted messaging apps

2.1 Million People Affected by Breach at DNA Testing Company

Europol: 18k money mules caught laundering money from online fraud

 

Story Links:

https://www.securityweek.com/yanluowang-ransomware-targeting-us-financial-corporations (https://www.securityweek.com/yanluowang-ransomware-targeting-us-financial-corporations)

https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/hackers-increasingly-using-rtf-template.html (https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/hackers-increasingly-using-rtf-template.html)

https://therecord.media/fbi-document-shows-what-data-can-be-obtained-from-encrypted-messaging-apps/ (https://therecord.media/fbi-document-shows-what-data-can-be-obtained-from-encrypted-messaging-apps/)

https://www.securityweek.com/21-million-people-affected-breach-dna-testing-company (https://www.securityweek.com/21-million-people-affected-breach-dna-testing-company)

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/europol-18k-money-mules-caught-laundering-money-from-online-fraud/ (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/europol-18k-money-mules-caught-laundering-money-from-online-fraud/)

 

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