Cybersecurity Headlines

Colonial Pipeline makes ransom payment of nearly $5 million

Biden signs executive order to bolster federal cyber defenses

Apple failed to disclose security incident affecting millions of users

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FBI warns of phishing sites using search ads

Researcher finds WiFi vulnerable to "frag attacks"

Data transfer demonstrated on Apple's Find My network

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 10-14, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Al Ghous, CISO, Envision Digital

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U.S. declares emergency in 17 states over fuel pipeline cyber attack

Japanese manufacturer Yamabiko targeted by Babuk ransomware

Microsoft May 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 55 flaws, 3 zero-days

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Darkside behind the Colonial Pipeline attack

Insurance provider ends ransomware reimbursement

Tor exit nodes plagued by malware

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Colonial hackers stole data ahead of pipeline shutdown

Microsoft pulls Windows 10 AMD driver causing PCs not to boot

New TsuNAME flaw could let attackers take down authoritative DNS servers

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DOD announces expansion of bug bounty program

Data leak uncovers Amazon product review scam

DHS to embark on historic hiring initiative

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, May 3-7, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Mitch Parker (@mitchparkerciso), CISO, Indiana University Health.

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Facebook's Oversight Board upholds Trump suspension

Phishing for workplace credentials

Report looks at third-party SDKs in school apps

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A new set of vulnerabilities may affect 60 percent of the world's public email servers worldwide

Hundreds of millions of Dell computers potentially vulnerable to attack

Apple products hit by fourfecta of zero-day exploits

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