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

GitHub Encourages Users to Adopt Two-Factor Authentication

US Census Bureau hacked in January 2020 using Citrix exploit

Liquid cryptocurrency exchange loses $94 million following hack

Iranian APT Hexane Targets Israeli Companies

Citizen Lab finds Apple's China censorship process bleeds into Hong Kong and Taiwan

 

Story Links:

https://www.securityweek.com/report-iranian-apt-hexane-targets-israeli-companies (https://www.securityweek.com/report-iranian-apt-hexane-targets-israeli-companies)

https://www.securityweek.com/github-encourages-users-adopt-two-factor-authentication (https://www.securityweek.com/github-encourages-users-adopt-two-factor-authentication)

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-census-bureau-hacked-in-january-2020-using-citrix-exploit/ (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-census-bureau-hacked-in-january-2020-using-citrix-exploit/)

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/liquid-cryptocurrency-exchange-loses-94-million-following-hack/ (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/liquid-cryptocurrency-exchange-loses-94-million-following-hack/)

https://www.zdnet.com/article/citizen-lab-finds-apples-china-censorship-process-bleeds-into-hong-kong-and-taiwan/ (https://www.zdnet.com/article/citizen-lab-finds-apples-china-censorship-process-bleeds-into-hong-kong-and-taiwan/)

 

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