ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 252.  It is Monday November 23rd 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Ragnar Locker Ransomware activity is increasing

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Robot Vacuums Suck Up Sensitive Audio in ‘LidarPhone’ Hack

Good Heavens! 10M Impacted in Pray.com Data Exposure

Google Services Weaponized to Bypass Security in Phishing, BEC Campaigns

Mercy Iowa City Discloses Highly Sensitive Data Breach Impacting Over 60,000 Iowans

Oregon County Hit by Ransomware Attack

Derby's Griffin Hospital website taken down in major ransomware incident

Hacker posts exploits for over 49,000 vulnerable Fortinet VPNs

TrickBot turns 100: Latest malware released with new features

Joe Biden's 'Vote Joe' website defaced by Turkish Hackers

FBI warns of increasing Ragnar Locker ransomware activity

HIPAA Right of Access Failure Results in $65,000 Fine for University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 251.  It is Friday November 20th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Not a Good Day for Android

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Updates from Cisco, Drupal, Google Chrome, Mozilla and VMWare

REvil ransomware demands 500K ransom to Managed.com hosting provider

Why ransomware is still so successful: Over a quarter of victims pay the ransom

Cybercriminals Batter Automakers With Ransomware, IP Theft Cyberattacks

IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act Passed, Heads to President’s Desk

Mount Locker ransomware now targets your TurboTax tax returns

Facebook Messenger bug allowed Android users to spy on each other

Android chat app with 100 million installs exposes private messages

PHI Potentially Compromised in Security Incidents at People Incorporated and My Choice HouseCalls

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 250.  It is Wednesday November 18th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Nearly ¼ million Windows machines are still vulnerable to BlueKeep

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Cisco Releases Security Updates for Security Manager

Chrome 87 released with performance boost and security fixes

Firefox 83 boosts security with HTTPS-Only mode, zero-day fix

Phishing emails double in November in run-up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Google confirms Chrome crashing bug on Macs with Apple CPUs

Hackers are actively probing millions of WordPress sites

Office 365 phishing campaign detects sandboxes to evade detection

Coil payments platform leaks user emails in 'Privacy Policy' update

Ransomware attack forces web hosting provider Managed.com to take servers offline

More than 245,000 Windows systems still remain vulnerable to BlueKeep RDP bug

North Dakota and Delaware State Departments Report Breaches of PHI

Ransomware Attacks Impact First Impressions Orthodontics, Kids First Dentistry & Orthodontics, and Hendrick Health Patients

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 249.  It is Tuesday November 17th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Windows Kerberos Authentication Breaks after Updates

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Citrix SD-WAN Bugs Allow Remote Code Execution

Dating Site Bumble Leaves Swipes Unsecured for 100M Users

Cold storage giant Americold services impacted by cyberattack

Zoom rolls out security enhancements to stop zoombombing trolls

Windows Kerberos authentication breaks due to security updates

Delaware Public health reports data breach

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 248.  It is Monday November 16th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and New Malware to Worry About

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Facebook security warning: Thousands of passwords stolen

Ticketmaster Scores Hefty Fine Over 2018 Data Breach

Nation-State Attackers Actively Target COVID-19 Vaccine-Makers

Retail giant Cencosud hit by Egregor Ransomware attack, stores impacted

Malwarebytes is kicking Windows printers offline

Hacker shares 3.2 million Pluto TV accounts for free on forum

IRS announces move to protect businesses from identity theft

New Jupyter malware steals browser data, opens backdoor

Luxottica Data Breach Impacts 829,454 Individuals in the United States

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 247.  It is Friday November 13th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Then There Was Eleven

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2 More Google Chrome Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation

Scalper-Bots Shake Down Desperate PS5, Xbox Series X Shoppers

Microsoft urges users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication

The North Face resets passwords after credential stuffing attack

Popular stock photo service hit by data breach, 8.3M records for sale

‘Security Threat’ Forces Hendrick Health to EHR Downtime Procedures

NY Specialist Pays OCR $15K for HIPAA Right of Access Failures

Medical Device Vendor Zoll Sues IT Firm Over Breach Affecting 277K

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 246.  It is Thursday November 12th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and  YouTube Was Down

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Intel fixes 95 vulnerabilities in November 2020 Platform Update

Samsung fixes critical Android flaws with November 2020 updates

Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang Takes Out Facebook Ads in Key New Tactic

Alleged source code of Cobalt Strike toolkit shared online

Microsoft now lets you run multiple Android apps in Windows 10

YouTube went down around the world, but it’s now fixed

Ransomware Attack on Medicaid Billing Service Provider Impacts 116,000 Individuals

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 245.  It is Wednesday November 11th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s the November Patch Tuesday Episode

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Thank you to the men and women who have served and are currently serving in the US Armed Forces.

Updates Available from:  Mozilla, SAP, Cisco, Adobe and Microsoft

Microsoft November 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 112 vulnerabilities

Microsoft fixes Windows zero-day disclosed by Google last month

Apple to Deliver ‘Privacy Labels’ for Apps, Revealing Data-Sharing Details

Microsoft is investigating undeletable Outlook.com emails

Microsoft Store, Outlook, and Xbox Live are down worldwide

Ubuntu's Gnome desktop could be tricked into giving root access

Scammers impersonating the IRS threaten victims with legal action

PHI Incidents Recently Reported by Healthcare Providers and Business Associates

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 244.  It is Tuesday November 10th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Compal Hit With a $17 Million Ransomware Attack, 

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Millions of Hotel Guests Worldwide Caught Up in Mass Data Leak

Microsoft Exchange Attack Exposes New xHunt Backdoors

Ultimate Member Plugin for WordPress Allows Site Takeover

Google Chrome to block JavaScript redirects on web page URL clicks

Fake Microsoft Teams updates lead to Cobalt Strike deployment

Laptop maker Compal hit by ransomware, $17 million demanded

Cyberattack on UVM Health Network Impedes Chemotherapy Appointments

$350,000 Settlement Reached to Resolve Saint Francis Healthcare Data Breach Lawsuit

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 243.  It is Monday November 9th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Trump Lawsuit Site Leaked Voter Data

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WordPress Sites Open to Code Injection Attacks via Welcart e-Commerce Bug

Hackers Abusing RMS and Teamviewer to Target Industrial Enterprises

RansomExx ransomware also encrypts Linux systems

Trump lawsuit site to report rejected votes leaked voter data

Luxottica data breach exposes LensCrafters, EyeMed patient info

Office for Civil Rights Announces 10th HIPAA Fine Under Right of Access Initiative

Healthcare Providers Affected by Email Account Breach at Payment Processing Vendor