ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 222.  It is Thursday October 8th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Is Your Comcast Remote Spying on You?

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Cyber Security Awareness Tip 8  Use MFA

IRS COVID-19 Relief Payment Deadlines Anchor Convincing Phish

Using a WordPress flaw to leverage Zerologon vulnerability and attack companies’ Domain Controllers

Microsoft to tailor Windows 10 setups based on how you use your PC

Microsoft adds consent phishing protection to Office 365

Phishing emails lure victims with inside info on Trump's health

Microsoft 365 outage takes down Outlook and Microsoft Teams again

QNAP fixes critical flaws that could lead to device takeover

Comcast TV Remote Hack Opens Homes to Snooping

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 221.  It is Wednesday October 7th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and The Anatomy of a $15 million Scam

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Cyber Security Awareness Tip 7  Ensure You Patch Your Operating Systems and All Applications

Chrome 86 rolls out with massive user security enhancements

Unpatched Apple T2 Chip Flaw Plagues Macs

Post Grid WordPress Plugin Flaws Allow Site Takeovers

Hackers abuse Windows error service in fileless malware attack

Ransomware threat surge, Ryuk attacks about 20 orgs per week

Cloudflare can now send DDoS alerts for sites are under attack

The anatomy of a $15 million cyber heist on a US company

Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Frame a Former Acquaintance for Violating HIPAA Rules

Magnolia Pediatrics and Accents on Health Suffer Ransomware Attacks

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 220.  It is Tuesday October 6th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and  Backups Are Only as Good as the Last Test

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Cyber Security Awareness Tip 6 Test Your Backups

New Flaws in Top Antivirus Software Could Make Computers More Vulnerable

Google releases fix for ChromeOS bug causing 100% CPU utilization

Microsoft: Iranian hackers actively exploiting Windows Zerologon flaw

Hacker group compromises mobile provider to steal credit cards

Slack outage causes lag, message errors, blank screens worldwide

Clinical Trial Software Provider Hit with Ransomware Attack

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 219.  It is Monday October 5th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Emotet Malware Taking Part in the Election.  

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Cyber Security Awareness Tip 5 Backup Your Data Regularly

Years-Long ‘SilentFade’ Attack Drained Facebook Victims of $4M

Attacks Aimed at Disrupting the Trickbot Botnet

New ransomware vaccine kills programs wiping Windows shadow volumes

Online avatar service Gravatar allows mass collection of user info

Grindr fixed a bug allowing full takeover of any user account

HP Device Manager backdoor lets attackers take over Windows systems

Emotet malware takes part in the 2020 U.S. elections

New Jersey hospital paid ransomware gang $670K to prevent data leak

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 218.  It is Friday October 2nd 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and If You Help Ransomware Attackers Collect You Could Be Sanctioned.

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Cyber Security Awareness Tip 2 Use Strong Passwords that are easy to remember but hard to guess

CISA and CNMF Identify a New Malware Variant

Windows 10 KB4577063 update fixes Internet connectivity, WSL2 issues

NVIDIA fixes high severity flaws in Windows display driver

New service checks if your email was used in Emotet attacks

Twitter is down with users seeing "Something went wrong" errors

US govt warns of sanction risks for facilitating ransomware payments

PHI of 26,861 Patients Potentially Compromised in Oaklawn Hospital Phishing Attack

Anthem Inc. Settles State Attorneys General Data Breach Investigations and Pays $48.2 Million in Penalties

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 217.  It is Thursday October 1st 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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Cyber Security Awareness Tip 1

CISA Releases Telework Essentials Toolkit

CISA and MS-ISAC Release Ransomware Guide

Microsoft pulls SQL Server 2019 update due to snapshot issues

Two charged for hacking NBA, NFL players' social media accounts

QNAP warns customers of recent wave of ransomware attacks

Swiss watchmaker Swatch shuts down IT systems to stop cyberattack

Blackbaud: Ransomware gang had access to banking info and passwords

Cleveland-area hospital goes offline after apparent cyberattack

Major hospital system struggling to recover computer network operations after cyberattack

4 More U.S. Healthcare Providers Discover Email Account Breaches

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 216.  It is Wednesday September 30th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and There are 247,000+ Unpatched Exchange Servers, and The Bad Guys Know

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Las Vegas Students’ Personal Data Leaked, Post-Ransomware Attack

Two major flight tracking services hit by crippling cyberattacks

Fake software crack sites used to push Exorcist 2.0 Ransomware

Cisco fixes actively exploited bugs in carrier-grade routers

Ransomware hits US-based Arthur J. Gallagher insurance giant

Microsoft clarifies patch confusion for Windows Zerologon flaw

Over 247K Exchange servers unpatched for actively exploited flaw

MU Health Care Phishing Attack Impacts 5,000 Patients

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 215.  It is Tuesday September 29th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and Ransomware Attacks Takes Down Nationwide Hospital Network

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Mac, Linux Users Now Targeted by FinSpy Variants

‘Data security incident’ shuts down Montgomery County’s computer network

New Ransomware Actor Demands Multimillion-Dollar Ransom

Microsoft Office 365 is down in the USA, shows 'transient' error

FBI warns of disinformation campaigns about hacked voter systems

REvil ransomware deposits $1 million in hacker recruitment drive

Universal Health Services Ransomware Attack Impacts Hospitals Nationwide

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 214.  It is Monday September 28th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and A Lesson in Default Settings

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Apple Releases Security Updates

Ring’s Flying In-Home Camera Drone Escalates Privacy Worries

Feds Hit with Successful Cyberattack, Data Stolen

Fortinet VPN with Default Settings Leave 200,000 Businesses Open to Hackers

KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange hacked for $150 million

New Google ChromeOS updates cause 100% CPU usage, heating issues

Tyler Technologies warns clients to change remote support passwords

Louis Vuitton fixes data leak and account takeover vulnerability

Twitter is warning devs that API keys and tokens may have leaked

Premera Blue Cross pays 2nd-largest HIPAA fine for 2014 breach

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 213.  It is Friday September 25th 2020.  I am your host Scott Gombar and  No You Didn’t Win a New iPhone.

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Unpatched Domain Controllers Remain Vulnerable to Netlogon Vulnerability, CVE-2020-1472

Cisco Patch-Palooza Tackles 29 High-Severity Bugs

Major Instagram App Bug Could've Given Hackers Remote Access to Your Phone

Microsoft confirms Group Policy Editor bug in Windows Server 2016

Phishing attacks are targeting your social network accounts

Scammers drain bank accounts using AnyDesk and SIM-swapping

SMS phishing scam pretends to be Apple “chatbot” – don’t fall for it!