ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 182.  It is Thursday August 13th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and More Ransomware Attacks on HealthcareThis podcast is brought to you by Nwaj Tech, a Client Focused and Security Minded IT Consultant based in Central Connecticut.  You can visit us at nwajtech.com 

Critical Intel Flaw Afflicts Several Motherboards, Server Systems, Compute Modules

Microsoft Reveals New Innocent Ways Windows Users Can Get Hacked

Sensitive data of cyber security firm & other businesses leaked online

SANS infosec training org suffers data breach after phishing attack

Almost 20,000 Patients Affected by Owens Ear Center Ransomware Attack

Ashley County Medical Center Nurse Terminated for Improper Medical Record Access

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 181.  It is Wednesday August 12th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s the Post Patch Tuesday Episode

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Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Microsoft Releases August 2020 Security Updates

Microsoft Addresses RCE and Spoofing Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation

SAP Releases August 2020 Security Updates

Apple Releases Security Updates for iCloud for Windows

Critical Flaws Affect Citrix Endpoint Management (XenMobile Servers)

vBulletin fixes ridiculously easy to exploit zero-day RCE bug

Colorado city forced to pay $45,000 ransom to decrypt files

Four Healthcare Providers and a Ventilator Manufacturer Attacked with Ransomware

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 180.  It is Tuesday August 4th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and What is HIPAA Certification?

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Chinese Malicious Cyber Activity

Meetup Critical Flaws Allow ‘Group’ Takeover, Payment Theft

Newsletter plugin bugs let hackers inject backdoors on 300K sites

Zello resets all user passwords after data breach

FBI sees surge in online shopping scams, FTC says most reports ever

Three suspects charged for roles in Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam

What is HIPAA Certification?

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 179.  It is Monday August 3rd 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Who Hacked Twitter, and How?

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Ransomware feared as possible saboteur for November election

Havenly discloses data breach after 1.3M accounts leaked online

Confirmed: Garmin received decryptor for WastedLocker ransomware

US government sites abused to redirect users to porn sites

Canadian MSP discloses data breach, failed ransomware attack

Travel company CWT avoids ransomware derailment by paying $4.5m blackmail demand

Twitter: Epic Account Hack Caused by Mobile Spearphishing

6,000 Patients Notified About Email Security Breach at Beaumont Health

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 178.  It is Friday July 31st 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and US Defense Contractors Being Targeted by North Korea

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Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

KDE archive tool flaw let hackers take over Linux accounts

Office 365 phishing abuses Google Ads to bypass email filters

TrickBot's new Linux malware covertly infects Windows devices

US defense contractors targeted by North Korean phishing attacks

ONC releases updated recommendations for pediatric health IT

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 177.  It is Thursday June 30th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Enable MFA Already

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Billions of Devices Impacted by Secure Boot Bypass

Michigan online bar exam temporarily taken down by 'sophisticated' cyberattack

Vermont Tax Department exposed 3 years worth of tax return info

Zoom bug allowed attackers to crack private meeting passwords

Cisco fixes severe flaws in data center management solution

The IRS asks tax professionals to enable multi-factor authentication

PHI Compromised in CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens Break-ins

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 176.  It is Wednesday June 29th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and I Guess We’re Gonna Be Busy for the Rest of This Week.

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Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Firefox 79 is out – it’s a double-update month so patch now!

Magento gets security updates for severe code execution bugs

Critical Wordpress plugin bug lets hackers take over hosting account

Researchers Warn of High-Severity Dell PowerEdge Server Flaw

Undetectable Linux Malware Targeting Docker Servers With Exposed APIs

Emotet malware now steals your email attachments to attack contacts

Hacker leaks 386 million user records from 18 companies for free

Industrial VPN vulnerabilities put critical infrastructure at risk

Netflix credential phishing hides behind working CAPTCHA

NY hospital reverts to pen & paper after online breach: 4 details

University of Utah Reports Phishing Attack Involving the PHI of up to 10,000 Patients

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 175.  It is Tuesday July 28th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and A Warning from the NSA

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Encryption Under ‘Full-Frontal Nuclear Assault’ By U.S. Bills

MS Office Vulnerabilities Being Actively Exploited by Attackers

Promo.com discloses data breach after 22M user records leaked online

Garmin confirms ransomware attack, services coming back online

UK and US warn QNAP owners to upgrade firmware to block malware

NSA Urgently Warns on Industrial Cyberattacks, Triconex Critical Bug

Lifespan Pays $1,040,000 to OCR to Settle Unencrypted Stolen Laptop Breach

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 174.  It is Monday July 27th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and There are Virtual Vigilantes Among Us

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Website Security Breach Exposes 1 Million DNA Profiles

Emotet malware operation hacked to show memes to victims

5 severe D-Link router vulnerabilities disclosed, patch now

Dave data breach affects 7.5 million users, leaked on hacker forum

US govt confirms active exploitation of F5 BIG-IP RCE flaw

Garmin outage caused by confirmed WastedLocker ransomware attack

June 2020 Healthcare Data Breach Report

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 173.  It is Friday July 24th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and No Workout Tracking For You Today

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Cisco Releases Security Updates for ASA and FTD Software

Citrix Releases Security Updates for Workspace App for Windows

ASUS Home Router Bugs Open Consumers to Snooping Attacks

Garmin Suffers Reported Ransomware Attack

UK govt warns of ransomware, BEC attacks against sports sector

Remove unwanted Windows 10 apps with this new open source tool

New cryptojacking botnet uses SMB exploit to spread to Windows systems

Small North Carolina Healthcare Provider Fined $25,000 for HIPAA Security Rule Noncompliance