ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 162.  It is Tuesday July 7th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Boston Bans Government Use of Facial Recognition

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Foreign cyber criminals take aim at Americans working from home

EDP energy giant confirms Ragnar Locker ransomware attack

Ransomware attack on insurance MSP Xchanging affects clients

North Korean hackers linked to credit card stealing attacks on US stores

Boston bans government use of facial recognition

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 161.  It is Monday July 6th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Some Companies are Now Reporting Ransomware Attacks as Data Breaches

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F5 Releases Security Advisory for BIG-IP TMUI RCE vulnerability, CVE-2020-5902

Samba Releases Security Updates

Sodinokibi Ransomware Operators hit electrical energy company Light S.A.

Companies start reporting ransomware attacks as data breaches

Windows 10 2004 breaks OneDrive connectivity for some users

Up to 58,000 Individuals Impacted by Healthcare Fiscal Management Ransomware Attack

30,000 Patients’ PHI Exposed in NC and TX Phishing Attacks

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 160.  It is Friday July 3rd 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and One out of Every 142 passwords is still 123456

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Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Apache Guacamole Opens Door for Total Control of Remote Footprint

Facebook Privacy Glitch Gave 5K Developers Access to ‘Expired’ Data

Inside a ransomware attack: From the first breach to the ransom demand

Hacker ransoms 23k MongoDB databases and threatens to contact GDPR authorities

One out of every 142 passwords is '123456'

Hundreds arrested after encrypted messaging network takeover

Microsoft unveils new Windows 10 Start Menu with theme-aware tiles

$185,000 Settlement Proposed to Resolve Grays Harbor Community Hospital Ransomware Lawsuit

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 159.  It is Thursday July 2nd 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Extent of Magellan Health Ransomware Becomes Clearer, and It’s Not Pretty

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Mozilla rolls out emergency Firefox update to fix search issues

New Android Spyware Tools Emerge in Widespread Surveillance Campaign

Verizon Media, PayPal, Twitter Top Bug-Bounty Rankings

Federal Reserve shares tips on mitigating synthetic identity fraud

Windows POS malware uses DNS to smuggle stolen credit cards

Dozens of US news sites hacked in WastedLocker ransomware attacks

Extent of Magellan Health Ransomware Becomes Clear: More Than 364,000 Individuals Affected

American Medical Tech Reports 2019 Email Hack Impacting 47K Patients

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 158.  It is Wednesday July 1st 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Huawei and ZTE are Now Security Threats

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Firefox 78 adds WebRender support to Windows PCs with Intel GPU

Half of Internet Users Fall Victim to Cyber Attacks

EvilQuest wiper uses ransomware cover to steal files from Macs

Microsoft releases OOB security updates for Windows 10 RCE bugs

US designates China's Huawei and ZTE as national security threats

Clever Phishing scam targets websites with free DNSSEC offer

Business giant Xerox allegedly suffers Maze Ransomware attack

Google joins Apple in limiting web certificates to one year

2020 Breach Notification Law Update: Vermont, District of Columbia, Maine, and California Expand Requirements

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 157.  It is Tuesday June 30th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Politicians Being Mistaken for Criminals..Imagine That.

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Netgear Router Vulnerabilities

Palo Alto Releases Security Updates for PAN-OS

REvil Ransomware Gang Adds Auction Feature for Stolen Data

AWS Facial Recognition Platform Misidentified Over 100 Politicians As Criminals

Seller floods hacker forum with data stolen from 14 companies

UC San Francisco pays $1.14 million for ransomware decryptor

Roblox accounts being hacked in support of Trump reelection

Over 100k daily brute-force attacks on RDP in pandemic lockdown

Data Breach Settlement Has an Unusual Provision

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 156.  It is Monday June 29th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and DHS Is Warning Healthcare Practices About Vulnerabilities

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Apache Releases Security Advisory for Apache Tomcat

TikTok To Stop Clipboard Snooping After Apple Privacy Feature Exposes Behavior

GeoVision access control devices let hackers steal fingerprints

Almost 300 Windows 10 executables vulnerable to DLL hijacking

Evil Corp blocked from deploying ransomware on 30 major US firms

New Ransom X Ransomware used in Texas TxDOT cyberattack

DHS has sent hundreds of vulnerability notifications to medical sector during coronavirus pandemic

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 155.  It is Friday June 26th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and LG Allegedly Hit by Maze Ransomware Attack

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Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Telnet Vulnerability in IOS XE Software

Nationwide Facial Recognition Ban Proposed By Lawmakers

WikiLeaks Founder Charged With Conspiring With LulzSec & Anonymous Hackers

Hackers hide credit card stealing scripts in favicon EXIF data

LG Electronics allegedly hit by Maze ransomware attack

Telehealth data breaches to worsen as adoption skyrockets

Georgia Hospital Accused of Falsification of COVID-19 Test Results Suspends Employees Over Suspected HIPAA Breach

Breaches Reported by St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin, RiverPointe Post Acute, and Iowa Total Care

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 154.  It is Thursday June 25th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Ransomware Surge Part 2

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New Bill Targeting ‘Warrant-Proof’ Encryption Draws Ire

Ransomware Attacks in Healthcare: Are We Seeing a Surge?

NVIDIA patches high severity flaws in Windows, Linux drivers

Microsoft: Attackers increasingly exploit Exchange servers

VMware fixes critical vulnerability in Workstation and Fusion

Exposed Frost & Sullivan databases for sale on hacking forum

American Medical Technologies Email Breach Affects 47,767 Patients

Ransomware Attacks Reported by North Shore Pain Management & Florida Orthopaedic Institute

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 153.  It is Wednesday June 24th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Get Ready for a Ransomware Surge

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Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Magento

80,000 printers are exposing their IPP port online

New WastedLocker Ransomware distributed via fake program updates

REvil ransomware scans victim's network for Point of Sale systems

Ryuk ransomware deployed two weeks after Trickbot infection

May 2020 Healthcare Data Breach Report