ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 132.  It is Monday May 25th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Thank You to Our Military Personnel Past & Present

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Cisco Releases Security Updates

Microsoft Releases Security Update for Edge

NSO Group Impersonates Facebook Security Team to Spread Spyware — Report

Hackers release a new jailbreak that unlocks every iPhone

Microsoft: Beware this massive phishing campaign using malicious Excel macros to hack PCs

eBay port scans visitors' computers for remote access programs

Microsoft's PowerToys gets two new features on Windows 10

Online education site EduCBA discloses data breach after hack

Latest Windows 10 Updates Breaks Wireless LTE Connectivity

The ransomware that attacks you from inside a virtual machine

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and District Medical Group Disclose Data Breaches

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 131.  It is Friday May 22nd 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and The Award Goes to Cybersecurity

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Crooks Tap Google Firebase in Fresh Phishing Tactic

Cybersecurity makes World Economic Forum’s top 10 Covid-19 global fallout list

Hackers tried to use Sophos Firewall zero-day to deploy Ransomware

Hacker shares 40 million Wishbone user records for free

Office 365 phishing uses Supreme Court theme and working CAPTCHA

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 130.  It is Thursday May 21st 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and 44% of HIPAA Breaches in April Were Through Email

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A few software updates

Brazil's Biggest Cosmetic Brand Natura Exposes Personal Details of Its Users

Ukrainian Police Arrest Hacker Who Tried Selling Billions of Stolen Records

Vigilante hackers target 'scammers' with ransomware, DDoS attacks

Snake ransomware leaks patient data from Fresenius Medical Care

Home Chef announces data breach after hacker sells 8M user records

April 2020 Healthcare Data Breach Report

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 129.  It is Wednesday May 20th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Denial of Service, Ransomware and Financially Motivated Data Breaches Are This Years Winners

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Chrome 83 released with massive security and privacy upgrades

Bluetooth Bugs Allow Impersonation Attacks on Legions of Devices

British Airline EasyJet Suffers Data Breach Exposing 9 Million Customers' Data

European Parliament Hit With Huge Security Breach Compromising Hundreds of MEPs

BEC Scammers target unemployment and CARES Act claims

Verizon Data Breach Report: DoS Skyrockets, Espionage Dips

Mille Lacs Health System Phishing Attack Impacts 10,600 Patients

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 128.  It is Tuesday May 19th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Things in Texas Are Always Bigger

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Likely Breach Shuts Down Arkansas Unemployment Program

Edison Mail iOS Bug Exposes Emails to Strangers

Security threats associated with shadow IT

REvil Ransomware found buyer for Trump data, now targeting Madonna

Google Chrome to tidy up tabs with Tab Groups Collapse feature

Fake U.S. Dept of Treasury emails spreads new Node.js malware

Ransomware attack impacts Texas Department of Transportation

FBI warns of ProLock ransomware decryptor not working properly

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 127.  It is Monday May 18th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and What Do They Have On Trump?

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Paying Ransomware Crooks Doubles Clean-up Costs, Report

Criminal group that hacked law firm threatens to release Trump documents

European supercomputers hacked in mysterious cyberattacks

WordPress malware finds WooCommerce sites for Magecart attacks

Critical WordPress plugin bug allows for automated takeovers

Wannabe ransomware operators arrested before hospital attacks

Management and Network Services Notifies 30,132 Patients About PHI Breach

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 126.  It is Friday May 15th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Let the Contact Tracing Games Begin

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Improper Microsoft Patch for Reverse RDP Attacks Leaves 3rd-Party RDP Clients Vulnerable

COVID-19 blamed for 238% surge in cyberattacks against banks

Hacker selling 550 million stolen user records on hacking forum

Scammers steal $10 million from Norway's state investment fund

New Microsoft 365 sign-in pages already spoofed for phishing

Woman stalked by sandwich server via her COVID-19 contact tracing info

Utah Says No to Apple/Google COVID-19 Tracing; Debuts Startup App

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 125.  It is Thursday May 14th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Privacy vs. Health

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Leaked NHS Docs Reveal Roadmap, Concerns Around Contact-Tracing App

Pandemic has spawned 'record-breaking' cybercriminal activity: Report

Google WordPress plugin bug can be exploited for black hat SEO

RIP: Microsoft to drop support for Windows 10 on 32-bit systems

US warns of Chinese hackers targeting COVID-19 research orgs

Programming languages: Python apps might soon be running on Android

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 124.  It is Wednesday May 13th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s the Post Patch Tuesday Episode.

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Adobe Releases Security Updates

May 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 111 vulnerabilities, 13 Critical

North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

Ransomware Hit ATM Giant Diebold Nixdorf

US govt shares list of most exploited vulnerabilities since 2016

Healthcare giant Magellan Health hit by ransomware attack

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 123.  It is Tuesday May 12th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and There Were 400 Million Malware Infections in April

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VMware Publishes Workarounds for Vulnerabilities in vRealize Operations Manager

Thunderbolt flaws affect millions of computers – even locking unattended devices won't help

Researchers detected 400 million malware infections in April 2020

Texas Courts hit by ransomware, network disabled to limit spread

WordPress plugin bugs can let hackers take over almost 1M sites

Maze ransomware fails to encrypt Pitney Bowes, steals files

FTC Seeks Comment on Breach Notification Rule for Health Data