ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 92.  It is Monday March 30th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Be Careful of Bears Baring Gifts

This 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 

Phishing Attack Says You're Exposed to Coronavirus, Spreads Malware

FTC Warns VoIP Providers to Stop Facilitating Coronavirus Scams

US Small Business Administration Grants Used as Phishing Bait

FBI: Hackers Sending Malicious USB Drives & Teddy Bears via USPS

New Coronavirus Scam Urges Users to Trade in Bitcoin and Earn Millions

Thousands Targeted Through Fake Google Updates That Hackers Pushed Via Compromised WordPress Sites

A mysterious hacker group is eavesdropping on corporate email and FTP traffic

OCR Issues Bulletin on Civil Rights Laws and HIPAA Flexibilities That Apply During the COVID-19 Emergency

California Business Associate Reports Potential Breach of Upwards of 70,000 Records

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 91.  It is Friday March 27th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Life Without Baseball Sucks. 

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Emerging APT Mounts Mass iPhone Surveillance Campaign

Your Social Security Number Costs $4 On The Dark Web, New Report Finds

Apple iOS users served mobile malware in Poisoned News campaign

Three-Quarters of Large Firms Suffered Security Breach Last Year

Google Warned Users of 40,000 State-Sponsored Attacks in 2019

Ryuk Ransomware Keeps Targeting Hospitals During the Pandemic

New Windows 10 Bug Causes Internet Connectivity Issues, Fix in April

Chubb Cyber Insurer Allegedly Hit By Maze Ransomware Attack

Watch out! Scummy scammers target home deliveries

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 90.  It is Thursday March 26th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Is that Deja vu? 

This 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 

Apple Releases Security Updates

Chinese Hackers Exploit Cisco, Citrix Flaws in Massive Espionage Campaign

GE Employees Lit Up with Sensitive Doc Breach

TrickBot Mobile App Bypasses 2‐Factor Authentication for Net Banking Services

Cincinnati Firm Faces $5m Data Breach Lawsuit

Hackers Are Taking Over Twitter Accounts to Advertise Face Masks

WordPress Malware Distributed via Pirated Coronavirus Plugins

Malware Disguised as Google Updates Pushed via Hacked News Sites

Microsoft Fixes Windows Defender Scan Bug With New Update

Hawaii Pacific Health Discovers 5-Year Insider Data Breach

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 89.  It is Wednesday March 25th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and It Used to be All So Simple.

This 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 

 

Technical Details on KrØØk WiFi Vulnerability Exploit Released

COVID-19 Cyberattacks Roundup From the Past Week

Critical RCE Bug Affects Millions of OpenWrt-based Network Devices

WHO Targeted in Espionage Attempt, COVID-19 Cyberattacks Spike

Critical Adobe Flaw Fixed in Out-of-Band Security Update

Vulnerability Exposed Tesla Central Touchscreen to DoS Attacks

Facebook Messenger may ban mass-forwarding of messages

Three More Ransomware Families Create Sites to Leak Stolen Data

HPE Warns of New Bug That Kills SSD Drives After 40,000 Hours

TeamViewer Stops Commercial Use Checks in Coronavirus-Affected Regions

Windows Defender Fix For Windows 10: Enable Network Scanning

February 2020 Healthcare Data Breach Report

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 88.  It is Tuesday March 24th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and You May as Well Sit Back & Enjoy the Ride.

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Google Just Confirmed A Powerful Chrome COVID-19 Security Move That Will Impact All Users

COVID-19 Vaccine Test Center Hit By Cyber Attack, Stolen Data Posted Online

Microsoft Warns of Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Windows Bugs

Fake Corona Antivirus Software Used to Install Backdoor Malware

Tech Giant GE Discloses Data Breach After Service Provider Hack

Hackers Hijack Routers’ DNS to Spread Malicious COVID-19 Apps

Fake Coronavirus ‘Vaccine’ Website Busted in DoJ Takedown

Pysa Operators Join ‘Big-Game Hunting’ by Releasing New Version of Ransomware

CEO Claims More Fake LinkedIn Users Are Claiming to be Employees

New York's SHIELD Act could change companies’ security practices nationwide

HHS.gov Open Redirect Used by Coronavirus Phishing to Spread Malware

Phishing Attacks Reported by University of Utah Health, Oregon DHS, and LifeSprk

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 87.  It is Monday March 23rd 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Let’s Go Around the World in 15 Minutes.

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Trolls ZoomBomb work-from-home videocall with filth

All-in-one CrazyCoin Worm Leverages EternalBlue Exploit Kit to Spread Across Target Systems

Hackers breach FSB contractor and leak details about IoT hacking project

UK Fintech Firm Finastra Hit By Ransomware, Shuts Down Servers

German army’s sensitive data found on laptop bought from eBay

Israel Govt's New 'Shield' App Tracks Your Coronavirus Exposure

Windows Defender Bug in Windows 10 Skips Files During Scans

Netwalker Ransomware Infecting Users via Coronavirus Phishing

YouTube and Amazon Also Lowering Video Quality in Europe

FBI Warning: Phishing Emails Push Fake Govt Stimulus Checks

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 86.  It is Friday March 20th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s Flashback Friday

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Healthcare devices at higher cybersecurity risk now due to coronavirus

Critical RCE Bug in Windows 7 and Server 2008 Gets Micropatch

WHO Chief Impersonated in Phishing to Deliver HawkEye Malware

Sodinokibi Ransomware Data Leaks Now Sold on Hacker Forums

Netflix Reduces Video Quality in Europe by 25% to Lower Load

Microsoft Delays Windows 10 1709 End of Service Due to Pandemic

Netflix Party Lets You Watch Shows With Friends to Fight Isolation

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 85.  It is Thursday March 19th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Is That a Conscience I See?

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Researchers Uncover a Nigerian Hacker's Pursuit of his Million Dollar Dream

TrickBot Now Exploits Infected PCs to Launch RDP Brute Force Attacks

Hackers Created Thousands of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Sites As Bait

Hackers hit government websites

Most Ransomware Gets Executed Three Days After Initial Breach

Ransomware Gangs to Stop Attacking Health Orgs During Pandemic

Trickbot, Emotet Malware Use Coronavirus News to Evade Detection

Cloud Database Leak Exposes 425GB of Small Biz Financial Data

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 84.  It is Wednesday March 18th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and No News is Good News?

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President relaxes HIPAA penalties

MonitorMinor: The Most Wicked Stalkerware?

Adobe Fixes Nine Critical Vulnerabilities in Reader, Acrobat

37% Health Orgs Shirk Mobile Security for Efficiency, Increasing Risk

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 83.  It is Tuesday March 17th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and I Promise There’s Less Than 10 People Here.

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Cyberattack on HHS meant to slow coronavirus response, sources say

The attack happened Sunday night, sources said.

Confessions app Whisper spills almost a billion records

Windows 10 KB4551762 Security Update Fails to Install, Causes Issues

FBI Warns of Human Traffickers Luring Victims on Social Networks

VMware Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Convincing Google Impersonation Opens Door to MiTM, Phishing

Researchers expose vulnerabilities of password managers