ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 72.  It is Monday, February 24th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Is It Monday Yet?

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 

PayPal ‘Critical’ Login Hack: New Report Warns You Are Now At Risk From Thieves

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Privacy Concerns Raised Over New Google Chrome Feature

New Jersey Hospital Network Faces Lawsuit Over Ransomware Attack

New ‘Haken’ Malware Found On Eight Apps In Google Play Store

Windows 10 Gets Temp Fix for Critical Security Vulnerability

Slickwraps Data Breach Exposes Financial and Customer Info

New Mexico Sues Google for Mining Children's Data

NRC Health Recovering from Ransomware Attack

Communication Errors Result in Impermissible Disclosure of 5,300 Patients’ PHI

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 71.  It is Friday, February 21st 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and WhatsApp With That?

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DOD DISA discloses data breach

 

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Adobe Releases Security Updates for After Effects and Media Encoder

WhatsApp Phishing URLs Skyrocket With Over 13,000% Surge

PHI of 109,000 Patients Potentially Compromised in Washington Phishing Attack

2020 Protenus Breach Barometer Report Reveals 49% Increase in Healthcare Hacking Incidents

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 70.  It is Thursday, February 20th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s Not a Coincidence

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Details of 10.6 million MGM hotel guests posted on a hacking forum

Hackers can trick a Tesla into accelerating by 50 miles per hour

BlueKeep Flaw Plagues Outdated Connected Medical Devices

Cybercrooks Conceal Stolen Credit Card Data On Barcodes To Make Fraudulent Purchases

US Senator Proposes New Data Protection Bill

VMware Releases Security Updates for vRealize Operations for Horizon Adapter

Microsoft Rolls Out New Windows 10 Optional Update Experience

Zero-Day in WordPress Plugin Exploited to Create Admin Accounts

MyEyeDr. Patients Notified of Ransomware Attack and Improper Disposal Incident

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 69.  It is Wednesday, February 19th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s Not Just Computer Based Viruses.

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Apple says the coronavirus will cause it to miss its revenue goals

IBM: Average data breach costs U.S. companies $8.19M

U.S Man Arrested for laundering $300 Million By Running Darknet-based Cryptocurrency laundering Service

Hacker Scheme Threatens AdSense Customers with Account Suspension

Lenovo, HP, Dell Peripherals Face Unpatched Firmware Bugs

WHO Warns of Phishing Scams Related to Coronavirus Alert

US Govt Warns of Ransomware Attacks on Pipeline Operations

Ring Forces 2FA On All Users to Secure Cameras from Hackers

Firefox 73.0.1 Released With Fixes for Linux, Windows Crashes

Windows, Linux Devices at Risk Due to Unsigned Peripheral Firmware

Wise Health System Notifies 66,934 Patients of Phishing Attack

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 68.  It is Tuesday, February 18th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and I’ve Got (Almost) Nothing

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Critical Bug in WordPress Theme Plugin Opens 200,000 Sites to Hackers

A Dozen Vulnerabilities Affect Millions of Bluetooth LE Powered Devices

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Screens Are Spontaneously Cracking

Google pulls 500 malicious Chrome extensions after researcher tip-off

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 67.  It is Monday, February 17th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and You Say It’s Your Birthday!

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Iranian hackers have been hacking VPN servers to plant backdoors in companies around the world

Apple iPhone Users Targeted with Bogus Dating App for Valentine’s Day

Hackers Can Seize Control of Ballots Cast Using the Voatz Voting App, Researchers Say

SMS Phishing Campaign Targets Mobile Bank App Users in North America

North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

Be Cautious of Romance Scams

Targeted Phishing Attack Aims For Well-Known Corporate Brands

Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 KB4524244 Issues and Pulls the Update

Plastic Surgery Patient Photos, Info Exposed by Leaky Database

Malware Attack Disables Servers at Physician Network Affiliated with Boston Children’s Hospital

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 66.  It is Friday, February 14th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Robots in Disguise?

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Hacking group publishes 'full dump' of law firm's data; another responds to cybersecurity incident

Puerto Rico Gov Hit By $2.6M Phishing Scam

Privacy Experts Skeptical of Proposed Data Protection Agency

Palm Beach County Potentially Suffered Ransomware Attack Just Before 2016 Presidential Election

U.S. Store Chain Rutter’s Hit by Credit Card Stealing Malware

Windows 10 KB4532693 Update Bug Hides User Data, Loads Wrong Profile

2019 Healthcare Data Breach Report

A 2-in-1 transformer drone? Coming to a battlefield near you

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 65.  It is Thursday, February 13th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Numbers Don’t Lie

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BEC Scams Accounted For $1.7 Billion, Half Of Total Cybercrime Losses In 2019: FBI Report.  FBI: $3.5B Lost in 2019 to Known Cyberscams, Ransomware

Ransomware Attacks Have Cost US Healthcare Organizations Over $157 Million Since 2016

Operational Technology Attacks Increased By Over 2000% In 2019, Reveals IBM Report

Chinese tech giant Huawei can reportedly access the networks it helped build that are being used by mobile phones around the world. It's been using backdoors intended for law enforcement for over a decade, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing US officials. The details were disclosed to the UK and Germany at the end of 2019 after the US had noticed access since 2009 across 4G equipment, according to the report.

Three Cybersecurity Bills Blocked by Senate Majority Again

SoundCloud Tackles DoS, Account Takeover Issues

New SchoolSafety.gov Provides Cyber Guidance for K-12 Schools

WordPress Cookie Consent Plugin Fixes Critical Flaw for 700K Users

Microsoft Urges Exchange Admins to Disable SMBv1 to Block Malware

Office 365 Users Get Automated Protection From Malicious Docs

Hospital Sisters Health System Email Breach Impacts 16,167 Patients

Sunshine Behavioral Health Group Discovers PHI Exposed Over Internet

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 64.  It is Wednesday, February 12th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s the Aftermath

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Multiple Vendor Updates

 

Adobe Addresses Critical Flash, Framemaker Flaws

Update Microsoft Windows Systems to Patch 99 New Security Flaws

Sensitive Data On 36,000 Jail Inmates Leaked

FBI Warns About Ongoing Attacks Against ICS Sector Companies

Total Number of Breached Records Increased by 284% to Cross 15 Billion in 2019

Amex, Chase Fraud Protection Emails Used as Clever Phishing Lure

Google Removes Dashlane Password Manager from Chrome Web Store

Three more HIPAA Breaches to Report

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 63.  It is Tuesday, February 11th 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s Safer Internet Day!

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Safer Internet Day

Altice (Cablevision) suffered a data breach in November 2019 through phishing.  It was determined in January that one of the accounts compromised included a report that was password protected.  That report included names, employment information, social security numbers, date of birth and in some instances drivers license numbers.  They did not state how many people were included in that breach but numerous ex-employees were sent notification.

 

Android Users Targeted in Two Newly Discovered Malware Campaigns

Dell SupportAssist Bug Exposes Business, Home PCs to Attacks

Ragnar Locker Ransomware Targets MSP Enterprise Support Tools

Windows Server 2008 Servers Don’t Boot After KB4539602 Update

U.S. Charges Chinese Military Hackers for Equifax Breach

FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat

FBI: MSP Engineer Arrested In Attempt To Sell Access To Clients

Slew of Email Security Breaches Reported by Healthcare Organizations