Welcome to the December 14, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.

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The articles referenced in this podcast:

https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/12/apple-stolen-device-protection-for-iphone-how-it-works/

https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/13/donorview_database_breach/

https://cybernews.com/security/research-russian-crypto-exchanges-expose-users/

https://cybernews.com/crypto/crypto-ponzi-scheme-two-men-charged/

https://cybernews.com/security/millions-amazon-reviews-fake/

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/ransomware-gangs-pr-charm-offensive-pressure-victims

https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/microsoft-warns-of-hackers-exploiting.html

https://securityaffairs.com/155778/security/home-office-ignores-ransomware-attacks-risks.html

https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/watch-out-for-these-signs-when-your-smart-phone-is-hacked/

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-fixes-34-cves-one-zero/

Welcome to the December 13, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.

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The articles referenced in this podcast:

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/google-cloud-dataproc-abuse-risk-corporate-data-stores

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toyota-warns-customers-of-data-breach-exposing-personal-financial-info/

https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/unveiling-cyber-threats-to-healthcare.html

https://cyberscoop.com/harry-coker-national-cyber-director-confirmed/

Welcome to the December 12, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.

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The articles referenced in this podcast:

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/lazarus-group-still-juicing-log4shell-rats-written-d

https://cybernews.com/news/alphv-blackcat-ransomware-outage-speculations/

https://cybernews.com/news/norton-healthcare-ransomware-attack/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-sues-rekk-fraud-gang-that-stole-millions-in-illicit-refunds/

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/atlassian-warns-of-4-new-critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-jira-confluence-bitbucket

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/12/11/remote-access-malicious-actions/

https://www.csoonline.com/article/1255839/water-system-attacks-spark-calls-for-cybersecurity-regulation.html

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/12/amazon-got-hacked-messages-are-a-false-alarm

Welcome to the December 11, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.

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The articles referenced in this podcast:

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/logofail-vulnerabilities-may-affect-95-of-computers-researchers-say

https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/star-blizzard-launched-cyber-attacks-on-uk-since-years/

https://cybernews.com/news/interpol-trafficking-cyber-fraud-globalising/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alphv-ransomware-site-outage-rumored-to-be-caused-by-law-enforcement/

https://securityaffairs.com/155588/hacking/android-14-13-lock-screen-bypass.html

https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/the-390-million-alarm-bell-why-cold-wallets-are-no-longer-optional-in-crypto/

https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/videos/increase-deceptive-loan-apps-week-security-tony-anscombe/

Welcome to the Friday Op-Ed. This episode expands on my substack article, located here: https://cyburguy.substack.com/p/sorry-but-the-government-is-not-going. New news today also helps highlight my point.

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Welcome to the December 7, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.

Full Disclosure, I get a little fired up in the middle...

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The articles referenced in this podcast:

https://cybernews.com/security/green-card-lottery-agency-exposed-applicants/

https://cybernews.com/security/holiday-shoppers-face-cyberattacks/

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/austal-usa-investigates-cyberattack-claimed-by-ransomware-group

https://cyberscoop.com/fleet-management-vulnerability-digitial-communications-technologies/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-senator-govts-spy-on-apple-google-users-via-mobile-notifications/

https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/hackers-exploited-coldfusion.html

https://www.wired.com/story/automated-ai-attack-gpt-4/

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/sierra-router-vulnerabilities-pose-hacking-risk-for-critical-infrastructure

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/police-arrest-1000-suspected-money/

Welcome to the December 6, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. In this episode I introduce a new feature called the "Wednesday Focus" where I focus on only a couple stories and dig into them.

Listens and shares are appreciated.  As are comments on the new feature.

Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to [email protected]

The articles referenced in this podcast:

https://cybernews.com/security/rusian-hackers-exploit-microsoft-outlook-vulnerability/

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/payments-giant-tipalti-no-ransomware-breach-roblox

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/htc-global-services-confirms-cyberattack-after-data-leaked-online/

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/aeroblade-attack-on-us-aerospace-firm-shows-how-too-many-companies-are-still-vulnerable-to-spear-phishing

Welcome to the December 5, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.

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Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to [email protected]

The articles referenced in this podcast:

https://cybernews.com/security/robocall-phone-scams-protection-against-bots/

https://cybernews.com/news/xbox-series-amazon-sale-listing-appears-fake/

https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-goldstein-secure-by-design/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5032288-update-improves-copilot-fixes-11-bugs/

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/23andme-confirms-nearly-7-million-customers-affected-in-data-leak

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/12/social-media-giants-to-testify-over-failing-to-protect-kids

https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/business-security/executives-behaving-badly-manage-executive-cyberthreat/

Welcome to the December 4, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.

Listens and shares are appreciated.

Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to [email protected]

The articles referenced in this podcast:

https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/critical-logofail-bugs-secure-boot-bypass-millions-pcs

https://cybernews.com/news/roblox-twitch-tipalti-ransomware-cyberattack/

https://cyberscoop.com/u-s-government-sanctions-prolific-north-korean-cyber-espionage-unit/

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1938

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/staples-confirms-cyberattack-behind-service-outages-delivery-issues/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-proxy-malware-targets-mac-users-through-pirated-software/

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-qr-code-hacks-avoid/

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/2-apple-webkit-zero-day-bugs-exploited-on-iphone-browsers

https://www.csoonline.com/article/1250513/is-china-waging-a-cyber-war-with-taiwan.html

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/11/many-major-websites-allow-users-to-have-weak-passwords

Welcome to the Friday Op-Ed.  Today I use the recent JAXA breach and intrusions into municipal water systems in the US to bring to the forefront the threat that is nation-state actors, and why you need to include them in your cybersecurity strategy.

Dissenting opinions are encouraged (if you think I am right, that is good to know also!)

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#knowledgeisprotection