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In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:
National Insider Threat Awareness Month!
· Insider Threat! Employee arrested for locking Windows admins out of 254 servers in extortion plot
· Insider Threat: Pa. church member accused of stealing $225K from congregation
· GRIP: Insider Threat Awareness -Don't Let Errors Cost You, 28 August 2024
· Palo Alto: Deepfake report: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/dynamics-of-deepfake-scams/
National Preparedness Month!
Election Security:
· Man Charged with Threatening Election Officials, State Judge, and Federal Law Enforcement Agents
Donald Trump Assassination Updates:
o Opening Statement to Media on Updates to the Butler, Pennsylvania, Assassination Attempt Investigation
o FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge's Remarks to Media on Updates to the Butler, Pennsylvania, Assassination Attempt Investigation
o Would-be Trump assassin saw ex-president as 'target of opportunity.'
o FBI releases photos of the gun used in Trump assassination attempt
· DOD Will Provide Homeland With Support During Presidential Campaigns
· US voters targeted in phishing campaign
· When Get-Out-The-Vote Efforts Look Like Phishing
· Intel officials say they anticipate more hacking attempts as US election nears
· Election Security Partners Host 7th Annual Tabletop the Vote Exercise for 2024
Quick Hits:
· Two Foreign Nationals Charged in Swatting Conspiracy Targeting Lawmakers, Private Victims, Houses of Worship, and Businesses
· European terror attacks alarm US intelligence, NYPD briefing shows
· CIA official: Suspects in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows aimed to kill ‘tens of thousands.’
· Solingen Stabbing Ignites Fears of Resurgent Jihadism Targeting Germany
· CISA - Iran-based Cyber Actors Enabling Ransomware Attacks on US Organizations
· Halliburton cyberattack linked to RansomHub ransomware gang
o FBI: RansomHub ransomware breached 210 victims since February
o US agencies warn against ransomware group behind hundreds of attacks in recent months
· KnowBe4 Report Reveals Critical Infrastructure Under Siege with Cyber Attacks Increasing 30 Percent in One Year
· Chinese government hackers penetrate U.S. internet providers to spy
o Lumen: Taking The Crossroads: The Versa Director Zero-Day Exploitation
o Chinese government hackers targeted U.S. internet providers with zero-day exploit, researchers say
o China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Caught Exploiting Zero-Day in Servers Used by ISPs, MSPs
· Microsoft: Peach Sandstorm deploys new custom Tickler malware in long-running intelligence gathering operations
· Cybercrime and sabotage cost German firms $300 bln in past year
· France formally charges Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, over organized crime on messaging app
· Worldwide Trends in COVID-19-Related Attacks Against Healthcare: A Review of the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition Database
· Kasada’s Releases 2024 State of Bot Mitigation Report
· CISA Launches New Portal to Improve Cyber Reporting
· Hate Group’s Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Reflects Anti-LGBTQ+ Conspiracy Theories
· Recorded Future: H1 2024 Check Fraud Report: Geographic Trends and Threat Actor Patterns
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In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:
National Insider Threat Awareness Month!
· Insider Threat! Employee arrested for locking Windows admins out of 254 servers in extortion plot
· Insider Threat: Pa. church member accused of stealing $225K from congregation
· GRIP: Insider Threat Awareness -Don't Let Errors Cost You, 28 August 2024
· Palo Alto: Deepfake report: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/dynamics-of-deepfake-scams/
National Preparedness Month!
Election Security:
· Man Charged with Threatening Election Officials, State Judge, and Federal Law Enforcement Agents
Donald Trump Assassination Updates:
o Opening Statement to Media on Updates to the Butler, Pennsylvania, Assassination Attempt Investigation
o FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge's Remarks to Media on Updates to the Butler, Pennsylvania, Assassination Attempt Investigation
o Would-be Trump assassin saw ex-president as 'target of opportunity.'
o FBI releases photos of the gun used in Trump assassination attempt
· DOD Will Provide Homeland With Support During Presidential Campaigns
· US voters targeted in phishing campaign
· When Get-Out-The-Vote Efforts Look Like Phishing
· Intel officials say they anticipate more hacking attempts as US election nears
· Election Security Partners Host 7th Annual Tabletop the Vote Exercise for 2024
Quick Hits:
· Two Foreign Nationals Charged in Swatting Conspiracy Targeting Lawmakers, Private Victims, Houses of Worship, and Businesses
· European terror attacks alarm US intelligence, NYPD briefing shows
· CIA official: Suspects in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows aimed to kill ‘tens of thousands.’
· Solingen Stabbing Ignites Fears of Resurgent Jihadism Targeting Germany
· CISA - Iran-based Cyber Actors Enabling Ransomware Attacks on US Organizations
· Halliburton cyberattack linked to RansomHub ransomware gang
o FBI: RansomHub ransomware breached 210 victims since February
o US agencies warn against ransomware group behind hundreds of attacks in recent months
· KnowBe4 Report Reveals Critical Infrastructure Under Siege with Cyber Attacks Increasing 30 Percent in One Year
· Chinese government hackers penetrate U.S. internet providers to spy
o Lumen: Taking The Crossroads: The Versa Director Zero-Day Exploitation
o Chinese government hackers targeted U.S. internet providers with zero-day exploit, researchers say
o China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Caught Exploiting Zero-Day in Servers Used by ISPs, MSPs
· Microsoft: Peach Sandstorm deploys new custom Tickler malware in long-running intelligence gathering operations
· Cybercrime and sabotage cost German firms $300 bln in past year
· France formally charges Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, over organized crime on messaging app
· Worldwide Trends in COVID-19-Related Attacks Against Healthcare: A Review of the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition Database
· Kasada’s Releases 2024 State of Bot Mitigation Report
· CISA Launches New Portal to Improve Cyber Reporting
· Hate Group’s Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Reflects Anti-LGBTQ+ Conspiracy Theories
· Recorded Future: H1 2024 Check Fraud Report: Geographic Trends and Threat Actor Patterns