Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for April 1, 2022
This episode features discussion on World Backup Day, the threat of cyber attacks by nation-state threat groups and how crooks fool internet providers to get personal information of users
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Attackers Impersonate Microsoft Services To Target Customers
Attackers are actively impersonating Microsoft services to target customers with Microsoft, Office 365, Outlook, and OneDrive accounts. The campaign was discovered by a security researcher, MalwareHunterTeam. According to the researcher, attackers could fake the custom branding and web hosting features to host static landing phishing sites. Misused platforms include Microsoft Azure’s Static Web Apps which […]
Apple’s Updates Fixes Zero-day Flaws, Battery-drain Issues
Apple has released emergency updates for iPhones, iPad and Mac. The update fixes two zero-day vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers to hack iPhones, iPads and Macs. The iOS 15.4.1 update also fixed the battery-drain issue for iPhone users. The first flaw is in the Intel Graphics Driver, which is tracked as CVE-2022-22674 and […]
Researchers Uncovers Malware Behind Viasat Attack
Viasat officials have confirmed the report by SentinelOne researchers that the malware, known as “AcidRain,” was used in a cyberattack that crippled thousands of Viasat customers’ modems. AcidRain, a modern malware attributed to Russian state threat actors was discovered under the name “ukrop” for one of AcidRain’s source binaries. According to SentinelOne researchers Juan Andres […]
Facebook Sponsored Campaign Against TikTok, Washington Post
Facebook allegedly paid a political consulting firm, Target Victory, to launch a nationwide political and media campaign against TikTok, according to a Washington Post report. Facebook’s anti-TikTok plan, according to the report, involves searching for “bad” trends in the app and triggering worrying alarms in media with influence on local markets. These included a Devious […]
Apple, Meta Shared Data With Child Hackers Impersonating Law Enforcement
According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple and Meta were tricked into providing users information by child hackers posing as law enforcement officials.
Twitter’s Bluesky Names First Employees
Bluesky, a company founded by Twitter, has named its first three employees. Employees include Aaron Goldman, who will work as a security engineer, Daniel Holmgren and Paul Frazee, who will both work as protocol engineers at Bluesky. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who announced the initiative more than two years ago, also joined Bluesky’s board of […]
Circle Picks BNY Mellon As Primary Custodian For Stablecoin Reserves
Circle Internet Financial has selected BNY Mellon as the primary custodian for its Stablecoin reserve. The traditional banking system is cautious about dealing with digital currency companies, but Circle says the partnership will help link the traditional capital market with the digital asset market. “We are at a point in the evolution of our industry […]
U.S. Warned American Companies About Russia’s Kaspersky
A day after the invasion of Ukraine, the US government warned private American companies about Russian Kaspersky. According to U.S. officials, Kaspersky could be manipulated by the Russian government to cause harm. The senior U.S. official said that Kaspersky’s Russia-based employees could be forced by Russian law enforcement agencies to provide information that would allow […]
Cyber Security Today, April 1, 2022 – Spring Java framework needs patching, nation-state attackers take advantage of Ukraine war and a warning to student job seekers
This podcast reports on vulnerabilities in the Spring Java framework, nation-state attackers making Ukraine-themed spear phishing attacks and how crooks send job scams to university students
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