Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, September 16, 2022
This episode features a discussion on ransomware, how IT security leaders can deal with having to cut costs and why a UK bank told mobile customers not to install iOS 16 on their App
Women in Cyber Day symposium to focus on education
The Canadian-based Women CyberSecurity Society is celebrating its fourth annual International Women in Cyber Day next week with a day-long virtual symposium consisting of talks, workshops, panel discussions, and awards. The event takes place Tuesday, September 20th, and starts at 11 a.m. Eastern/8 a.m. Pacific. This year’s theme is Education, Safety, and Security of Women and Girls.
Infosec pros focus on preventing attacks but miss important alerts, conference told
IT security teams need to think like hackers to outwit them, said a Cisco Systems official
Uber worker allegedly gave password to an IT impersonator
The mistake allegedly led to a huge hack this week at the ride-haili
North Korean Hackers Deploys Backdoor Using Trojanized PuTTY SSH Client
North Korean hackers are using a trojanized version of the PuTTY and KiTTY SSH utility to install backdoors on targets’ devices. The attack begins with the threat actors sending phishing emails to victims offering them lucrative jobs on Amazon. Communication is taken to WhatsApp, where they share an ISO file called “amazon _assessment.iso”). The ISO […]
Cyber Security Today, Sept. 16, 2022 – Queen’s death exploited by phishing scam, new Linux backdoor found, and more
This episode reports on one way crooks are taking advantage of the Queen’s death to steal credentials, how Los Angeles’ school board is responding to a ransomware attack
Cyber Security Today, Sept. 16, 2022 – Queen’s death exploited by phishing scam, new Linux backdoor found, and more
This episode reports on one way crooks are taking advantage of the Queen’s death to steal credentials, how Los Angeles’ school board is responding to a ransomware attack
Researchers Discover Self-Propagating Malware Targeting YouTube Channels
Kaspersky researchers have identified a new malware bundle that uses victim’s YouTube channels to upload malicious tutorials to spread the malicious package. After intensive investigation, the researchers found a RAR archive containing a collection of malware, in particular RedLine, a popular information stealer. A miner is also included in the RAR archive and uses the […]
Hive Ransomware responsible for attack on Bell Canada subsidiary
The Hive ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for an attack on the systems of Bell Canada’s subsidiary Bell Technical Solutions (BTS). Hive in a new post added to its data leak blog claim that it encrypted BTS systems on August 20, 2022. The Canadian telecommunications company did not announce when its network was breached or […]
Avast Takes Over Plugin “I don’t care about cookies”
Avast, a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company that researches and develops computer security software, machine learning and artificial intelligence, has bought the plugin “I don’t care about cookies,” a browser extension that disables cookie alerts on almost all websites. According to founder Daniel Kladnik, the acquisition is a step towards better products. He has promised […]
