Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, November 25, 2022
In this episode Terry Cutler and I discuss the theft of funds from customers of the DraftKings betting site, ransomware and tips for safe online holida
Maple Leaf Foods confirms it was hit by ransomware, won’t pay attackers
Company says it will not pay ransom for s
Canadian menswear chain Harry Rosen confirms cyber attack
Company says cyber attack happened last month. The BianLian ransomware group is taking credit for
Analytics Unleashed: Why Canadian data pros need to watch proposed privacy bills, court decisions
Most data analytics staff worry about number crunching and outputs. But a lawyer has warned IT pros that proposed legislation before Parliament should also be on their minds. “Understand them and understand what your company needs to do,” Jennifer Davidson told IT World Canada‘s Analytics Unleashed conference this month. “Don’t leave it to the last
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 25, 2022 – The Android patch-gap continues, beware of corrupted VPN apps and more
The Android patch-gap continues, beware of corrupted VPN apps and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, November 25th, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. If you have a certain model of an Android phone from Google Pixel, Samsung and other manufacturers it may have vulnerabilities hackers can take
Bahamut promoting phony VPN apps on Android
Bahamut, a well-known cyber-mercenary group, is currently targeting Android devices with bogus VPN apps and injecting malware into them to steal user credentials using a trojanized version of legitimate software SoftVPN and OpenVPN. Luká tefanko of Slovakian cybersecurity firm ESET discovered the malware-laden apps first. The hackers’ goal is to steal contact and call data, […]
INTERPOL Operation leads to arrest of criminals, seizures of funds
An INTERPOL law enforcement operation codenamed “HAECHI III,” which ran from June 28 to November 23, 2022, has resulted in the arrest of 975 people, the closure of over 1,600 cases, and the seizure of $130 million in virtual assets as part of a global crackdown on cyber-enabled financial crimes and money laundering. The apprehended […]
American Navy charged for piracy
In what appears to be one of the most ironic cases ever, the American Navy was charged with piracy and copyright infringement by Bitmanagement Software GmbH for making hundreds of thousands of copies of 3D modeling software without purchasing licenses. GmbH claimed to have distributed 38 copies of their 3D virtual reality software, BS Contact […]
Metropolitan police sending messages to suspected victims of fraud
The Metropolitan Police is sending text messages to over 70,000 mobile phone users who it believes have been contacted by fraudsters posing as their bank, instructing them on how to take action and reporting it to Action Fraud. As officers build cases against suspects, those who receive the text message are directed to the Action […]
Elon Musk plans amnesty for suspended Twitter accounts
Elon Musk announced a general amnesty for suspended Twitter accounts beginning next week, following a poll decision from Twitter users to bring back those who had not broken Twitter law or engaged in egregious spam. In a poll of over 3 million votes, those in favor were 72.4%, while those opposed were 27.6% after the […]
