This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 MoneyGram Says Cyber Incident Causing Network Outages 00:31 Ransomware Attack on Kansas County Exposed Sensitive Info of Nearly 30,000 Residents 01:06 Cybersecurity Incident Affects Arkansas City Water Treatment Facility 01:43 Twilio Purportedly Breached, Nearly 12K Call Records Compromised 02:13 Kaspersky Users Shocked by Automatic Antivirus Replacement Without Explicit Permission 02:54 AI-Generated Malware Found in the Wild 03:31 Telegram...
Sep 25, 2024•9 min•Ep. 132
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Hackers Posed as Google Support to Steal $243 Million in Crypto 00:41 Man Scams $4M From Mostly Elderly Victims 01:19 Android Malware ‘Necro’ Infects 11 Million Devices via Google Play 01:56 Fragmented Cybersecurity Standards Leave Ohio Cities Exposed 02:37 Critical Flaw in Microchip ASF Exposes IoT Devices to Remote Code Execution Risk 03:12 ESET Patches Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities in Windows, macOS Products 03:59 Versa Networks P...
Sep 24, 2024•6 min•Ep. 131
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 One-Third of the US Population’s Background Info Is Now Public 00:38 Dell Investigates Data Breach Claims After Hacker Leaks Employee Info 01:17 Disney Ditching Slack After Massive July Data Breach 01:52 Ascension’s Financial Comeback Stalled by Costly Cyberattack, Resulting in $1.8 Billion Loss 02:43 Threat Actor IntelBroker Allegedly Claims Leak of Deloitte Internal Communications 03:10 Hertz Car Rental Platform Leaks 60,000 Insurance Cla...
Sep 23, 2024•8 min•Ep. 130
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 U.S. Taxpayer Data at Risk? LockBit Ransomware Claims Attack on IRS-Authorized eFile 00:35 Hackers Demand $6 Million for Files Stolen From Seattle Airport Operator in Cyberattack 01:10 Attention Travelers! Beware of Booking.com Themed Phishing Attacks 01:50 Microsoft: Vanilla Tempest Hackers Hit Healthcare With INC Ransomware 02:24 Suspects Behind $230 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Arrested in Miami 03:00 Patch This Critical Auth Bypass Flaw...
Sep 20, 2024•9 min•Ep. 129
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Hackers Breaching Construction Firms via Specialized Accounting Software 00:59 New "Raptor Train" IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide 01:33 Chrome Extension Hides Malware to Steal Crypto: New Operation Uncovered 02:06 Think Twice Before You Click: This Captcha Might Steal Your Money 02:34 Google Street View Images Used For Extortion Scams 03:10 AT&T Reaches $13 Million FCC Settlement Over Massive 2023 Data Breach 03:46...
Sep 19, 2024•10 min•Ep. 128
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Owner of Only US Platinum Mine Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware Claims 00:48 1,000+ ServiceNow Instances Leaking Corporate Data Via Knowledge Bases 01:26 Chinese Hacker Targeted NASA, U.S. Military to Steal Critical Software 02:01 Ransomware Gangs Now Abuse Microsoft Azure Tool for Data Theft 02:41 CISA Urges Software Devs to Weed Out XSS Vulnerabilities 03:21 Apple iOS 18 Released with Fixes for 32 Security Vulnerabilities 03:54 U.S. ...
Sep 18, 2024•7 min•Ep. 127
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 88,000 Impacted by Access Sports Data Breach Resulting From Ransomware Attack 00:36 DeltaPrime Suffers $5.98M Loss as Hacker Exploits Admin Key on Arbitrum 01:13 Advanced Phishing Attacks Put X Accounts at Risk 01:49 US Cracks Down on Spyware Vendor Intellexa With More Sanctions 02:25 Prison Just Got Rougher as Band of Heinously Violent Cybercrims Sentenced to Lengthy Stints 03:07 Medusa Ransomware Exploiting Fortinet Flaw For Sophisticated...
Sep 17, 2024•8 min•Ep. 126
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Tennessee School District Loses $3.4 Million to a Fake Curriculum Vendor 00:47 Port of Seattle Confirms August Cyberattack by Rhysida Ransomware 01:25 Microsoft Vows to Prevent Future CrowdStrike-Like Outages 02:02 FBI Tells Public to Ignore False Claims of Hacked Voter Data 02:39 23andMe Pledges $30 Million to the 6.4 Million People Affected by Data Breach 03:20 Apple Suddenly Drops NSO Group Spyware Lawsuit 03:58 Ivanti Cloud Service Appl...
Sep 16, 2024•9 min•Ep. 125
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Fortinet Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Claims to Steal 440GB of Files 00:46 Chinese-Made Port Cranes in US Included ‘Backdoor’ Modems, House Report Says 01:23 Beware: New Vo1d Malware Infects 1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Worldwide 02:01 Healthcare Giant to Pay $65M Settlement After Crooks Stole and Leaked Nude Patient Pics 02:43 Hacker Tricks ChatGPT Into Giving Out Detailed Instructions for Making Homemade Bombs 03:19 Feds Seize 350 We...
Sep 13, 2024•9 min•Ep. 124
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Columbus City Cyberattack: Feds Lead Probe as Council Vows Transparency 00:43 Data Breach at Golf Course Management Firm KemperSports Impacts 62,000 01:24 Developers Beware: Lazarus Group Uses Fake Coding Tests to Spread Malware 02:11 Hackers Use Fake Domains to Trick Trump Supporters in Trading Card Scam 02:52 Intel Informs Customers About Over a Dozen Processor Vulnerabilities 03:33 Chrome 128 Update Resolves High-Severity Vulnerabilities...
Sep 12, 2024•8 min•Ep. 123
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Data Leak Exposes 14,000 US Medical Professionals: What We Know So Far 00:50 Threat Actors Allegedly Claiming Leak of Capgemini Data 01:17 DoJ Distributes $18.5m to Western Union Fraud Victims 01:56 New PIXHELL Attack Exploits Screen Noise to Exfiltrates Data from Air-Gapped Computers 02:38 NoName Ransomware Gang Deploying RansomHub Malware in Recent Attacks 03:18 Ivanti Fixes Maximum Severity RCE Bug in Endpoint Management Software 03:58 U...
Sep 11, 2024•10 min•Ep. 122
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Cyber-Attack on Payment Gateway Exposes 1.7 Million Credit Card Details 00:39 Highline Public Schools Hit by Cyberattack, Classes Canceled 01:13 Nearly 1 Million Wisconsin Medicare Users Had Information Leaked in MOVEit Breach 01:48 In Latest Check-In, Spy Agencies Describe ‘Ramp Up’ in Election Influence 02:30 Two Arrested by FBI for Credit Card Fraud Could Face 20 Years in Prison 03:07 U.S. Offers $10 Million for Info on Russian Cadet Bli...
Sep 10, 2024•8 min•Ep. 121
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Car Rental Company Avis Discloses a Data Breach 00:43 Exposed: Russian Military Unit 29155 Does Digital Sabotage, Espionage 01:24 Lowe’s Home Warehouse Employees Targeted in Google Ad Phish 02:01 Sextortion Scam Now Use Your “Cheating” Spouse’s Name as a Lure 02:39 New Rambo Attack Steals Data Using RAM in Air-Gapped Computers 03:20 New Malware Shakes macOS Security Paradigm – Hackers Eying iPhones Next 03:57 West Virginia Law Enforcement S...
Sep 09, 2024•11 min•Ep. 120
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Microchip Technology Confirms Theft of Employee Data 00:44 Planned Parenthood May Have Been Breached By RansomHub Group 01:14 North Carolina Man Swindles $10M in AI Music Scheme 01:48 Two Nigerians Sentenced to Prison in US for BEC Fraud 02:22 US Indicts Two RT Employees for Alleged Russian Disinformation Effort 03:09 US Targets Russian Election Influence Operation With Charges, Sanctions, Domain Seizures 03:50 Cisco Warns of Critical Vulne...
Sep 06, 2024•9 min•Ep. 119
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 FBI: North Korea Aggressively Hacking Cryptocurrency Firms 00:49 The Government Isn’t Ready for Cyber Chaos in the Food and Agriculture Sector 01:29 Indicted Pair of Foreign Nationals Were Behind Swatting Attack on CISA Director 01:58 CEO's Arrest Will Likely Not Dampen Cybercriminal Interest in Telegram 02:36 Spamouflage Trolls Pretend to Be American Patriots on X, TikTok Ahead of US Presidential Election 03:13 Revival Hijack Supply-Chain ...
Sep 05, 2024•9 min•Ep. 118
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Cyberattack Hits Shoshone-Bannock Tribes: Key Services Unaffected, Recovery in Progress 00:49 Leaked Docs Expose Media Giant’s Secret Listening Software 01:29 Oil Titan Halliburton Confirms Data Was Stolen in Cyberattack 02:04 Ex-Engineer Charged in Missouri for Failed $750,000 Bitcoin Extortion Attempt 02:49 New Cyberattack Targets Industrial Automation Sector with Malware 03:35 Beware of New Phishing Attack That Mimics ScreenConnect and Z...
Sep 04, 2024•9 min•Ep. 117
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Freight Forwarder JAS Worldwide Restores Operations After Cyberattack 00:34 Business Services Giant CBIZ Discloses Customer Data Breach 01:06 Tracelo Location Tracker Data Breach: 1.4 Million Users’ Data Dumped Online 01:36 Verkada Facing $3m Penalty After Hackers Viewed Sensitive Video Footage 02:28 Hackers Poison Google Search Results by Spreading Malware as Spoofed VPN Solution 03:06 CrowdStrike Faces Onslaught of Legal Action From Fault...
Sep 03, 2024•8 min•Ep. 116
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 US Agencies Warn Against Ransomware Group Behind Hundreds of Attacks in Recent Months 00:54 GitHub Comments Abused to Push Password Stealing Malware Masked as Fixes 01:34 Researcher Sued for Sharing Data With Media That Ransomware Stole 02:15 New Voldemort Malware Uses Google Sheets to Target Key Sectors Globally 02:48 Intel Claps Back at Report of SGX Key Theft 03:24 Chase Bank “Glitch” Leaves Customers with Negative Balances 04:02 North K...
Sep 02, 2024•8 min•Ep. 115
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 IT Engineer Charged For Attempting to Extort Former Employer 00:54 Hackers Calling Employees to Steal VPN Credentials from US Firms 01:34 Intel Officials Say They Anticipate More Hacking Attempts as US Election Nears 02:08 Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Charged in France for Facilitating Criminal Activities 03:05 California Passes Landmark Bill Requiring Easier Data Sharing Opt Outs for Consumers 03:48 Unpatched CCTV Cameras Exploited to Spread M...
Aug 30, 2024•9 min•Ep. 114
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 DICK’s Sporting Goods Says Confidential Data Exposed in Cyberattack 00:45 Play Ransomware Hackers Claim Attack on US Manufacturer Microchip Technology 01:28 Almost a Million Affected by Young Consulting Breach, BlackSuit Ransomware Claims Responsibility 02:13 Seattle-Tacoma Intl Airport Cyberattack Triggers Handwritten Boarding Passes 02:47 Muted Applause: Leading Software Testing Firm Leaves Credentials Vulnerable 03:28 US Marshals Say Dat...
Aug 29, 2024•10 min•Ep. 113
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Illinois County Leaked Over 470K Critical Voter Documents 00:42 Microsoft Sway Abused in Massive QR Code Phishing Campaign 01:26 Chinese Government Hackers Targeted US Internet Providers With Zero-Day Exploit, Researchers Say 02:13 Cybercriminals Tap Greasy Opal to Create 750M Fake Microsoft Accounts 02:49 Identity of Notorious Hacker USDoD Revealed 03:34 Microsoft Fixes ASCII Smuggling Flaw That Enabled Data Theft from Microsoft 365 Copilo...
Aug 28, 2024•7 min•Ep. 112
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Seattle-Tacoma Airport It Systems Down Due to a Cyberattack 00:40 2 TB of Sensitive “ServiceBridge” Records Exposed in Cloud Misconfiguration 01:22 Patelco Credit Union Says Breach Impacts 726k After Ransomware Gang Auctions Data 02:01 500k Impacted by Texas Dow Employees Credit Union Data Breach 02:37 AMD Internal Data Reportedly Offered for Sale 03:15 Researchers Warn of Text Scams That Send Drivers Fake Bills for Highway Tolls 03:59 Soni...
Aug 27, 2024•9 min•Ep. 111
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Halliburton Forced to Take Systems Offline to Contain Cyberattack 00:42 U.S. Department of Justice Alleges Cybersecurity Failings By Georgia Tech 01:13 Audit Finds Notable Security Gaps in FBI’s Storage Media Management 01:52 Qilin Ransomware Upgrades and Now Steals Google Chrome Credentials 02:21 Microsoft to Host Security Summit After CrowdStrike Disaster 03:01 American Radio Relay League Confirms $1 Million Ransom Payment 03:36 Telegram ...
Aug 26, 2024•7 min•Ep. 110
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Oil Industry Giant Halliburton Confirms ‘Issue’ Following Reported Cyberattack 00:46 Google Cloud Leak Linked to Shark Tank Contestant Exposes 83,000 01:27 Financial Firm Fined $850K for Violating SEC Cyber Rules 02:16 U.S. Charges Karakurt Extortion Gang’s “Cold Case” Negotiator 03:00 This Uni Thought It Would Be a Good Idea to Do a Phishing Test With a Fake Ebola Scare 03:37 SolarWinds Fixes Hardcoded Credentials Flaw in Web Help Desk 04:...
Aug 23, 2024•11 min•Ep. 109
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 CannonDesign Hit by Data Breach: Client and Employee Information Compromised 00:50 Microchip Technology Says IT Incident Impacted Operations 01:27 Arden Claims Service Reports Data Breach, 139,000 Affected 02:16 Thousands of Apps Using AWS ALB Exposed to Attacks Due to Configuration Issue 02:46 Styx Stealer Creator's OPSEC Fail Leaks Client List and Profit Details 03:26 Man Who Hacked Hawaii State Registry to Forge His Own Death Certificate...
Aug 22, 2024•9 min•Ep. 108
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Cybercriminals Siphon Credit Card Numbers From Oregon Zoo Website 00:46 Columbus Officials Warn Victims, Witnesses After Ransomware Leak of Prosecutor Files 01:21 Carespring Data Breach Exposes Personal and Medical Information of Nearly 77,000 Patients 01:54 Jewish Home Lifecare Notifies 100,000 Victims of Ransomware Breach 02:35 FBI Investigation Confirms that Iran Hackers Behind Trump Campaign Hack 03:17 Digital Wallets Can Allow Purchase...
Aug 21, 2024•9 min•Ep. 107
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Toyota Allegedly Breached – 240 GB of Data Leaked Online 00:37 Unicoin Staff Locked Out of G-Suite in Mystery Attack 01:21 Computer Engineer Hacks Own Employer, Demands $750K Ransom 02:04 FlightAware Configuration Error Leaked User Data for Years 02:39 National Public Data Tells Officials ‘Only’ 1.3M People Affected by Intrusion 03:16 Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by North Korea's Lazarus Group 03:59 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft...
Aug 20, 2024•7 min•Ep. 106
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Ransomware Attack on Flint Affecting City Services as FBI Investigates Incident 00:50 US Bipartisan Committee Urges Investigation Into Chinese Wi-Fi Routers 01:21 Large-Scale Extortion Campaign Targets Publicly Accessible Environment Variable Files (.Env) 02:11 OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda 02:49 National Public Data Confirms a Data Breach 03:22 T-Mobile Fined $60 Million for Breaches o...
Aug 19, 2024•8 min•Ep. 105
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 TD Bank Employee ‘Improperly’ Accessed Customer Data 00:33 The Washington Times Newspaper Claimed by Rhysida Ransomware Cartel 01:10 EFG Companies Breached Through Third-Party VPN 01:54 5,000 AI-Controlled Fake X Accounts Linked to China Disinformation Campaign 02:37 Black Basta Ransomware Gang Linked to a SystemBC Malware Campaign 03:13 A Group Linked to Ransomhub Operation Employs EDR-Killing Tool EDRkillshifter 03:49 Critical Vulnerabili...
Aug 16, 2024•8 min•Ep. 104
This CISO Daily Update covers: 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Enzo Biochem Ordered to Cough Up $4.5 Million Over Lousy Security That Led to Ransomware Disaster 00:49 More Hackers Want to Bite Apple: New Malware in High Demand 01:28 DNC Credentials Compromised by 'IntelFetch' Telegram Bot 02:06 Media, Activists, Former USDiplomat Were on Russia-Aligned Phishing Campaigns’ Hit Lists 02:45 Malware Payloads, Tactics Identified in Active AnyDesk and Microsoft Teams Social Engineering Campaign 03:23 Texas S...
Aug 16, 2024•8 min•Ep. 103
