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Cyber Security Headlines

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Episodes

Cyberhaven extension hacked, ZAGG data breach, Volkswagen cloud leak

Cybersecurity company’s Chrome extension hijacked for data theft Hackers steal ZAGG customer credit cards in third-party breach Volkswagen software company Cariad suffers Amazon cloud breach Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowe...

Dec 30, 20248 min

Week in Review: Microsoft deactivation flaw, BeyondTrust on KEV, LLM generated malware

Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Steve Zalewski , CISO in Residence Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and complianc...

Dec 27, 202432 min

General Dynamics phished, Japan Airlines attack, Addiction Centers breach

General Dynamics says employees targeted in phishing attack Japan Airlines systems are back to normal after cyberattack American Addiction Centers suffers data breach Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk m...

Dec 27, 20248 min

Disinformation office closes, Pittsburgh Transit cyberattack, Mirai NNVR botnet

State Department’s disinformation office to close after funding terminated Pittsburgh Regional Transit suffers ransomware attack Another Mirai botnet targets NVRs and TP-Link routers Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blo...

Dec 26, 20247 min

Government to name witness in encrypted chat sting

Using LLMs to generate malware variants NSO liable for WhatsApp hacks OpenAI fined for privacy violations Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operation are fully ...

Dec 24, 20247 min

FlowerStorm attacks Microsoft 365, BeyondTrust on KEV, Ascension Health fallout

PaaS platform “FlowerStorm” attacking Microsoft 365 users CISA adds BeyondTrust flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Ascension Health ransomware attack impacted nearly 6 million people Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every actio...

Dec 23, 20248 min

Week in Review: Data breach impact study, US weighs TP-Link ban, BeyondTrust cyberattack

Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Bethany De Lude , CISO, The Carlyle Group Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and co...

Dec 20, 202428 min

Amazon health malware, BeyondTrust suffers cyberattack, FortiNet wireless vulnerability

Android malware found on Amazon Appstore disguised as health app BeyondTrust suffers cyberattack Fortinet warns of critical flaw in Wireless LAN Manager Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and ...

Dec 20, 20248 min

Interpol romance baiting, TikTok at court, TP-Link investigation

Interpol kills off Pig Butchering Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban challenge US weighs TP-Link ban Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operation are fully support...

Dec 19, 20248 min

CISA cloud directive, Texas Tech breach, Meta GDPR fine

CISA delivers new directive for securing cloud environments Texas Tech reports a data breach affecting 1.4 million people Meta fined $263 million for alleged GDPR violations Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for...

Dec 18, 20248 min

Serbian authorities use spyware, Ransomware impacts Rhode Island, ConnectOnCall breach

Serbian authorities accused of using Cellebrite to spy on journalists Ransomware attack shuts down Rhode Island’s public assistance system ConnectOnCall breach exposes close to a million patients Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, a...

Dec 17, 20249 min

Health chatbot exposed, credit union cyberattack, infrastructure cyberweapon attack

UnitedHealth’s AI-driven insurance claims chatbot left exposed to the internet South Carolina credit union suffers cyberattack IOCONTROL cyberweapon targets infrastructure in the US and Israel Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allo...

Dec 16, 20248 min

Week in Review: Salt Typhoon saga, Microsoft MFA bypass, Yahoo cuts Paranoids

Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jimmy Sanders , president, ISSA International . ISSA International April 2025- will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in April 2025. Watch for notifications at ISSA.org Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a pro...

Dec 13, 202422 min

Microsoft MFA bypass, cybercrime marketplace takedown, Sophos hacker charged

Microsoft MFA bypassed in AuthQuake attack Cybercrime marketplace Rydox taken down U.S. charges Chinese national for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk manage...

Dec 13, 20248 min

Operation PowerOFF, FCC telco rules, ZLoader returns

Operation PowerOFF hits DDoS sites FCC proposes new telco cybersecurity rules ZLoader returns Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operation are fully supported by...

Dec 12, 20249 min

Telecom security bill, Google's quantum chip, Chinese cyber firm sanctions

Senator announces new bill to secure telecom companies Google unveils new quantum chip U.S. sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm for firewall hacks Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compl...

Dec 11, 20249 min

Romanian energy attack, medical device disruption, Deloitte responds to data theft claims

Romanian energy giant battles ongoing attack Ransomware disrupts medical device maker Deloitte responds to data theft claims Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and o...

Dec 10, 20249 min

Massachusetts hospital breach, Recall’s next deployment, Blue Yonder restoration

Anna Jaques Hospital confirms details of Christmas Day ransomware breach Microsoft expands Recall preview to Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs Blue Yonder announces restoration progress after November 21 attack Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every a...

Dec 09, 20248 min

Week in Review: Cloudflare’s lost logs, cyber-unsafe employees, FBI encryption request

Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Sean Kelly with guest Edward Frye , head of security, Luminary Cloud . Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security ...

Dec 07, 202422 min

Feds investigate group 764, Russians hack hackers, AWS PQC migration

Feds find cybercriminal tools used by sextortion group Russian hackers hack hackers Amazon’s post-quantum migration plan Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 glob...

Dec 06, 20249 min

Phone encryption urged, Pegasus spyware discoveries, Japan I-O Data 0-day

FBI and CISA urge Americans to use encrypted apps rather than calling, iVerify scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections, Japan warns of IO-Data zero-day router flaws exploited in attacks Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back ...

Dec 05, 20247 min

Stoli U.S. bankrupts, German Crimenetwork seized, FBI telecom advisory

Stoli files for bankruptcy in U.S. after ransomware attack Police seize largest German online criminal marketplace FBI advises telecoms to boost security following Chinese hacking campaign Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to f...

Dec 04, 20249 min

Hydra Market leader sentenced, Pegasus spyware arrest, SpyLoan malware targets millions

Hydra Market leader sentenced to life Former Polish spy chief arrested in Pegasus spyware probe SpyLoan malware targets millions Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,...

Dec 03, 20249 min

Ransomware affiliate arrested, UK hospital hacked, Cloudflare’s lost logs

Ransomware affiliate Mikhail Matveev arrested Another UK hospital system hacked Cloudflare says it lost 55% of logs pushed to customers for 3.5 hours Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & complia...

Dec 02, 20247 min

Advantech WiFi flaws, T-Mobile block attack, UK hospital cyberattack

Patch alert after flaws identified in Advantech industrial Wi-Fi access points T-Mobile confirms Salt Typhoon attack was blocked UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or block...

Nov 29, 20247 min

Interpol's African operation, Blue Yonder ransomwared, Snowflake suspect update

Interpol takes down over 1,000 cybercrime suspects in Africa Starbucks and UK grocers impacted by supply chain attack Hacker in Snowflake extortions may be a U.S. soldier Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk mana...

Nov 27, 20249 min

Microsoft 365 outage update, China’s cyber campaign fallout, Fake IT worker scheme

Microsoft 365 outage update “Hair on Fire” over China’s cyber campaign North Korean fake IT worker scheme unveiled Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operation are full...

Nov 26, 20248 min

DoJ seizes PopeyeTools, IGT suffers cyberattack, Windows update blocked

DoJ seizes credit card marketplace PopeyeTools Gambling giant IGT suffers cyberattack Windows update blocked on some gaming PCs Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and opera...

Nov 25, 20247 min

Week in Review: Drinking water threat, CISO liability insurance, Microsoft zero-day event

Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jimmy Benoit , vp, cybersecurity, PBS Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compli...

Nov 22, 202425 min

MITRE’s danger list, CISO liability insurance, BianLian changes tack

MITRE offers updated list of most dangerous software vulnerabilities CISOs can now obtain professional liability insurance BianLian group refines its game Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management an...

Nov 22, 20248 min