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North Korean crypto tactics, Russian DDoS record, China tech exports

A look at North Korean crypto stealing tactics Russia saw record DDoS attacks China leads in facial recognition tech exports Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, SafeBase These days, customer trust can be an organization's strongest competitive advantage. But how can you develop and maintain customer trust over the long term? The answer is SafeBase . After implementing SafeBase's Smart Trust Center, many companies see shorter deal cycles, higher-value contracts, and stronger long-term customer...

Jan 26, 20237 min

Pakistan investigating nationwide blackout, FBI identifies Horizon Bridge hackers, GoTo hack larger than first reported

Pakistani authorities investigating whether cyberattack caused nationwide blackout FBI identifies hackers behind Horizon Bridge crypto theft GoTo says hackers stole encrypted backups and MFA settings Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, SafeBase Jump start your journey to long-lasting customer trust with SafeBase . Our Smart Trust Center helps your organization build customer trust through improved transparency, secure document sharing, process control and insights, and proactive communication...

Jan 25, 20237 min

LA School leaks, GAO security ignored, PLAY ransomware in UK

LA School attack exposed Social Security numbers Government Accountability Office names and shames PLAY ransomware hits UK car dealerships Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, SafeBase If a prospective customer asked about your trust program or security policies, where would you send them? Chances are, you'd need to send an NDA, hunt down documentation, go back and forth via email, and answer a litany of questions. SafeBase is the better way. SafeBase's Smart Trust Center allows you to send *o...

Jan 24, 20237 min

PayPal accounts breached, Yum! Brands attacked, ODIN Intelligence hacked

PayPal accounts breached in large-scale credential stuffing attack Ransomware gang steals data from KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut brand owner ODIN Intelligence hack exposes a huge trove of police raid files Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, SafeBase These days, customer trust can be an organization's strongest competitive advantage. But how can you develop and maintain customer trust over the long term? The answer is SafeBase . After implementing SafeBase's Smart Trust Center, many companie...

Jan 23, 20238 min

Week in Review: NortonLifeLock password breach, Ransomware revenue falls, ChatGPT goes phishing

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review , January 16-20, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, George Finney , CISO, Southern Methodist University Thanks to our show sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security tasks like ...

Jan 20, 202321 min

Ransomware revenue falls, Vice attacks university, Android Hook malware

Ransomware revenue falls by $300 million in 2022 as more victims refuse to pay Vice Society claims ransomware attack against University of Duisburg-Essen Android users beware of new Hook malware with RAT capabilities Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, e...

Jan 20, 20238 min

Bypassing patches, ChatGPT polymorphic malware, Bitwarden goes passwordless

Vendors bypassing security patches ChatGPT creates polymorphic malware Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security tasks like offboarding, and addresses misconfigurations like disabled 2FA while incr...

Jan 19, 20237 min

Ransomware impacts 1,000 ships, Crypto influencer victimized by malware, Microsoft patches Azure flaws

Ransomware attack impacts 1,000 ships Crypto influencer victimized by malware pushed by ads on Google Microsoft patches flaws in Azure cloud services Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security tasks like offboarding, and addresses mis...

Jan 18, 20237 min

Cyber attack disrupts esports, Qbot overtakes Emotet, CircleCI breached

Cyber attack disrupts esport event Qbot overtakes Emotet CircleCI breach caused by infostealer Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security tasks like offboarding, and addresses misconfigurations like disabled 2FA while increasing emplo...

Jan 17, 20237 min

NortonLifeLock password breach, Canadian liquor hack, severe jsonwebtoken flaw

NortonLifeLock warns that hackers breached Password Manager accounts Hacker steals credit card info from Canada's largest alcohol retailer Severe security flaw found in "jsonwebtoken" library Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security...

Jan 16, 20238 min

Week in Review: FAA system failure delays flights, LastPass hit with lawsuit, Writing malware with ChatGPT

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , January 9-13, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Shaun Marion , CISO, McDonald's Thanks to our show sponsor, AppOmni Can you name all the third party apps connected to your major SaaS platforms like Salesforce and Microsoft? What about the data these apps can access? After all, one compromised 3rd party app could put your entire SaaS ecosystem at risk. With AppOmni, you get visibility to all third party apps and...

Jan 13, 202323 min

Chromium browser flaw, Twitter leak developments, IcedID strikes again

Experts detail Chromium browser security flaw putting confidential data at risk Twitter says 200 million-user leak not obtained from its systems, others disagree IcedID malware strikes again: Active Directory domain compromised in under 24 hours Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Can you name all the third party apps connected to your major SaaS platforms like Salseforce and Microsoft? What about the data these apps can access? After all, one compromised 3rd party app could put your enti...

Jan 13, 20238 min

FAA system failure, Royal Mail cyber incident, police app leaks ops data

FAA system failure delays flights Royal Mail hit by "cyber incident" Police app leaked operations data Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Can you name all the third party apps connected to your major SaaS platforms like Salseforce and Microsoft? What about the data these apps can access? After all, one compromised 3rd party app could put your entire SaaS ecosystem at risk. With AppOmni, you get visibility to all third party apps and SaaS-to-SaaS connections — including which end users ha...

Jan 12, 20237 min

Iowa schools closed by cyberattack, TikTok CEO questioned by EU, OIG cracks fed agency passwords

Iowa school district cancels classes due to cyberattack TikTok CEO questioned by EU about its data practices Government watchdog cracks federal agency's passwords Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Can you name all the third party apps connected to your major SaaS platforms like Salseforce and Microsoft? What about the data these apps can access? After all, one compromised 3rd party app could put your entire SaaS ecosystem at risk. With AppOmni, you get visibility to all third party apps...

Jan 11, 20238 min

Car API flaws, Experian bypass, ChatGPT malware

API vulnerabilities found across car brands Bypassing Experian Security Trying to write malware with ChatGPT Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Can you name all the third party apps connected to your major SaaS platforms like Salseforce and Microsoft? What about the data these apps can access? After all, one compromised 3rd party app could put your entire SaaS ecosystem at risk. With AppOmni, you get visibility to all third party apps and SaaS-to-SaaS connections — including which end us...

Jan 10, 20237 min

Turla hackers return, LastPass faces lawsuit, Windows reporter hacked

Russian Turla hackers hijack decade-old malware infrastructure to deploy new backdoors LastPass hit with lawsuit over August breach Hackers abuse Windows error reporting tool to deploy malware Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Can you name all the third party apps connected to your major SaaS platforms like Salseforce and Microsoft? What about the data these apps can access? After all, one compromised 3rd party app could put your entire SaaS ecosystem at risk. With AppOmni, you get visi...

Jan 09, 20238 min

Week in Review: PyTorch malicious compromise, Ransomware cloned victim, LockBit gang apologizes

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , January 2-6, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, Bryan Willett , CISO, Lexmark Thanks to our show sponsor, AppOmni Did you know that over half of companies have sensitive SaaS data exposed on the public internet? And many breaches making headlines now involve SaaS apps? AppOmni can help. AppOmni identifies misconfigurations and guides remediation to keep your SaaS data secure. We help Security teams make sense of data ...

Jan 06, 202325 min

Slack's GitHub theft, CircleCI breach warning, NATO tests AI

Slack's private GitHub code repositories stolen over holidays CircleCI warns of security breach — rotate your secrets! NATO tests AI's ability to protect critical infrastructure against cyberattacks Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Did you know that over half of companies have sensitive SaaS data exposed on the public internet? And many breaches making headlines now involve SaaS apps? AppOmni can help. AppOmni identifies misconfigurations and guides remediation to keep your SaaS data s...

Jan 06, 20238 min

'Mudge' joins Rapid7, Meta fined $400 million, GDPR costs Coinbase $100 million

'Mudge' joins cybersecurity firm Rapid7 Meta fined $400 million by European regulator Coinbase strikes a $100 million deal with regulators Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Did you know that over half of companies have sensitive SaaS data exposed on the public internet? And many breaches making headlines now involve SaaS apps? AppOmni can help. AppOmni identifies misconfigurations and guides remediation to keep your SaaS data secure. We help Security teams make sense of data access perm...

Jan 05, 20237 min

FTX founder pleads not guilty, LA housing authority cyberattack, Ukrainian vishing operation bust

FTX founder has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges LA housing authority operations disrupted by cyberattack Ukrainian authorities bust major vishing call center Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Did you know that over half of companies have sensitive SaaS data exposed on the public internet? And many breaches making headlines now involve SaaS apps? AppOmni can help. AppOmni identifies misconfigurations and guides remediation to keep your SaaS data secure. We help Security teams make se...

Jan 04, 20237 min

Google tracking lawsuits, ransomware victim cloned, LockBit hospital apology

Google to pay $29.5 million to settle lawsuits over user location tracking Ransomware gang cloned victim's website to leak stolen data LockBit gang apologizes, gives SickKids Hospital free decryptor Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Did you know that over half of companies have sensitive SaaS data exposed on the public internet? And many breaches making headlines now involve SaaS apps? AppOmni can help. AppOmni identifies misconfigurations and guides remediation to keep your SaaS data s...

Jan 03, 20238 min

NetGear urgent patch, malicious PyTorch compromise, LockBit ransoms Lisbon

NETGEAR fixes a severe bug in its routers. Patch it ASAP! PyTorch discloses malicious dependency chain compromise over holidays LockBit ransomware claims attack on Port of Lisbon in Portugal Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Did you know that over half of companies have sensitive SaaS data exposed on the public internet? And many breaches making headlines now involve SaaS apps? AppOmni can help. AppOmni identifies misconfigurations and guides remediation to keep your SaaS data secure. W...

Jan 02, 20238 min

Google Home snooping, 3Commas API leak, Ireland investigating Twitter data sale

Snooping bug found on Google Home speakers 3Commas API database leaked Ireland investigating Twitter users data for sale Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Tines Tines is the solution for security teams struggling with too much work, a talent shortage, and inevitable security incidents. Tines breaks the silos that exist between technologies and teams, so employees can focus on meaningful, not menial, tasks. Fewer manual errors and faster response times. Visit Tines.com to learn more....

Dec 30, 20227 min

Ransomware hammers hospitals, Citrix servers not applying patches, Log4Shell at 1-year old

Ransomware continues to hammer hospitals Citrix servers found vulnerable despite patches Log4Shell celebrates an anniversary Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Tines If you're overwhelmed by your workload, Tines is the solution you've been looking for. Tines no-code automation checks boxes legacy SOAR tools can only dream of. Break the silos between tools and teams, focus on meaningful work, and eliminate manual errors while improving your response times. Visit Tines.com to stay ahead of the...

Dec 29, 20226 min

Facebook reaches Cambridge Analytica settlement, BTC.com lost $3 million in cyberattack, Hackers steal $8 million from BitKeep users

Facebook reaches settlement related to Cambridge Analytica scandal BTC.com lost $3 million in cyberattack Hackers use trojan to steal $8 million from BitKeep users Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Tines Ever feel like you're stuck in a never-ending cycle of alerts? It's exhausting and frustrating. But here's the good news: Tines! Tines helps you focus on meaningful, not menial, tasks. Fewer mistakes, faster response times. And best of all, Tines' no-code automation platform can handle mass...

Dec 28, 20227 min

Severe LastPass breach, Inglis resigns post, Xfinity accounts hacked

LastPass admits to severe data breach, encrypted password vaults stolen Chris Inglis to resign as national cyber director Comcast Xfinity accounts hacked in widespread 2FA bypass attacks Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Wondering how the world's leading security teams are figuring out how to do more with less? The answer is Tines! Tines is a hyper-flexible automation platform loved by customers like Okta, Canva, Kayak, and Coinbase. Tines enables security teams to focus on what matters most ...

Dec 27, 20228 min

Malware in search ads, Guardian hit with ransomware, Okta source code accessed

FBI warns of malware in search ads Guardian hit with suspected ransomware Attackers grab Okta source code Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Tines Tis the season for more alerts and fewer resources available to manage them. But you can still be jolly--with Tines ! Tines eliminates the need for security teams to waste time on repetitive, manual tasks. Powered by a no-code approach, security teams create—and maintain—powerful automations that deliver immediate results. Visit Tines.com to learn...

Dec 22, 20226 min

McGraw Hill data leak, UK ICO names breached firms, Twitter aided Pentagon propaganda

McGraw Hill exposed student grades and personal info UK privacy regulator names and shames breached firms Twitter aided the Pentagon in covert online propaganda campaign Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Tines If you're like most security teams, you currently face more phishing attacks and alert fatigue. The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year for shoppers... but it's also a busy time for cybercriminals. Tines ' no-code automation platform can help you transform your SecOp...

Dec 21, 20227 min

Cyber Security Headlines: Glupteba botnet returns, the future of ransomware, and Epic Games' privacy fine

Botnet shrugs off Google The future of ransomware Epic Games receives record privacy fines Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Tines If you're like most security teams, you're juggling multiple mission-critical priorities. But what if there was a way to break the silos in your environment? A way to focus on meaningful tasks? A way to reduce errors and achieve faster response times? Check out Tines.com to start experiencing the true benefits of proactive security operations powered by no-code ...

Dec 20, 20227 min

Russia infiltrates satellites, Gmail's end-to-end encryption, NSA's Russia warning

CISA says Russia's Fancy Bear infiltrated US satellite network Google introduces end-to-end encryption for Gmail on the web NSA cyber director warns of Russian digital assaults on global energy sector Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Tines Before Tines , co-founders Eoin and Thomas spent 15 years as senior security operators. Frustrated by the inability to solve for the challenges their teams were facing, they built their own solution. Tines allows security teams to robustly automate munda...

Dec 19, 20228 min
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