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UK ransomware report, OAuth abuse, push notification changes

UK ransomware report isn't pretty MS warns of OAuth abuse Apple discloses pushback to push notification disclosure Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Don't let ransomware ruin the holidays again this year! Prepare and spread holiday cheer with recoverfromransomware.com ! The trusted DFIR experts at Barricade Cyber Solutions have saved 3,000 and counting businesses from ransomware attacks, including small and medium businesses just like yours! Barricade Cyber is YOUR sol...

Dec 14, 20236 min

Ukraine telco down, Sullivan advocates for CISOs, GAO on AI

Cyberattack shuts down Ukrainian telco Former Uber CISO advocates for CISO protections GAO report on government AI usage Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions When you're hit with ransomware, remember recoverfromransomware.com . Barricade Cyber Solutions' experienced DFIR team is ready to help your business recover from ransomware now. You'll work directly with the CEO to resolve your case quickly and efficiently. Whether you're experiencing a ransomware attack or want to ...

Dec 13, 20237 min

Internet fragmentation, EU AI Act, Lazarus loves Log4Shell

US tries to avoid internet fragmentation EU reaches agreement on AI Act North Korea finds continued success with Log4Shell Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Encountering a ransomware attack? Keep cool and reach out to Barricade Cyber Solutions, the trusted DFIR experts. Barricade is known for helping small and medium businesses just like yours restore their business data and successfully recover from ransomware. Escape the ransomware nightmare and bring your business b...

Dec 12, 20237 min

5G network vulnerability, SLAM affects CPUs, CISA Qlik warning

5G network security vulnerabilities discovered, impacting chipset vendors and smartphones SLAM Spectre-based vulnerability affects CPUs CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Caught in a ransomware crisis? Barricade Cyber Solutions is your lifeline for recovery. Trust the industry's experienced DFIR experts, with a track record of saving over 3,000 businesses in the last 5 years. Remember to visit recoverfromransomwar...

Dec 11, 20238 min

Week in Review: Credit Union outages, Roblox, Twitch targeted, Nuclear site breached

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Andy Ellis , operating partner YL Ventures Thanks to our show sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Are ransomware attackers causing disruptions? Remember to stay composed and immediately contact Barricade Cyber Solutions, the trusted ransomware recovery experts specializing in small to medium businesses. Barricade Cyber Solutions has a proven track record of successfully handling over 3...

Dec 08, 202325 min

Aviva cyberattack warning, anti-aircraft data theft, car fleet vulnerability

Insurance firm sees cyberattacks as more likely than fire or theft North Korean hackers steal anti-aircraft system data Vulnerability discovered in fleet management software Huge thanks to our sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Is ransomware affecting your business? Contact Barricade Cyber Solutions at recoverfromransomware.com. Barricade Cyber Solutions are elite DFIR experts who come to the rescue for businesses like yours daily. The trusted team at Barricade Cyber traces the source of infiltr...

Dec 08, 20238 min

ICANN lookups, push notification spying, Google's Gemini

Krebs on ICANN Lookups Wyden warns of spying push notifications Google unveils Gemini Huge thanks to our sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Has your organization fallen victim to ransomware? Remain calm and head over to recoverfromransomware.com . Barricade Cyber Solutions is the "go-to" for ransomware recovery services that small to medium business executives can trust. Over the past 5 years, Barricade Cyber Solutions has saved 3,000+ businesses in your shoes. Trust the elite DFIR team at Barri...

Dec 07, 20237 min

Mexican spyware trial, Breach of ColdFusion vuln, Malicious loan app downloaded 12MM

Spyware trial implicating former Mexican president kicks off Federal agency breached through Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability Malicious loan app downloaded 12 million times from Google Play Huge thanks to our sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Don't let ransomware ruin your holiday. Remember to visit recoverfromransomware.com! Barricade Cyber Solutions are THE trusted DFIR experts, and they've saved 3,000 and counting businesses from ransomware attacks, small and medium businesses just like yours!...

Dec 06, 20238 min

Nuclear site hacked, Iranian water breaches, ChatGPT data leaks

UK nuclear site attacked by state-linked attackers US confirms Iranian actors behind water breaches The infinite regress of ChatGPT data exfiltration Huge thanks to our sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Facing a ransomware attack? Don't panic, remain calm and remember to contact Barricade Cyber Solutions, the DFIR team trusted to quickly recover business data with exclusive ransomware recovery services for small and medium businesses alike. Recover from ransomware and get your business back onl...

Dec 05, 20237 min

Credit Unions outage, Roblox-Twitch extortion, Apple zero-days

Credit unions facing outages due to ransomware attack on cloud provider Roblox, Twitch allegedly targeted by ransomware cartel Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days in emergency updates Huge thanks to our sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Experiencing ransomware? Barricade Cyber Solutions will help you recover from the nightmare. Trust the industry DFIR experts who have rescued over 3,000 business cases over the past 5 years. Remember to visit recoverfromransomware.com and connect with Barricade Cy...

Dec 04, 20238 min

Week in Review: Okta breach expands, Former Uber CISO speaks, OpenAI's chatbot leak secrets

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Christina Shannon , CIO, KIK Consumer Products Thanks to our show sponsor, SpyCloud SpyCloud disrupts cybercrime by telling you what criminals know about your business and your customers, so you can take action on exposed authentication data to prevent ransomware, session hijacking, account takeover, and online fraud. With knowledge of the specific data criminals have in hand – like c...

Dec 01, 202329 min

Manufacturing tops extortion, RETVec battles spam, new Zyxel warnings

Manufacturing industry tops cyber extortion trend Google's RETVec the latest warrior on bad emails Zyxel warns of vulnerabilities in NAS devices Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud New research from SpyCloud reveals a critical discovery: nearly a third of ransomware victim companies this year were infected with infostealer malware like Raccoon, Vidar or Redline before they were attacked. These infostealers exfiltrate authentication data from infected systems to aid follow-on attacks – everythin...

Dec 01, 20238 min

Okta breach expands, JAXA cyberattack, leaky GPTs

All Okta customers exposed in breach JAXA hit by cyberattack OpenAI's chatbots leak secrets Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud For some people ignorance is bliss – but that's not an option for those of us in cybersecurity. SpyCloud has a free tool that lets you check your company's darknet exposure, and you might find some things that are pretty alarming. Go to spycloud.com/ciso to see your company's exposure from data breaches and even infostealer malware infections that can open the door to ...

Nov 30, 20236 min

Ransomware gang busted in Ukraine, North Texas water utility cyberattack, Former Uber CISO breaks 6-year silence

Ransomware gang busted in Ukraine by international operation North Texas water utility hit with cyberattack Former Uber CISO speaks out after 6-year silence Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud SpyCloud has discovered that infostealer malware infections are an early warning signal for ransomware. In fact, nearly a third of ransomware victim companies this year were infected with infostealer malware like Raccoon, Vidar or Redline before they were attacked. Are you thinking about infostealers as a...

Nov 29, 20238 min

International AI agreement, water utility attack, Ukraine cyberattack on Russian aviation

International AI agreement PA water utility hit by cyberattack Ukraine claims cyber attack against Russian aviation Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud Our sponsor today, SpyCloud , wants us to pay attention to a ransomware precursor that's not being talked about enough: infostealer malware. If you think you're covered by endpoint protection and anti-virus solutions, think again. The SpyCloud team discovered that the presence of infostealers including Racoon, Vidar, and Redline on machines acce...

Nov 28, 20237 min

London & Zurich, Fidelity National Financial attacks, Royal Family's hospital, Vanderbilt University Med Center attacks, US Nuclear lab and Gulf Air breaches

London & Zurich, and Fidelity National Financial attacks Royal Family's hospital and Vanderbilt University Med Center suffer cybersecurity incidents Gulf Air exposed to data breach Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud For some people ignorance is bliss – but that's not an option for those of us in cybersecurity. SpyCloud has a free tool that lets you check your company's darknet exposure, and you might find some things that are pretty alarming. Go to spycloud.com/ciso to see your company's e...

Nov 27, 20238 min

Cyber exec hacked hospital, 'Citrix Bleed' vuln targeted, Binance CEO steps down in $4 billion settlement

Cyber exec admits hacking hospital as a sales tactic 'Citrix Bleed' vulnerability targeted by nation-state hackers Binance CEO steps down in $4 billion settlement Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Egress People are the biggest risk to your organizations' security and they are most vulnerable when using email. Egress is the only cloud email security platform to use an adaptive security architecture to automate threat detection and response for advanced phishing attacks and outbound data breaches...

Nov 22, 20238 min

Healthcare hit with MOVEit, malware uses trig, OpenAI shakeup

Healthcare platform impacted by MOVEit Threat actors find a use for trigonometry What's happening with OpenAI Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Egress People are the biggest risk to your organizations' security and they are most vulnerable when using email. Egress is the only cloud email security platform to use an adaptive security architecture to automate threat detection and response for advanced phishing attacks and outbound data breaches, tailoring the experience for each user based on the...

Nov 21, 20237 min

Clorox CISO departure, BlackCat's SEC complaint, Dudley interim NCD

Clorox CISO departs months after cyberattack ALPHV/BlackCat Ransomware gang files SEC complaint Drenan Dudley acting national cyber director while Coker confirmation process continues Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Egress People are the biggest risk to your organizations' security and they are most vulnerable when using email. Egress is the only cloud email security platform to use an adaptive security architecture to automate threat detection and response for advanced phishing attacks and o...

Nov 20, 20237 min

Week in Review: UK Health data shared, SSH keys vulnerable

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jay Wilson , CISO, Insurity Thanks to our show sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable businesses to prioritize risks and a...

Nov 17, 202327 min

Fortinet Injection bug, Another Samsung breach, government Rhysida warning

Fortinet warns of critical command injection bug in FortiSIEM Another data breach for Samsung Rhysida warning from FBI and CISA Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable businesses to prioritize risks and act dec...

Nov 17, 20238 min

Microsoft Copilot, YouTube addresses AI uploads, CISA's AI roadmap

Microsoft goes all in on Copilot YouTube's AI disclosure requirement CISA's AI Roadmap Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable businesses to prioritize risks and act decisively. Sysdig . Secure every second....

Nov 16, 20237 min

IPStorm botnet dismantled, Social media giants will face child safety lawsuits, Authorities warn of Royal ransom gang threat

IPStorm botnet dismantled after hacker's guilty plea Federal court rules social media giants must face child safety lawsuits Authorities warn of Royal ransom gang's activities and rebranding Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, an...

Nov 15, 20239 min

Cyber Security Headlines: Australian ports attacked, impacts of AI on terrorist content, Google sees faked Bard ads

Australian ports hit with cyberattack AI companies join on to Christchurch Call to Action Generative AI threatens to dismantle terrorist content detection Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable businesses to p...

Nov 14, 20237 min

China bank ransomed, UK health data shared, Boeing data published

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China suffers ransomware attack UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies Boeing data published by LockBit Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to en...

Nov 13, 20237 min

Week in Review: Okta explains hack, Google Calendar as C2, Selling military data

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Sean Kelly with guest Howard Holton , CTO, GigaOm Thanks to today's episode sponsor, OffSec OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is hosting a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. During the event, you'll learn how to attract and assess top talent, how to craft positioning for ...

Nov 10, 202326 min

US most breached, ChatGPT gets DDoS, Clop exploits SysAid

US most breached country last quarter OpenAI blames DDoS attacks for ongoing ChatGPT outages Clop exploits SysAid vulnerability Thanks to today's episode sponsor, OffSec And now a word from our sponsor. OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is hosting a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. During the event, you'll learn how to attract and assess top talent, how...

Nov 10, 20238 min

Shields Ready campaign, AI imagery rules for the election, App Defense Alliance moves to Linux Foundation

US launches "Shields Ready" campaign Microsoft and Meta announced AI imagery rules App Defense Alliance moves under the Linux Foundation Thanks to today's episode sponsor, OffSec And now a word from our sponsor. OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is running a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. Attend Evolve and get insider insights from a former bank hacke...

Nov 09, 20237 min

Marina Bay Sands customer data hacked, Atlassian bug escalated to 10.0 severity, Fake crypto app steals over $700,000

Singapore's Marina Bay Sands customer data stolen in cyberattack Atlassian bug escalated to 10.0 severity Fake Ledger Live app steals over $700,000 in crypto Thanks to today's episode sponsor, OffSec And now a word from our sponsor. OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is hosting a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. During the event, you'll learn how to attr...

Nov 08, 20238 min

Dropper bypasses Google, CISA's zero-day worries, Google Calendar as C2

Android Dropper-as-a-Service Bypasses Google's Defenses Increase in zero-day exploits worries CISA Google Calendar as a C2 infrastructure Thanks to today's episode sponsor, OffSec And now a word from our sponsor. OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is running a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. Attend Evolve and get insider insights from a former bank hack...

Nov 07, 20238 min
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