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Cybersecurity Headlines

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Spyware research, Cicada rebrand, MacroPack malware

Spyware research report They found a way to make Cicadas more annoying MacroPack red teaming tool used for malware Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your business grows. Visit scrut.io to schedule a demo or learn more. Th...

Sep 05, 20247 min

Halliburton data stolen, Columbus sues researcher, White House protects internet

Halliburton confirms data stolen in cyberattack City of Columbus sues researcher after ransomware attack White House publishes plan to protect a key component of the internet Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your busines...

Sep 04, 20249 min

London transport cyberattack, German ATC attack, Sweden's heightened risk

Transport for London suffers cyberattack German air traffic control agency confirms cyberattack Sweden warns of heightened risk of Russian sabotage Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your business grows. Visit scrut.io to ...

Sep 03, 20248 min

Seattle airport woes, aircraft cockpit SQL, North Korea's FudModule

Seattle Airport issues travelers' advisory for Labor Day travel SQL injection able to bypass airport TSA security checks North Korea uses FudModule Rootkit in Chrome zero-day exploit Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your...

Sep 02, 20248 min

DICK'S Sporting Goods cyberattack, Brain Cipher hacked Paris

DICK'S Sporting Goods suffers cyberattack Brain Cipher claims attack on Paris museums, promises data leak Play ransomware hackers claim attack on Microchip Technology Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your business grows....

Aug 30, 20248 min

Iran hacking, Labour Party backlog, more Telegram warrants

Iran targeting presidential administration officials Iran working with ransomware gangs UK Labour Party chided over cyberattack backlog Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your business grows. Visit scrut.io to schedule a d...

Aug 29, 20248 min

Another MOVEit incident, U.S. Marshals disputes breach, Park'N Fly data swiped

Texas credit union user data exposed in another MOVEit breach US Marshals Service disputes ransomware gang's breach claims Park'N Fly notifies 1 million customers of data breach Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your busi...

Aug 28, 20248 min

SonicWall access flaw, Microsoft security summit, Telegram details

SonicWall warns of critical access control flaw Microsoft to host security summit More details on Telegram CEO's arrest Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your business grows. Visit scrut.io to schedule a demo or learn mor...

Aug 27, 20247 min

Halliburton suffers cyberattack, Telegram CEO arrested, Georgia Tech lawsuit

Halliburton takes systems offline following cyberattack French police arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov DOJ joins suit against Georgia Tech over Defense Department cybersecurity failures Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as yo...

Aug 26, 20247 min

Week in Review: NPD breach update, Hawaii hacker sentenced, Poisoned LLM coders

Link to blog post 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 today's episode sponsor, Nudge Security When your CEO asks "Hey, are we using that SaaS app that was just breached?", how quickly and confidently can you answer? Stop guessing with Nudge Security. Discover all SaaS accounts ever introduced by anyone in your org, in minutes and get alerted when any SaaS app used in your org is breache...

Aug 23, 202431 min

Russia's questionable DDoS, FAA's cybersecurity proposal, Windows Recall reappears

Kremlin complains of DDoS attack, digital experts not so sure FAA proposes new cybersecurity rules for airplanes Windows Recall to reappear Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Nudge Security Do you know who's using genAI tools in your org? Find out today with Nudge Security . Their patented approach to SaaS discovery gives you a full inventory of all apps ever introduced by anyone in your org, in minutes, including genAI apps. And, automated workflows help you scale security and governance withou...

Aug 23, 20248 min

Japanese auto security, Feds tap encrypted messages, Microsoft breaks Linux dual-booting

Security initiative from Japanese auto companies Feds tapping into encrypted messaging haul Microsoft breaks Linux dual-boot systems Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Nudge Security How big is your SaaS attack surface? Find out today with Nudge Security . Nudge Security discovers all SaaS accounts ever created by anyone in your org, in minutes, and gives you automated workflows to scale SaaS security and governance. Take control of your SaaS security posture. Start a free trial today at nudgese...

Aug 22, 20247 min

Toyota third-party breach, Hawaii registry hack, Iran disrupting campaigns

Toyota confirms third-party data breach impacting customers Man who hacked Hawaii state registry sentenced U.S. Intelligence blames Iran for Trump campaign hack Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Nudge Security When your CEO asks "Hey, are we using that SaaS app that was just breached?", how quickly and confidently can you answer? Stop guessing with Nudge Security . Discover all SaaS accounts ever introduced by anyone in your org, in minutes and get alerted when any SaaS app used in your org is ...

Aug 21, 20248 min

National Public Data breach update, Flaws in macOS apps, FlightTracker configuration issue

'Only' 1.3 million affected by National Public Data Breach Flaws in Microsoft macOS Apps allowing secret recording Configuration issue exposes flight tracking site Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Nudge Security Do you know who's using genAI tools in your org? Find out today with Nudge Security . Their patented approach to SaaS discovery gives you a full inventory of all apps ever introduced by anyone in your org, in minutes, including genAI apps. And, automated workflows help you scale securi...

Aug 20, 20248 min

Entra forces MFA, another AnyDesk heist, Google Pixel vulnerability

Microsoft Entra admins must enable MFA or lose access to admin portals Cybercrime gang uses fake Windows update screen to hide data theft Google Pixel devices shipped with vulnerable Verizon app Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Nudge Security How big is your SaaS attack surface? Find out today with Nudge Security . Nudge Security discovers all SaaS accounts ever created by anyone in your org, in minutes, and gives you automated workflows to scale SaaS security and governance. Take control of y...

Aug 19, 20248 min

Week in Review: NIST encryption standards, NPD breach analyzed, Texas sues GM

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Edwin Covert , head of cyber risk engineering, Bowhead Specialty Underwriters and edwincovert.com 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 ac...

Aug 16, 202426 min

GitHub artifact warning, RansomHub's EDR killer, SolarWinds latest hotfix

GitHub vulnerability warning regarding ArtiPacked RansomHub affiliate launches new EDR-killing tool SolarWinds issues hotfix for web help desk vulnerability 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 ...

Aug 16, 20249 min

Gemini AI privacy, AI Risk Repository, Russian phishing

Google details privacy commitments with Gemini AI MIT releases AI Risk Repository Russian spies using highly targeted phishing 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...

Aug 15, 20248 min

FBI shutters Radar, NIST post-quantum standards, 2.7B record leaked

FBI shutters Radar ransomware gangs servers NIST finalizes post-quantum encryption standards 2.7 billion National Public Data records leaked 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. ...

Aug 14, 20249 min

U.S. "laptop farm" shut down, Ukranian computers compromised, Trump campaign hacked

U.S. operation of "laptop farm" for North Korea shutdown Over 100 Ukrainian government computers compromised Trump campaign says they were hacked 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 complia...

Aug 13, 20248 min

Iran election interference, AMD SinkClose flaw, ADT break-in

Iranian hackers ramping up U.S. election interference AMD SinkClose flaw helps install nearly undetectable malware ADT discloses breach that impacts more than 30,000 customers demands 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 bl...

Aug 12, 20248 min

Week in Review: CrowdStrike releases Falcon, ransomware as terrorist threat

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest DJ Schleen , distinguished security architect, Yahoo Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta Whether you're starting or scaling your security program, Vanta helps you automate compliance across frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more. With Vanta, you can streamline security reviews by automating questionnaires and demonstrating your security posture with a customer-facing Trust Center. O...

Aug 09, 202429 min

Chameleon malware reappears, Rhysida hospital attack, Blacksuit's $500m tally

Chameleon reappears targeting Canadian restaurant chain Rhysida claims attack on Bayhealth Hospital in Delaware BlackSuit/Royal achieves $500m in ransomware demands Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Whether you're starting or scaling your security program, Vanta helps you automate compliance across frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more. With Vanta, you can streamline security reviews by automating questionnaires and demonstrating your security posture with a customer-facing Trust Center. Ov...

Aug 09, 20248 min

McLaren hospitals disrupted, CrowdStrike improves processes, Ronin Network hacked

McLaren hospitals disruption linked to INC ransomware attack CrowdStrike to give customers control over Falcon sensor updates Ronin Network hacked by "white hats" Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta When it comes to ensuring your company has top-notch security practices, things can get complicated, fast. Vanta automates compliance for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more, saving you time and money. With Vanta, you can unify your security program management and proactively manage security reviews with AI-pow...

Aug 08, 20248 min

Android kernel zero-day, voter portal flaw, ransomware as terrorism

Google patches Android kernel zero-day Researchers find flaws in Georgia voter portal Law would make ransomware a terrorist threat Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Whether you're starting or scaling your security program, Vanta helps you automate compliance across frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more. With Vanta, you can streamline security reviews by automating questionnaires and demonstrating your security posture with a customer-facing Trust Center. Over 7,000 global companies like Atl...

Aug 07, 20248 min

CrowdStrike strikes back against Delta, Keytronic loses millions to ransomware, Flaw in Apache OFBiz

CrowdStrike strikes back against Delta's claims of negligence Ransomware attack costs Keytronic $17 million Patch required for high-severity flaw in Apache OFBiz Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta When it comes to ensuring your company has top-notch security practices, things can get complicated, fast. Vanta automates compliance for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more, saving you time and money. With Vanta, you can unify your security program management and proactively manage security reviews with AI-powe...

Aug 06, 20249 min

Software update malware, investors sue CrowdStrike, cybercriminals in prisoner swap

Hackers use ISP to send malware through software updates CrowdStrike sued by investors following update failure Historic prisoner swap includes cybercriminals returned to Russia Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Whether you're starting or scaling your security program, Vanta helps you automate compliance across frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more. With Vanta, you can streamline security reviews by automating questionnaires and demonstrating your security posture with a customer-facing Tru...

Aug 05, 20248 min

Week in Review: CrowdStrike problems grow, record breaking ransom, Argentina's Minority Report

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Dennis Pickett , vp, CISO, Westat Thanks to our show sponsor, Dropzone AI Dropzone AI's Analyst investigates alerts with unmatched speed and precision, providing clear, actionable reports. Experience the power of autonomous threat detection. Meet Dropzone AI at BSides Las Vegas. Visit dropzo ne.ai for a 3-month free trial. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO S...

Aug 02, 202425 min

Cencora patient breach, OneDrive phishing campaign, Argentina's crime predictions

Cencora confirms patient data stolen in February cyberattack Phishing campaign targets OneDrive users Argentina will use AI to predict future crimes Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Picture an analyst who works tirelessly around the clock. Dropzone AI 's Analyst investigates every alert and provides comprehensive, actionable reports. Boost your SOC's capabilities with a 3-month free trial at dropzone.ai . For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com...

Aug 02, 20247 min

Elections and DDoS, dating apps leak locations, Germany blames China

DDoS attacks won't impact US elections Dating apps leaked precise location data Germany formally blames China for 2021 cyberattack Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Think of Alex, your new team member who never takes a break. Dropzone AI 's Analyst investigates every alert and delivers detailed reports without playbooks or code. Experience Alex's dedication with a 3-month free trial at dropzone.ai ....

Aug 01, 20248 min
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