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Cybersecurity Headlines

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Snyk's mysterious package, Baltic cable suspicions, second BeyondTrust vulnerability

Snyk mysteriously deploys apparently malicious packages Baltic sea cable cuts can't be accident, says EU tech chief CISA warns of second BeyondTrust vulnerability Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Does your SOC feel like it's drowning in alerts? Dropzone AI cuts through the noise, triaging 100% of alerts and giving you clear, actionable insights. Ready to break free? Check out the demo at dropzone.ai . For the stories behind the headlines, head on over to CISOSeries.com...

Jan 15, 20257 min

Telefonica breach, new ransomware group leverages AI, Allstate accused of selling data

Telefonica breach exposes internal data and employee credentials New ransomware group leverages AI Allstate accused of selling consumer driving data Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Running a SOC is tough—too many alerts, not enough time. Dropzone AI changes that. It reduces manual investigations by up to 90%, giving your team the bandwidth to focus on strategic threats. Imagine the impact on your operations. Visit dropzone.ai today. For the stories behind the headlines, head on over to C...

Jan 14, 20259 min

IRS PIN available, CISA infrastructure enrollments, Winston-Salem cyberattack

IRS Identity Protection PIN now available for filing season CISA sees enrollment surge in cyberhygiene for critical infrastructure City services in Winston-Salem affected by cyberattack Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Feeling buried under endless alerts? We get it. Dropzone AI takes over the grind—investigating every alert 24/7. No more chasing false positives or wasting time on noise. It's all about clarity and focus. Ready to transform your day? Head to dropzone.ai to learn more. For t...

Jan 13, 20257 min

Week in Review: Flax Typhoon sanctioned, French military ransomware, ICAO breach claims

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Bil Harmer , operating partner and CISO, Craft Ventures Thanks to our show sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security helps you mitigate security risks stemming from SaaS sprawl by discovering every SaaS account ever created by anyone in your org within minutes of starting a free trial. And, you can automate on-going governance tasks like security posture checks, user access reviews, e...

Jan 10, 202525 min

Worldwide Proton outage, Baymark Health breach, Treasury breach update

Proton recovers from worldwide outage BayMark Health Services announces data breach U.S. Treasury breach linked to Silk Typhoon group Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Are you struggling to secure your exploding SaaS footprint? With Nudge Security , you can discover all SaaS apps and accounts, manage access, ensure secure configurations, vet unfamiliar tools, and automate daily identity security tasks. Start a free 14-day trial Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com ....

Jan 10, 20257 min

PowerSchool hacked, Cyber Force study, EC gets GDPR fine

PowerSchool hacked Lawmakers expected to revive attempts for new Cyber Force study European Commission receives first GDPR fine Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security is the only solution for SaaS security and governance that can discover up to two years of historical SaaS spend along with usage insights so you can uncover wasted spend and sources of unnecessary risk. Start a free 14-day trial today...

Jan 09, 20258 min

Cyber Trust label, UK deepfake laws, Treasury attack details

Cyber Trust marks to roll out in 2025 UK to criminalize sexually explicit deepfakes CISA says government hack limited to Treasury Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security provides advanced security posture management for Okta, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace. With Nudge, you'll be alerted of identity security risks like weak or missing MFA, inactive admin accounts, and risky integrations, plus you can automate remediation tasks and on-going identity governance. Start a free ...

Jan 08, 20258 min

Wallet drainer impact, U.S. telecom breach list grows, Moxa router vulnerabilities

Wallet drainer malware makes major impact U.S. telecom breach list grows Urgent warning on Moxa router vulnerabilities Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security discovers every GenAI tool ever used in your org, even those you've never heard of. For each tool, you'll see who introduced it, who else is using it, where it's integrated into other tools, and a vendor security profile. Get your free GenAI inventory today....

Jan 07, 20259 min

Flax Typhoon sanctions, Atos dismisses ransomware, German airport outage

U.S. sanctions China's Integrity Technology for role in Flax Typhoon attacks French military contractor Atos dismisses ransomware attack claims German airports hit by IT outage Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security helps you mitigate security risks stemming from SaaS sprawl by discovering every SaaS account ever created by anyone in your org within minutes of starting a free trial. And, you can automate on-going governance tasks like security posture checks, user access revie...

Jan 06, 20258 min

Week in Review: China hacks Treasury, Chrome extension hijack, tanker sabotages cables

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Quincy Castro , CISO, Redis 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 compliance. Onbo...

Jan 03, 202532 min

China hacks Treasury, Russian tanker sabotage, Lumen ejects Typhoon

Beijing-linked hackers penetrated U.S. Treasury systems Russian tanker suspected of undersea data cable sabotage Lumen says it has locked the Salt Typhoon group out of its network 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 blocke...

Jan 03, 20258 min

U.S. soldier arrested, Election interference sanctions, RI data leak

U.S. soldier arrested for alleged leak of Trump and Harris call logs Iranian and Russian entities sanctioned for election interference Rhode Island's health benefits data 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,...

Jan 02, 20258 min

Cisco data leak, Microsoft domain transition, stories of the year

Cisco confirms data leak Microsoft announces urgent .NET domain transition Stories of the year from Cyber Security Headlines reporters 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. Onboar...

Dec 31, 202410 min

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
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