When retaliation turns digital.
Jan 10, 2025•33 min•Ep 2226•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
New details emerge about Chinese hackers breaching the US Treasury Department. The Supreme Court considers the TikTok ban. Chinese hackers exploit a zero-day flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN. A new credit card skimmer malware targets WordPress checkout pages. The Banshee macOS info-stealer has been updated. A California health services organization reports a data breach. A Florida firm pays a $337,750 HIPAA settlement following a 2018 breach. Samsung patches Android devices. A Proton Mail outage hits users worldwide. A popular e-card site recovers from malware. CertByte segment host Chris Hare interviews our guest Casey Marks, ISC2's Chief Qualifications Officer, about the future of certifications. That’s a feature, not a hack.
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CertByte segment host Chris Hare interviews our guest Casey Marks, ISC2's Chief Qualifications Officer, about certifications and where they could be heading. You can check out their 2024 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce study here.
Selected Reading
Chinese hackers breached US government office that assesses foreign investments for national security risks (CNN)
Supreme Court considers whether to allow TikTok ban to take effect (NBC News)
Ivanti VPN zero-day exploited by Chinese hackers (SC Media)
New Skimmer Malware Hijacking WordPress Websites to Steal Credit Cards (Cyber Security News)
Banshee macOS Malware Expands Targeting (SecurityWeek)
BayMark Health Services Reports Data Breach, Exposing Patient Information (The Cyber Express)
Florida Firm Fined $337K by Feds for Data Deleted in Hack (BankInfo Security)
Samsung Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities That Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code (Cyber Security News)
Proton Mail still down as Proton recovers from worldwide outage (Bleeping Computer)
GroupGreeting e-card site attacked in “zqxq” campaign (Malwarebytes)
Microsoft DRM Hacking Raises Questions on Vulnerability Disclosures (SecurityWeek)
Facebook awards researcher $100,000 for finding bug that granted internal access (RocketNews)
Developers sent into security panic by 'useful feature' (The Register)
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