Cybersecurity News
Two more cyber-attacks hit Israel's water system
First attack hit in April when hackers tried to modify water chlorine levels, officials said.20 July 2020
Uber drivers demand to see algorithms, data that determines their working lives
The court case claims increased data transparency is necessary to prevent discriminative practices.20 July 2020
BadPower attack corrupts fast chargers to melt or set your device on fire
Attackers can alter the firmware of fast charger devices to deliver extra voltage and damage connected equipment.19 July 2020
Three Trump officials have now hinted at a TikTok ban this month
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, and Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows have suggested that a TikTok ban is on its way.19 July 2020
Hacker behind Ripoff Report extortion attempt extradited to the US
Hacker emailed the Ripoff Report CEO, shared a video accessing the exec's account, and asked for a $90,000 payment.19 July 2020
Twitter says hackers downloaded the data of eight users in Wednesday's hack
Hackers targeted 130 accounts, tweeted on behalf of 45, and downloaded data from eight.18 July 2020
Thousands of Vulnerable F5 BIG-IP Users Still Open to Takeover
Less than 500 machines have been patched since U.S. Cyber Command issued an alert to patch a critical bug that's under active exploit.
17 July 2020
Emotet Lives!
Emotet malware has back to action after a four-month hiatus that allowed cybersecurity experts to worry about other things.17 July 2020
Emotet botnet returns after a five-month absence
2019's most active malware botnet returns to life with new spam campaign after it previously went dark on February 7, 2020.17 July 2020
Emotet botnet returns after a four-month absence
2019's most active malware botnet returns to life with new spam campaign after it previously went dark on February 7, 2020.17 July 2020
Election Security: Recovering from 2016, Looking Toward 2020
Researchers publish the results of a four-year investigation and discuss whether the US is ready to secure its largest elections.17 July 2020
Twitter Hack Update: What We Know (and What We Don’t)
With limited confirmed information, a raft of theories and circumstantial evidence has come to light as to who was behind the attack and how they carried it out.
17 July 2020
Cybercriminals Targeted Streaming Services to Provide Pandemic Entertainment
Prior to 2020, about 1 in 5 credential attacks targeted video services, but that's nothing compared to the first quarter of 2020, according to newly published data.17 July 2020
US judge: WhatsApp lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO can proceed
NSO Group was sued last year by messaging app owned by Facebook
An Israeli company whose spyware has been used to target journalists in India, politicians in Spain, and human rights activists in Morocco may soon be forced to divulge information about its government clients and practices after a judge in California ruled that a lawsuit against the company could proceed.
NSO Group was sued by WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, last year, after the popular messaging app accused the company of sending malware to 1,400 of its users over a two-week period and targeting their mobile phones.
Continue reading...17 July 2020
CISA Emergency Directive Orders Immediate Fix of Windows DNS Server Bug
An emergency directive orders some federal agencies to apply Microsoft’s patch for a critical DNS vulnerability by Friday, July 17 at 2 p.m. (ET).
17 July 2020
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Trojanized cryptocurrency trading apps targeting Mac users – An Android chat app turns out to be spyware – Twitter sustains a massive hack
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17 July 2020
Cloud provider stopped ransomware attack but had to pay ransom demand anyway
BlackBaud said it had to pay a ransom demand to ensure hackers would delete data they stole from its network.17 July 2020
Cisco releases security fixes for critical VPN, router vulnerabilities
The worst bugs can be exploited for remote code execution and privilege escalation attacks.17 July 2020
Google says a bug is erroneously showing security alerts for TiVO devices
TiVO streaming dongle owners are getting a security alert when linking their Google account to their device.16 July 2020
8 Signs of a Smartphone Hack
A rapidly dwindling battery life or sudden spike in data usage could indicate your iOS or Android device has been compromised.
16 July 2020