Cybersecurity News
Attending a Video Conference
When attending a video conference, make sure you are using the latest version of the conferencing software. In addition, if you are using the video option make sure there is nothing sensitive behind you that others would see.16 October 2020
Prolific Cybercrime Group Now Focused on Ransomware
Cybercriminal team previously associated with point-of-sale malware and data theft has now moved almost completely into the more lucrative crimes of ransomware and extortion.15 October 2020
US Indicts Members of Transnational Money-Laundering Organization
Members of the QQAAZZ group helped cybercriminals conceal origins of stolen funds, DoJ alleges.15 October 2020
Card details for 3 million Dickey's customers posted on carding forum
Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the largest barbecue restaurant chain in the US, suffered a POS breach between July 2019 and August 2020.15 October 2020
Critical Magento Holes Open Online Shops to Code Execution
Adobe says the two critical flaws (CVE-2020-24407 and CVE-2020-24400) could allow arbitrary code execution as well as read or write access to the database.
15 October 2020
Breach at Dickey’s BBQ Smokes 3M Cards
One of the digital underground's most popular stores for peddling stolen credit card information began selling a batch of more than three million new card records this week. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the payment card data was stolen in a two-year-long data breach at more than 100 Dickey's Barbeque Restaurant locations around the country.15 October 2020
FIFA 21 Blockbuster Release Gives Fraudsters an Open Field for Theft
In-game features of the just-released FIFA 21 title give scammers easy access its vast audience.
15 October 2020
Twitter Hack Analysis Drives Calls for Greater Security Regulation
New York's Department of Financial Services calls for more cybersecurity regulation at social media firms following the "jarringly easy" Twitter breach.15 October 2020
Barnes & Noble Warns Customers About Data Breach
Famed bookseller says non-financial data was exposed in a new attack.15 October 2020
Overcoming the Challenge of Shorter Certificate Lifespans
We could be in the middle of a major transition to shorter and shorter certificate life spans, which has significant implications for how IT organizations manage certificates across the enterprise.15 October 2020
Ubisoft, Crytek data posted on ransomware gang's site
Details about hackers obtained the files remain unclear. Ransomware gang also threatened to leak the source code of Watch Dogs: Legion, an upcoming Ubisoft game.15 October 2020
US charges QQAAZZ group for laundering money for malware gangs
Among the QQAAZZ group's clients were famous malware groups like Dridex, Trickbot, and GozNym.15 October 2020
Zoom to begin rolling out end‑to‑end encryption
The videoconferencing platform is making the feature available to users of both free and paid tiers
The post Zoom to begin rolling out end‑to‑end encryption appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
15 October 2020
Zoom Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption After Setbacks
After backlash over false marketing around its encryption policies, Zoom will finally roll out end-to-end encryption next week.
15 October 2020
Iranian state hacker group linked to ransomware deployments
Amidst rising tensions between Israel and Iran, security researchers fear new escalation.15 October 2020
Broadvoice Leak Exposes 350M Records, Personal Voicemail Transcripts
Companies that use Broadvoice's cloud-based VoIP platform may find their patients, customers, suppliers and partners to be impacted by a massive data exposure.
15 October 2020
The Ruthless Cyber Chaos of Business Recovery
Critical technology initiatives leveraging the best of technology solutions are the only way through the cyber chaos of 2020.15 October 2020
Barnes & Noble Hack: A Reading List for Phishers and Crooks
Customers' lists of book purchases along with email addresses and more could have been exposed -- and that's a problem.
15 October 2020
New Emotet attacks use fake Windows Update lures
Emotet diversifies arsenal with new lures to trick users into infecting themselves.15 October 2020
Carnival Corp. Ransomware Attack Affected Three Cruise Lines
Hackers accessed personal information of guests, employees and crew for Carnival Cruise, Holland America and Seabourn as well as casino operations.
15 October 2020