Cybersecurity News
Microsoft: Some ransomware attacks take less than 45 minutes
Microsoft goes over the recent malware trends in its new "Digital Defense Report."Las Vegas Students’ Personal Data Leaked, Post-Ransomware Attack
A researcher said he discovered an open data cache with names, grades, birthdates and more, after the Clark County School District refused to pay the ransom.
State-Sponsored Hacking Groups Increasingly Use Cloud & Open Source Infrastructure
Microsoft shuts down Azure Active Directory instances used by attackers to evade detection and warns that the use of open source tools by espionage groups is growing.The Shared Irresponsibility Model in the Cloud Is Putting You at Risk
Step up, put the architecture and organization in place, and take responsibility. If you don't, who will?Telehealth Poll: How Risky Are Remote Doctor Visits?
Threatpost's latest poll probes telehealth security risks and asks for IT cures.
Nevada school district refuses to submit to ransomware blackmail, hacker publishes student data
Thousands of students have reportedly had their private data released online.Former Amazon finance manager and family charged with $1.4m insider trading scheme
The charges relate to trading made before Amazon earnings announcements.QNAP tells NAS users to update firmware to avoid new type of ransomware
AgeLocker ransomware has been seen infecting QNAP NAS systems since June.911 services down in multiple US states
Most services are now restored. No technical reason for the outage given.All four of the world's largest shipping companies have now been hit by cyber-attacks
Maritime industry needs to focus more on securing shore-based systems and stop prioritizing the less likely ship-based attacks.Ivanti Acquires Two Security Companies
Purchase of MobileIron and Pulse Secure announced simultaneously.Universal Health Services Network Down in Apparent Ransomware Attack
UHS reportedly hit with ransomware that took down its network that supports hundreds of healthcare facilities and hospitals.Windows 7 ‘Upgrade’ Emails Steal Outlook Credentials
Researchers warn of emails pretending to help business employees upgrade to Windows 10 - and then stealing their Outlook emails and passwords.
Mac, Linux Users Now Targeted by FinSpy Variants
FinSpy has returned in new campaigns targeting dissident organizations in Egypt - and researchers uncovered new samples of the spyware targeting macOS and Linux users.
Universal Health Services Ransomware Attack Impacts Hospitals Nationwide
The Ryuk ransomware is suspected to be the culprit.
Give up Google, don't hit 'accept all': how to fight for your privacy
In Privacy Is Power, professor Carissa Véliz has made a shocking survey of how much intimate data we are surrendering. But she has a plan to fight back
“If you’re reading this book, you probably already know your personal data is being collected, stored and analysed,” Carissa Véliz begins, in Privacy Is Power. Her challenge, as a writer and a privacy advocate, is to shake us out of our complacency; to persuade us to see this not as a necessary sacrifice in the digital age, but an intolerable invasion. From the mounting dread I felt while reading Privacy Is Power, I’d say she was successful.
From the moment you wake up and first check your phone, to the marketers that infer your mood from your music choices, to the smart speaker that shares your private conversations, or the television that listens in on them (from the terms and conditions of a Samsung smart TV: “Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured”), there is nowhere to hide – or even just be – in this hyper-connected hellscape. Corporations can track you both by your face and your digital footprint, your medical records may be handed over to Big Tech, and advertisers may learn of your break-up before you do. In her book, Véliz, a professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University, often veers into the second person, cleverly underscoring her point: it’s impossible not to picture yourself blindly navigating this horror, then you remember - you already are.
Think twice before sharing. Before you post something, think how it might be used against you.
In Japan last year, a man sexually assaulted a pop star, claiming he had found her by analysing reflections in her eyes in photos she had posted online
Related: Government admits breaking privacy law with NHS test and trace
Privacy Is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data, by Carissa Véliz is published by Bantam Press. To order a copy, go to guardianbookshop.com.
Continue reading...Joker Trojans Flood the Android Ecosystem
September saw dozens of Joker malware variants hitting Google Play and third-party app stores.
UHS hospital network hit by ransomware attack
UHS operates more than 400 hospitals across the US and UK. Some US hospitals have been down since Sunday.Twitter Warns Developers of API Bug That Exposed App Keys, Tokens
Twitter has fixed a caching issue that could have exposed developers' API keys and tokens.
9 Tips to Prepare for the Future of Cloud & Network Security
Cloud and network security analysts outline trends and priorities businesses should keep top of mind as they grow more reliant on cloud.