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FBI and CISA warn of major wave of vishing attacks targeting teleworkers
Hackers are calling employees working from home and tricking them into accessing phishing pages for corporate domains.University of Utah Pays $457K After Ransomware Attack
The university said that it paid $457,000 to retrieve a decryption key after a ransomware attack encrypted student and faculty data on its servers.
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
This week, ESET researchers analyze fraud emails from the infamous Grandoreiro banking Trojan, impersonating the Agencia Tributaria, Spain’s tax agency. Our security expert Jake Moore demonstrates how easily it is to clone an Instagram account and lure people to give money; learn how to protect yourself. Finally, have you thought about what will happen to your
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'Next-Gen' Supply Chain Attacks Surge 430%
Attackers are increasingly seeding open source projects with compromised components.Researchers Sound Alarm Over Malicious AWS Community AMIs
Malicious Community Amazon Machine Images are a ripe target for hackers, say researchers.
News Wrap: AWS Cryptojacking Worm, IBM Privacy Lawsuit and More
Threatpost editors discuss a cryptomining malware targeting AWS systems, a recent development in a lawsuit against the IBM-owned Weather Channel app, and more.
Post-Pandemic Digitalization: Building a Human-Centric Cybersecurity Strategy
COVID-19 won't be the last major disruption of its kind. Instead, it is a glimpse into what may be to come as digitalization continues to affect all aspects of our lives.Cryptominer Found Embedded in AWS Community AMI
Researchers advise Amazon Web Services users running Community Amazon Machine Images to verify them for potentially malicious code.
Former Uber CSO Charged With Paying ‘Hush Money’ in 2016 Breach Cover-Up
Joseph Sullivan allegedly paid off $100K to the hackers responsible for a 2016 data breach, which exposed PII of 57 million passengers and drivers.
Grandoreiro banking trojan impersonates Spain’s tax agency
Beware the tax bogeyman – there are tax scams aplenty
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MPs criticise privacy watchdog over NHS test-and-trace data
UK information commissioner ‘must ensure government uses public’s data safely and legally’
A cross-party group of more than 20 MPs has accused the UK’s privacy watchdog of failing to hold the government to account for its failures in the NHS coronavirus test-and-trace programme.
The MPs have urged Elizabeth Denham, the information commissioner, to demand that the government change the programme after it admitted failing to conduct a legally required impact assessment of its privacy implications.
Continue reading...University of Utah pays $457,000 to ransomware gang
University officials restored from backups, but they had to pay the ransomware gang to prevent them from leaking student data.Instacart discloses security incident caused by two contractors
Instacart says two employees at a third-party support vendor accessed "more shopper profiles than was necessary."Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems
Two recent reports on smart-locks vulnerabilities show that IoT vendors have a bigger job to do in ensuring their products are safely deployed and configured.Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems
Two recent reports on smart-locks vulnerabilities show that IoT vendors have a bigger job to do in ensuring their products are safely deployed and configured.Former Uber CSO charged for 2016 hack cover-up
DOJ officials say former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan lied to management about the security breach and paid hush money to the hackers.Former Uber CSO Charged in Hack Cover-up
The charges stem from a 2016 attack in which 57 million records were breached.IBM Settles Lawsuit Over Weather Channel App Data Privacy
The lawsuit alleged that the IBM-owned Weather Channel mobile app did not let users know it was selling their geolocation data.
