CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Media Websites Under Attack The Portuguese Expresso newspaper and SIC TV stations were both the victims of a ransomware attack last week. The Lapsus$ group has taken credit for the attack, defacing the hacked websites with their ransomware demands. The Jerusalem Post of Israel also[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Spidey Crypto Miners Spider-Man: No Way Home is still the number 1 movie in cinemas right now and is on its way to being one of the top all-time grossing movies in the US. Because demand to watch the movie is so high, some are[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   The Log4j Headache A year ago, almost to the day, we discussed the Solarwinds hack, which was rocking the cybersecurity landscape at the time. Sadly, this Christmas we are discussing the very serious Log4j vulnerabilities, which are also causing major headaches. 1st Vulnerability  The vulnerability[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Volvo Hit with Ransomware Attack Volvo Cars confirmed that the company was the victim of a ransomware attack. The stolen data seems to be from Research and Development, and no customer information was accessed. The Snatch ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack and published[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Planned Parenthood Ransomed Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles revealed that they were the victim of a ransomware attack in October. Patient information from approximately 400,000 of their clients was stolen during the attack, but the identity of the threat actors remains unknown. Planned Parenthood LA[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   CISA Christmas Warning The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is reminding businesses that cyber criminals are not taking the Christmas holidays off.  They have noticed that attacks are occurring on holidays and weekends when offices are normally closed. The FBI and CISA do not have[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Rise in Cyber Attacks from Iran CISA and Microsoft are warning administrators to be on high alert following a recent spate of cyber-attacks launched by Iranian-backed hacking groups. The ATP groups are looking to exploit common vulnerabilities relating to older versions of Fortinet FortiOS and[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News FBI LEEP Hacked The FBI’s Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal was hacked last week, which resulted in false FBI warnings being sent to over 100,000 mailboxes. The spam email claimed that the recipients’ networks were compromised and data was stolen as part of a sophisticated chain attack[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News McLaren Hit by Phishing Scam Darktrace revealed that McLaren (one of their customers) was hit with a phishing scam last year. Several high-value employees with access to confidential information were targeted and fell victim to phishing emails. They did not give details about the extent of[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Squid Game Phishing Scam The cybersecurity firm Proofpoint is warning the public to be aware of a phishing scam being spread by the hacking group TA575. Claiming to be associated with the Netflix show, the group sends various emails asking unsuspecting victims to fill out[…]