CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Twitter Breach Affects 5 Million Accounts Twitter’s platform had a vulnerability that allowed a hacker called “devil” to illegitimately extract information for 5.4 million users on the platform. The hacker is selling the information for $30,000, which includes phone numbers and email addresses for Twitter[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Hacking Hondas Security researchers found a security flaw called Rolling-PWN in many modern Honda models. This vulnerability causes replay attacks, where hackers can intercept the codes from the keyfob to the car, and allow many of these vehicles to be unlocked or started remotely. Various[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Disneyland’s Socials Hacked Disneyland’s Instagram account was compromised by a self-proclaimed “super hacker” going by the name David Do. He got control of the account and made a series of racially offensive posts on the platform directed at the company’s African American employees. Disney regained[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   AMD Extorted by RansomHouse Having previously extorted Shoprite, RansomHouse claimed AMD as their most recent victim. The group says they were able to get their hands on over 450 gigabytes of AMD’s data because their employees use very weak security practices. AMD has not yet[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Flagstar Bank Breach The Michigan-based bank disclosed that its systems were compromised in December 2021 and the personal information of more than 1.5 million of its customers was exposed. There hasn’t been any indication that the information has been misused so far, but the bank[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Shoprite Extorted The largest supermarket chain in Africa was struck by a cyberattack attack last week. Shoprite notified customers that their personal information was compromised in the attack, but not their financial or bank account information. A new extortion group called RansomHouse was behind the[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Ransomware Attack on Palermo The capital of the Italian island of Sicily, Palermo, was the target of a ransomware attack last week that caused major disruptions to all of the city’s public services and websites. The Vice Society Ransomware Group was behind the attack, as[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   SpiceJet Hacked SpiceJet had its I.T. systems hit by a ransomware attack last week. The Indian budget airline confirmed the attack was mostly contained at this point, but the breach resulted in numerous flight delays, along with instances of passengers being stuck inside planes for[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Ransomware Attack on World’s Largest Financial Newspaper The Nikkei company’s headquarters in Singapore was hit by a ransomware attack earlier this month.  The financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding 3 million, disclosed that the scope of the attack is being accessed, but customer information[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Cyber Attack Closes College after 157 Years Lincoln College, located in central Illinois, will shut down at the end of the spring semester. The predominantly Black institution survived many challenging times, such as a campus fire in 1912 and the Spanish flu of 1918. The[…]