CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Android Spyware Disguised as System Updates Most malware on Android devices resemble other apps, but there is a new form of spyware that appears as a system update. If the user is fooled by the malware, it connects the phone to a command-and-control server, where[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Acer Hit with Largest Ransom Ever Acer, the multinational Taiwanese computer company was hit with a ransomware attack by the REvil group. The group is demanding a $50 million ransom, which is the highest ever from a ransomware operator. Acer has not yet confirmed the[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Microsoft Exchange Servers under assault from hackers As various organizations lag in their efforts to patch their Exchange servers, the volume of attacks is increasing, as hackers attempt to take advantage of any organizations that may still be vulnerable. Microsoft has confirmed that a new[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Passenger Data Hacked from Airlines Worldwide SITA disclosed this week that their servers were hacked late in February. SITA provides IT and communications services to many airlines around the world, and it was their Passenger Service System servers that were compromised. SITA did not give[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Largest Private Ecuadorian Bank Hacked Banco Pichincha and Ecuador’s Ministry of Finance were both victims of a cyberattack last week, carried out by the Hotarus Corp hacking group. The group used different types of ransomware attacks to compromise organizations and steal sensitive information. The bank[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the latest Cybersecurity News   CD Project Red hacked The company that brought us hit games such has The Witcher 3 and CyberPunk 2077 was the victim of a ransomware attack. It appears the attack was done by a lesser-known ransomware group called HelloKitty. When CD Project disclosed the hack,[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the latest Cybersecurity News   Ransomware Extortion Payments Decline In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Coveware reported that ransomware payments had increased, mainly due to attackers targeting public sector organizations that were more willing to pay up. However, those payments have decreased in the 4th quarter of 2020 to $49,000[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the latest Cybersecurity News   SonicWall Exploit Detected in the Wild The NCC Group, an information assurance firm in the UK, has detected that the zero-day vulnerability disclosed by SonicWall is being used in the wild. The vulnerability affects SonicWall SMA 100 devices. NCC Group is working with SonicWall on[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the latest Cybersecurity News   Vishing Attacks on the Rise The FBI has warned businesses that there has been an increase in voice phishing attacks for American and internationally based employees. The social engineering attack has been used to trick employees into revealing their VPN and network credentials via a[…]