CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News The Ukrainian and Russian Cyber War Russia on the Offensive Before Russian troops on the ground invaded Ukraine’s borders, they had already started their assault on Ukraine’s cyberinfrastructure with DDOS attacks. Since Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin ordered the military’s mobilization, Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team noticed[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Hackers target Teams Security researchers at Avanan have warned that since January, hackers are using compromised Microsoft Teams accounts to spread malware. These accounts, most likely compromised during phishing campaigns, are used to send trojans to others users within Teams, which will allow attackers to[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Beware of Crypto Romance Scams The Federal Trade Commission revealed that romance scams yielded $1.3 billion in 2021. These are scams where a fake love interest will target a victim, and after gaining their trust, ask them to contribute to an investment opportunity. With the[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Cyber Espionage at News Corp News Corp, the company that owns the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and the Dow Jones, confirmed in an SEC filing that they were hit with a cyberattack in January. One of their cloud-based systems from a third-party[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Qubit Pleads with Hackers The DeFi platform, Qubit Finance, was hit with a cyberattack last week and the hacker was able to make away with over $80 million in cryptocurrency. Qubit confirmed that they are tracking the stolen funds and are in contact with the[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Serious Exploit in Dark Souls 3 A serious RCE vulnerability has been discovered in the Dark Souls 3 game, which most likely affects all of FromSoftware’s other games when played on PC online. A hacker could use the vulnerability to take control of another player’s[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Omicron News Used to Spread Malware Cybercriminals are using Omicron’s dominance of the news cycle to distribute Redline malware. These threat actors have sent COVID-themed emails to people in at least 12 countries worldwide, which contain the malware. If opened, the malware steals all of[…]

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[…]