– www.scmagazine.com: As US takes sweeping action against Russia for years of hacking, industry skeptical of impact – www.darkreading.com: FBI Operation Remotely Removes Web Shells From Exchange Servers – www.bleepingcomputer.com: CISA gives federal agencies until Friday to patch Exchange servers – www.zdnet.com: Google Project Zero testing 30-day grace period on bug details to boost user…

This past week had a bunch of large scale hits with potentially 700 million people being hacked (not all this week, some as early as 2019). – thehill.com: Major DC insurance provider hacked by ‘foreign cybercriminals’ – www.bleepingcomputer.com: North Korean hackers use new Vyveva malware to attack freighters – www.darkreading.com: LinkedIn Phishing Ramps Up With…

Lots happening this week, as I welcome in my new students to this term. Solarwinds fall out still happening, along with changes at the company, multi university hacks reported, North Korea is still being tricky, another water treatment plan was hacked (although in the past), Ubiquity has a whistle blower, and Space X encrypted their…

Taking a break from the reoccuing nightmare that is cybersecurity, and doing a quick high level overview of teaching cybersecurity, specifically my class. Which happens to start back up on 6 April 2021. — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app — Send in a voice message:…

– www.zdnet.com: Mimecast reveals source code theft in SolarWinds hack – www.bleepingcomputer.com: CISA releases new SolarWinds malicious activity detection tool – www.zdnet.com: Microsoft investigates potential ties between partner security firm, Exchange Server attack code lea – arstechnica.com: Exchange servers first compromised by Chinese hackers hit with ransomware – www.bleepingcomputer.com: FBI: Over $4.2 billion officially lost…

This week focused heavily on the hack of 2021, at least 10 APTs are exploiting Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities across the globe, oh and 150,000 security cameras were also breached… – www.cyberscoop.com: At least 10 APT hacking groups have exploited Exchange Server bugs, ESET warns – www.cyberscoop.com: Amid widespread Exchange Server attacks, Microsoft issues patch…

– www.scmagazine.com: China’s new cyber tactic: targeting critical infrastructure – www.forbes.com: Hackers Break Into ‘Biochemical Systems’ At Oxford University Lab Studying Covid-19 – arstechnica.com: Hard-coded key vulnerability in Logix PLCs has severity score of 10 out of 10 – www.theregister.com: Chinese businessman plotted with GE insider to steal transistor secrets, say Feds – www.darkreading.com: Microsoft…

– www.bleepingcomputer.com: Federal Reserve nationwide outage impacts US banking system – www.bleepingcomputer.com: TD Bank suffered systemwide banking outage, services now recovered – www.scmagazine.com: ThreatNeedle malware tied to year-long North Korean espionage campaign against global defense industry – www.cyberscoop.com: Plane-maker Bombardier discloses breach after stolen data surfaces – threatpost.com: Mysterious Silver Sparrow Malware Found Nesting on…

– www.bleepingcomputer.com: Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers downloaded Azure, Exchange source code – www.cyberscoop.com: White House warns SolarWinds breach cleanup will take time – threatpost.com: Florida Water Plant Hack: Leaked Credentials Found in Breach Database – www.zdnet.com: Singtel hit by third-party vendor’s security breach, customer data may be leaked – statescoop.com: Washington state looks to consolidate cybersecurity…

This week we go after Critical Infrastructure hacks, the majority of windows computers have likely had a vulnerability for over a decade, and 60 million in bitcoin may be locked away forever – www.vice.com: Hacker Tried to Poison Florida City’s Water Supply, Police Say – www.wired.com: A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City’s Water…