Professor CyberRisk

News of the Week for 28 November 2020

The Managed.com hack impacts local governments, Google adding E2EE to RCS, and Manchester United was hacked, all this week Links to the Stories – www.securityweek.com: Attack on Vendor Affects Website of Arizona Court System – arstechnica.com: Google is testing end-to-end encryption in Android Messages – www.europol.europa.eu: Over 2 000 Participants from 132 Countries Logged on…

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News of the Week for 21 November 2020

Capcom did lose customer data, Russia and North Korea going after COVID-19 research, and 28 million had information stolen in Texas. – www.bleepingcomputer.com: Capcom confirms data breach after gamers’ data stolen in cyberattack – arstechnica.com: Hackers sponsored by Russia and North Korea are targeting COVID-19 researchers – threatpost.com: Food-Supply Giant Americold Admits Cyberattack – thehill.com:…

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News of the Week for 14 November 2020

So much Health Care news its astounding – healthitsecurity.com: ‘Security Threat’ Forces Hendrick Health to EHR Downtime Procedures – www.zdnet.com: Australian government warns of possible ransomware attacks on health sector – www.securityweek.com: Encryption Vulnerabilities Allow Hackers to Take Control of Schneider Electric PLCs – threatpost.com: Millions of Hotel Guests Worldwide Caught Up in Mass Data…

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News of the Week for 7 November 2020

– www.securityweek.com: U.S. Says Iranian Hackers Accessed Voter Information – www.securityweek.com: Guard Cyber Team to Help Respond to Hospitals Cyberattack – chathamjournal.com: Chatham County government experienced cybersecurity attack on October 28 – arstechnica.com: The feds just seized Silk Road’s $1 billion stash of bitcoin – www.securityweek.com: Private Prison Operator GEO Group Discloses Data Breach. –…

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News of the Week for 31 October 2020

Medical systems still underweight, COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacture Hacked, Elections hacked with Ransomeware, Louisiana calls in the National Guard for help, and an insider threat, all this week closing out Cybersecurity Awareness Month – threatpost.com: 2 More Hospitals Hit by Growing Wave of Ransomware Attacks, As Feds Issue Warning – www.bleepingcomputer.com: Montreal’s STM public transport system…

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News of the Week for 24 October 2020

The EU goes after the GRU, a plan for the supply chain, schools still under siege, phishing burn out, and our sweet, sweet coffee gets hacked, all this week. –www.scmagainze.com BN Cyber Attack calls into question business segmentation-www.darkreading.com Flurry of warnings highlight cyber threats to us elections – www.cyberscoop.com: EU slaps sanctions on GRU leader,…

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News of the Week for 17 October 2020

Carnival makes it official, Magento holes patched, Congress cares about the UHS hack, and International governments are looking for way around encryption, all this week – www.bleepingcomputer.com: Largest cruise line operator Carnival confirms ransomware data theft – threatpost.com: Critical Magento Holes Open Online Shops to Code Execution – www.scmagazine.com: Here are the questions Congress asks…

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News of the Week for 10 October 2020

Hospitals pay ransom in bitcoin, illegitimate news sites, clinical trials were hacked, so as the UN, and an ISP Apologies, all this week. – www.uhsinc.com: Statement from Universal Health Services: Updated Monday, October 5, 2020, 12:30 PM ET – www.zdnet.com: Microsoft’s Azure AD authentication outage: What went wrong – www.bleepingcomputer.com: New Jersey hospital paid ransomware…

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News of the Week for 3 October 2020

A Microsoft Major outrage, 911 went down, the 2nd Largest HIPPA penalty ever, Russian Hacker goes to Jail, and a Teenager hacked a school all this week. – arstechnica.com: Paying ransomware demands could land you in hot water – home.treasury.gov: Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments – www.reuters.com: Universal Health Services says…

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News of the Week for 26 September 2020

Ransomeware attacks on federal contractors, Iranian Dissidents targeted, the Dark Overload pleads guilty..and an 10 out of 10 vulnerability in windows all this week. Links to all the Stories – www.zdnet.com: CISA says a hacker breached a federal agency – www.wired.com: 179 Arrested in Massive Global Dark Web Takedown – www.theregister.com: Contractor convicted of pinching…

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