News of the Week for 12 September 2020

Hacking the Election, Banks, Schools, and Semiconductors…all this week.

www.wired.com: Hackers Are Hitting US Campaign Targets Again

www.cnet.com: Phones for low-income users hacked before they’re turned on

www.bleepingcomputer.com: Netwalker ransomware hits Argentinian government,

www.politico.eu: Facebook to stop moving data from EU to US

www.bleepingcomputer.com: Netwalker ransomware hits Pakistan’s largest private power utility

threatpost.com: Bluetooth Bug Opens Devices

www.bleepingcomputer.com: SunCrypt Ransomware shuts down North Carolina school district

www.darkreading.com: Ransomware Attacks Disrupt School Reopenings

www.bbc.com: Newcastle University cyber attack ‘to take weeks to fix’

www.darkreading.com: Zoom Brings 2FA to All Users

www.zdnet.com: Chilean bank shuts down following ransomware attack

www.reuters.com: Israel’s Tower Semi halts some operations after cyber attack

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