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  • Cybersecurity Snapshots #33 - Car Dealerships Need to Take Cybersecurity More Seriously
    Cybersecurity Snapshots #33 - Car Dealerships Need to Take Cybersecurity More Seriously
  • "Industry Sets Cyber Standards for Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Unmanned)"
    A trade association representing manufacturers of unmanned drones, cars, airplanes, boats, and other vehicles is collaborating with a cybersecurity firm to create voluntary security standards for the autonomous vehicles market. The Association for…
  • "Malware Floods npm and PyPI Registries in Supply-Chain Attacks"
    Sonatype researchers have discovered 186 malicious packages in the npm JavaScript library registry that infect Linux hosts with cryptocurrency mining applications. According to Sonatype, many of the packages published by the same pseudonymous npm account…
  • "Ransomware Gang Leaks Data Allegedly Stolen From Greek Gas Supplier"
    It has recently been discovered that the cybergang behind the Ragnar Locker ransomware has published more than 360 gigabytes of data allegedly stolen from Greece’s largest natural gas supplier Desfa.  Established in 2007 as a subsidiary of Depa (…
  • "WhatsApp-Spying Virus Found Infesting Knock-off Android Smartphones"
    At least four counterfeit Android smartphones with Trojan malware in the system partition that targets WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business messaging apps have been discovered by Doctor Web security researchers. These Trojans are designed to execute arbitrary…
  • "Hiding a Phishing Attack Behind the AWS Cloud"
    Cybercriminals are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to execute their attacks by slipping phishing emails past automated security scanners. Scammers are taking advantage of the ability to use an AWS service to build and host web pages using WordPress or…
  • "Data on California Prisons' Visitors, Staff, Inmates Exposed"
    California corrections officials recently stated that there was a potential exposure of medical information for employees and visitors who were tested for the coronavirus, although they have not found any improper use despite the data breach.  The…
  • "LockBit Ransomware Site Hit by DDoS Attack as Hackers Start Leaking Entrust Data"
    The leak website of the LockBit ransomware operation has been taken offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that appears to have been launched in response to the cybercriminals publishing data stolen from security company Entrust.  …
  • "FBI: Beware Residential IPs Hiding Credential Stuffing"
    The FBI is warning that cybercriminals are increasingly hijacking home IP addresses to hide credential stuffing activity and increase their chances of success.  Credential stuffing is a popular method of account takeover whereby attackers use large…
  • "Configuration Errors to Blame for 80% of Ransomware"
    Security researchers at Microsoft found that the vast majority (80%) of ransomware attacks can be traced back to common configuration errors in software and devices.  The researchers stated that ransomware attacks involve decisions based on…
  • "Media Firms Twice as Vulnerable as Cross-Sector Average"
    Security researchers at BlueVoyant have discovered that the percentage of media companies susceptible to compromise is double the figure across all other sectors.  The researchers found that 30% of media companies are exposed to compromise via…
  • "DDoS Attacks Jump 203 Percent, Patriotic Hacktivism Surges"
    According to a new Radware report, the number of malicious Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks increased by 203 percent in the first six months of 2021. The report also emphasizes how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shifted the threat landscape…