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FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

InfraGard is an FBI program for #cybersecurity threat info sharing with private sector, designed for key industry people. ⚠️ Now user db for InfraGard was breached, incl. names and contact information for tens of thousands of members.

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16.12.2022

New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine

New devious #ransomware schemes: 🏥 Targeting healthcare web consultations by sending them booby-trapped medical records for the “patient” 📥 Carefully "forging" inboxes of company execs to imply they were involved in insider trading

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9.12.2022

Hacking cars remotely with just their VIN

#Cybersecurity researcher finds that your car's (e.g. Hyundai, Nissan, Honda) mobile app may allow hackers to remotely unlock, turn on the engine or honk the horn. ➡️ See details of exploiting vulnerabilities to bypass authorisation

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9.12.2022

Fantasy – a new Agrius wiper deployed through a supply‑chain attack

⚠️ Agrius is an Iran-aligned #cybercrime group, targeting victims e.g. in Israel and the UAE. They launched a supply-chain attack abusing Israeli software to deploy a wiper malware to numerous customer organizations. Attack details >>

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9.12.2022

SIM swapper sent to prison for 2FA cryptocurrency heist of over $20m

Florida man, part of #cybercrime gang, stole 20 M$ from crypto wallets utilizing SIM swapping, sentenced to 18mo and to pay back earnings. ⚠️ SIM-swap problems are why e.g. many authorities no longer recommend using SMS-based 2FA.

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9.12.2022

Gangs of cybercriminals are expanding across Africa, investigators say

#Cybercrime growing fast in Africa, driven by internet use growth and opportunities due to economic crisis. 🚨 In Nov. police seized 70 members & 50 properties linked to Black Axe gang operating in South Africa, Nigeria and Ivory Coast.

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2.12.2022

Black Basta Gang Deploys Qakbot Malware in Aggressive Cyber Campaign

Qakbot #malware now used actively to attack companies. Starts with phishing, ends in ransomware. ⚠️ "Attacks are swift, with ransomware deployed in less than half a day after obtaining domain admin privileges in under two hours."

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2.12.2022

Majority of US Defense Contractors Not Meeting Basic Cybersecurity Requirements

US DoD introduced new #cybersecurity framework CMMC, that contractors must pass to bid for contracts. ⚠️ There's work to be done - now only 13% of contractors are at "good enough" compliance level (CMMC coming into force next year).

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2.12.2022

$275M Fine for Meta After Facebook Data Scrape

Authorities fine Meta 275M€ and require #cybersecurity changes. 👉 Data protection by design and default was inadequate, as threat actors were able to use "data scraping" to exfiltrate massive amounts of collated personal user data.

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2.12.2022