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Food Shortages at Dutch Supermarkets After Ransomware Outage

#Ransomware attack on a major supplier forced the IT to pull the plug on data systems and resulted as empty shelves on the stores of Netherlands’ largest supermarket chain. #cybersecurity

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14.4.2021

7 new social engineering tactics threat actors are using now

Social engineering is nothing new, but cyber criminals constantly develop new methods to watch out for, e.g.: 🌐 Typosquatting or lookalike domains 🎙️ Deepfake recordings 🔗 Malicious QR codes #cybersecurity

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14.4.2021

This Android malware hides as a System Update app to spy on you

A new, "sophisticated" spyware disguises itself as a System Update app and has complex capabilities otherwise too. This app was luckily still on a third-party repository (not official Play Store), but good to stay aware. #cybersecurity

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30.3.2021

FatFace sends controversial data breach email after ransomware attack

Clothing brand experienced a #ransomware attack, which resulted in the attackers being paid 2M$. A big uproar was caused by an odd breach notification message to data subjects, asking to "keep the message confidential". #cybersecurity

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30.3.2021

Fleeceware apps earned over $400 million on Android and iOS

Fleeceware = Apps w/ free trial (and no special functionality), after which they overcharge for subscriptions - even if the app is deleted. Research found 204 apps, w/ > 1 billion downloads & $400 million in revenue. #cybersecurity

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30.3.2021

CompuCom MSP expects over $20M in losses after ransomware attack

Costs of CompuCom #ransomware attack: Downtime for customers: -5M $ System recovery and "repair": -10M $ Cyber insurance is expected to "possibly cover a portion". #cybersecurity

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30.3.2021

Manufacturing Firms Learn Cybersecurity the Hard Way

🏭 Manufacturing firms have become a top target of cybercriminals. 61% of smart factories have had a cybersecurity incident, 3/4 of those taking production offline. Lacking collab between IT and OT seen as problem. #cybersecurity

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30.3.2021

Ongoing Office 365-themed phishing campaign targets executives, assistants, financial departments

MS 365 -themed phishing is constantly active. Initially an access to any email account of an employee / partner is pursued. Sensitive info in this account is then utilized to create more credible “lures” to swin upstream. #cybersecurity

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23.3.2021

Only 14% of domains worldwide truly protected from spoofing with DMARC enforcement

DMARC is a vendor-neutral authentication protocol that allows email domain owners to protect their domain from unauthorized use, or "spoofing". Without DMARC enforcement spoofing is 4.75x more likely. #cybersecurity

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23.3.2021