📨 Latest issue of my curated #cybersecurity and #infosec list of resources for week #21/2023 is out! It includes, but not only:
‣ 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 #NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with #Facebook without consent
‣ ☁️ Severe Flaw in #Google Cloud's Cloud #SQL Service Exposed Confidential Data
‣ 🇨🇭 💰 US govt contractor #ABB confirms #ransomware attack, data theft
‣ 🦠 🤖 #Predator: Looking under the hood of Intellexa’s #Android spyware
‣ 🇦🇿 🇦🇲 Hacking in a war zone: #Pegasus#spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
‣ 🦠 🎮 Dark Frost #Botnet Launches Devastating #DDoS Attacks on Gaming Industry
‣ 🇷🇺 🦠 Mysterious #malware designed to cripple industrial systems linked to #Russia
‣ 🇧🇷 🇵🇹 ‘Operation Magalenha’ targets credentials of 30 Portuguese #banks
‣ 🩹 #GitLab 'strongly recommends' patching max severity flaw ASAP
‣ 🇮🇷 🇮🇱 Iranian hackers use new #Moneybird ransomware to attack Israeli orgs
‣ 🇺🇦 Cyber Attacks Strike #Ukraine's State Bodies in Espionage Operation
‣ 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 Chinese state hackers infect critical infrastructure throughout the US and Guam
‣ 🐍 👨🏻⚖️ #PyPI was subpoenaed
‣ 🇰🇵 🦠 N. Korean #Lazarus Group Targets #Microsoft IIS Servers to Deploy Espionage Malware
‣ 🦠 🤖 Data Stealing Malware Discovered in Popular Android Screen Recorder App
‣ 🇩🇪 Arms maker Rheinmetall confirms #BlackBasta ransomware attack
‣ 🦠 New ‘GoldenJackal’ APT Targets Middle East, South Asia Governments
‣ 🇺🇸 🇰🇵 Treasury Department sanctions entities tied to North Korean IT scams, hacking
‣ 🇺🇸 📰 Cuba ransomware claims #cyberattack on Philadelphia Inquirer
‣ 🇺🇸 🏥 After ransomware attack, state’s second-largest health insurer says patient data stolen
‣ 🇯🇵 🇮🇳 🏍️ #Suzuki motorcycle plant shut down by cyber attack
‣ 🇺🇸 🪖 #Pentagon explosion hoax goes viral after verified #Twitter accounts push
‣ 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 #Meta Fined Record $1.3 Billion and Ordered to Stop Sending European User Data to US
‣ 🦠 🎬 Cloned #CapCut websites push information stealing malware
‣ 🇰🇷 🇺🇸 Warning: #Samsung Devices Under Attack! New Security Flaw Exposed
‣ 🍏 #Apple fixes three new zero-days exploited to hack iPhones, Macs
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Tech SEO Tips this week discusses URLs to include in your XML sitemaps, plus developing customised SEO strategies from 🌈 Petra Kis-Herczegh, stealing your competitors’ featured snippets with ChatGPT by Tony Hill, a UGC SEO Playbook by Tory Gray & much more.
📨 Latest issue of my curated #cybersecurity and #infosec list of resources for week #19/2023 is out! It includes, but not only:
‣ New Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Lets Cybercriminals Generate Convincing #Phishing Pages
‣ #Netgear Routers' Flaws Expose Users to #Malware, Remote Attacks, and Surveillance
‣ 🇮🇹 🏎️ #WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposed #Ferrari Website to Hackers
‣ 🇯🇵 🚗 #Toyota Japan exposed data on millions of vehicles for a decade
‣ 📨 #Microsoft patches bypass for recently fixed Outlook zero-click bug
‣ 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 IRS gives #Ukraine tools to expose Russian oligarchs hiding riches in #crypto exchanges
‣ 🇨🇭 Multinational tech firm #ABB hit by Black Basta #ransomware attack
‣ 🐥 #Twitter Finally Rolling Out Encrypted Direct Messages — Starting with Verified Users
‣ 🇺🇸 Cybersecurity firm #Dragos discloses cybersecurity incident, extortion attempt
‣ 🇰🇵 North Korean hackers breached major hospital in Seoul to steal data
‣ 🇺🇸 #Google Now Lets US Users Search #DarkWeb for Their Gmail ID
‣ 🇺🇸 #IBM Delivers Roadmap for Transition to Quantum-safe #Cryptography
‣ 🇪🇸 Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring
‣ 🇺🇸 Microsoft #PatchTuesday: 40 Vulnerabilities, 2 Zero-Days
‣ 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of the Snake Malware Network Controlled by #Russia's Federal Security Service
‣ 🇺🇸 Feds seize 13 more DDoS-for-hire platforms in ongoing international crackdown
‣ #MSI Data Breach: Private Code Signing Keys Leaked on the Dark Web
‣ 🇮🇷 Microsoft: Iranian hacking groups join #Papercut attack spree
📚 This week's recommended reading is: "The Pentester BluePrint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker" by @phillipwylie and @crowgirl
Tech SEO Tips Newsletter this week has a detailed discussion on Google’s generative AI experience and what it means for us as SEOs, plus Rich snippets prevalence from STAT Search Analytics, Optimising for People Also Ask from Melissa Popp additional details from Google on SGE and much more.
📨 Latest issue of my curated #cybersecurity and #infosec list of resources for week #18/2023 is out! It includes, but not only:
‣ 🇷🇺 🇫🇷 Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Downing of French Senate Website
‣ New #Android FluHorse #malware steals your passwords, 2FA codes
‣ 🇰🇵 Kimsuky hackers use new recon tool to find security gaps
‣ Why Robot Vacuums Have Cameras (and What to Know About Them)
‣ Researchers Discover 3 Vulnerabilities in #Microsoft#Azure API Management Service
‣ #Cisco phone adapters vulnerable to RCE attacks, no fix available
‣ 🇺🇸 Coming to DEF CON 31: Hacking AI models
‣ 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian hackers use #WinRAR to wipe #Ukraine state agency’s data
‣ #Facebook disrupts new #NodeStealer information-stealing malware
‣ 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 Russian national charged for role in stolen credit card verification scheme
‣ 🇺🇸 Court Rules in Favor of Merck in $1.4 Billion Insurance Claim Over #NotPetya Cyberattack
‣ 💸 When it comes to online scams, ‘#ChatGPT is the new #crypto’
‣ #Google starts rolling out passkey support for Google Accounts
‣ 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 FBI seizes 9 crypto exchanges used to launder #ransomware payments
‣ 🇪🇺 288 #darkweb vendors arrested in major marketplace seizure
‣ 🇰🇷 #Samsung Bans Staff’s AI Use After Spotting ChatGPT Data Leak
‣ 🎙️ Decipher Security Podcast: @Weld and @spacerog
‣ 🇷🇺 New ‘Lobshot’ hVNC Malware Used by Russian Cybercriminals
‣ T-Mobile discloses second #databreach since the start of 2023
‣ 🇻🇳 Vietnamese Threat Actor Infects 500,000 Devices Using 'Malverposting' Tactics
‣ 🇮🇷 ‘BouldSpy’ Android Malware Used in Iranian Government Surveillance Operations
‣ 🇺🇦 Hackers use fake ‘Windows Update’ guides to target Ukrainian govt
The newsletter for April is out! Filled with news, activities and a spectacular gallery of Featured images.
This issue has news related to SDGs 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16.
📨 Latest issue of my curated #cybersecurity and #infosec list of resources for week #17/2023 is out! It includes, but not only:
‣ Hackers target vulnerable #Veeam#backup servers exposed online
‣ #FBI queries for Americans’ digital data drops, yet advocates for surveillance reform remain undeterred
‣ #OpenAI: #ChatGPT Back in #Italy After Meeting Watchdog Demands
‣ Many Public #Salesforce Sites are Leaking Private Data
‣ #NIST CSF 2.0 Core discussion draft released, stakeholder feedback invited
‣ #Paperbug Attack: New Politically-Motivated Surveillance Campaign in #Tajikistan
‣ #Linux version of RTM Locker #ransomware targets #VMware ESXi servers
‣ New Atomic #macOS info-stealing #malware targets 50 crypto wallets
‣ #Google Gets Court Order to Take Down #CryptBot That Infected Over 670,000 Computers
‣ #Telegram restricted in #Brazil after refusal to supply user data to authorities
‣ #Cisco discloses XSS zero-day flaw in server management tool
‣ Ukrainian arrested for selling data of 300M people to Russians
‣ Hackers are breaking into AT&T email accounts to steal #cryptocurrency
‣ #Accenture, #IBM, #Mandiant join Elite Cyber Defenders Program to secure critical infrastructure
‣ ATT&CK v13 April Updates
‣ New Data Sharing Platform Serves as Early Warning System for #OTSecurity Threats
‣ North Korean Hackers Target Mac Users With New ‘#RustBucket’ Malware
‣ New All-in-One "#EvilExtractor" Stealer for #Windows Systems Surfaces on the Dark Web
📚 This week's recommended book is: "This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race" by Nicole Perlroth
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