The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued several security updates: Cisco Releases Security Update for Cisco Secure Web Appliance | CISA Here is the notice about the important Apple updates: Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products | CISA
Ransomware highlights
I do not want you to think ransomware has gone away whilst I am on leave – here are a few of the biggest ransomware stories of the week from Bleeping Computers: Argentina’s Judiciary of Córdoba hit by PLAY ransomware attack (bleepingcomputer.com) BlackByte ransomware gang is back with new extortion …
Because It’s Friday – Janet Jackson cyber threat!
In a week where I can quote Stan Lee, in the context of cyber security, here is one of the weirdest technology stories we have featured in our “Because It’s Friday” segment. Janet Jackson music video given CVE for crashing laptops • The Register The threat has a CVE listing …
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Data wiping malware spreading beyond the Ukraine Russia conflict region
Data wiping malware has been deployed continuously during the the Ukraine Russia conflict – research is now showing that it is reaching targets in other regions: Use of wipers expanding beyond Ukraine to 24 countries – The Record by Recorded Future Malware seen in the wild includes WhisperKill, WhisperGate, HermeticWiper, …
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Your security keys are supposed to be secret – don’t copy and paste them from the internet
Here is another car security story, but this time it appears it is laziness or carelessness: Software dev cracks Hyundai encryption with Google search • The Register
