> TODAY'S SUMMARY (14 articles)
Today's cybersecurity news highlights several significant threats and trends. A major cyberattack on French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa resulted in fraudulent transactions totaling $133 million, emphasizing the risks associated with third-party service providers. Scammers are increasingly impersonating trusted brands in fake gift card schemes, collecting personal information from unsuspecting consumers. The rise of IoT vulnerabilities is underscored by recent hacks affecting critical infrastructure, such as blood labs and grocery stores. Additionally, vulnerabilities in SonicWall's SonicOS have been exploited, prompting CISA to add these to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Developers are also reminded of security best practices, as sensitive credentials were found exposed in public GitHub repositories.
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The indictment claimed that Alla Witte helped to develop code related to the control, deployment and payments of ransomware
Ransomware has led to the loss of student coursework, school financial records and data relating to COVID-19 testing
Each month we publish numerous new articles and known issues to the WatchGuard Knowledge Base. Here is the new content published in May:
Articles
Apple iOS clients show security warning when they connect to WPA/WPA2 mixed encryption networks
AuthPoint does not sync users from Active Directory
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Department of Justice says ransomware attacks to be prioritized similarly to terrorist strikes
American parents prioritize internet safety education ahead of sexual safety awareness
Leverage a bug in the AWS API to enumerate permissions for a role without logging to CloudTrail and alerting the Blue Team.
US entities barred from investing in PRC companies with alleged defense and surveillance tech links
Alert overload and legacy tooling cited as major DevSecOps challenges
Many argue that the cyber and technology landscape has changed substantially since the act was introduced in 1990
Cyber-attacks using DNS channels have grown in volume and cost throughout the pandemic
The attack compromised three computer systems belonging to New York's Metropolitan Transporation Authority's (MTA).
Cyber-criminals take over Scottish tourism site and flood it with pornographic adware
Parents of vanished boy reach partial settlement in Facebook chat group cyber-bullying case
US companies urged to take ransomware threat more seriously after deluge of cyber-attacks
The company is investigating possible unauthorized access and has partially shut down its servers
The deal will see STG acquire FireEye’s network, email, endpoint and cloud security products
Current CEO Michael Cote will retire on September 3, 2021, following nearly 20 years at the company.
Wednesday's attack is the latest cyber assault affecting logistics and services in the U.S.
Four out of five security leaders suffered a breach in the past 12 months
The FBI said it would be working to bring the REvil group to justice for the hack on JBS