> 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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51% of Americans say their companies could have done more to increase cybersecurity during the pandemic
Pandemic has allowed malicious actors to industrialize
Next week (on March, 9th 2021) I will be speaking at the Hong Kong Information Security Summit 2021.
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I was invited to share my thoughts around protecting the modern (and remote) workplace. Of course, my talk is addressing this topic from a red teaming point of view. Conference details ar...
Security firm identifies more than 5000 affected global email servers
The CQC was targeted by nearly 60,000 malicious email attacks from December 2020 to February 2021
Each month we publish numerous new articles and known issues to the WatchGuard Knowledge Base. Here is the new content published in February:
Articles
Comcast SecurityEdge may prevent DNSWatch from monitoring or controlling DNS requests
Enable logging for subscription service dashboards
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Closed attitudes could be harming cybercrime fight, says Kaspersky
Report suggests major security fail from a familiar source
It is a truism in modern software development that a robust continuous integration (CI) system is necessary. But many projects suffer from CI that feels brittle, frustrates developers, and actively impedes development velocity. Why is this? What can you do to avoid the common CI pitfalls? Continuous...
Yet another zero-day also fixed in this month’s Patch Tuesday
Social media sites could be liable for damages if content is removed for “dubious or pretextual” reasons
Comms company asks UK government to slash VAT on cybersecurity products
Intelligent identity security company Sontiq acquires fintech provider Breach Clarity
Personal details of supporters of the Premier League side leaked on the official club site
Safeguards need to be established in the National Data Strategy
HackerOne reports a 63% rise in hackers submitting vulnerabilities in 2020
Steblyna will lead the product team at identity verification firm
Malicious dropper also loaded RAT onto victim devices
Research teams will try to make FHE calculations as fast as plaintext
Security agency urges users to be Cyber Aware