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Social Engineering Takes Center Stage Amid COVID-19 Sitreps as Cyber Scams Reach Pandemic Proportions

30 March 2020 Gate 15

With multiple COVID-19 updates per day from myriad sources, scammers are predictably using every conceivable (and even inconceivable) lure to hide their cyber attacks in plain sight.

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Social Engineering: It’s Never About the Security, It’s About the People

12 October 2017 Gate 15

By Jennifer Kazy If you are a Doctor Who fan, you likely recognize the title used for this post in…

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FC Dallas shuts down soccer training after postive COVID-19 test 4 June 2020
upi.com - June 4 (UPI) -- The return of the Major League Soccer season hit a roadblock after FC Dallas suspended its training sessions after one of their players tested positive for the coronavirus. FC Dallas …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268534985880940544
SPFL and Sky to create ‘virtual season tickets’ for new Premiership campaign 4 June 2020
thestadiumbusiness.com - The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has teamed up with broadcast partner Sky Sports to offer fans of Premiership clubs a ‘virtual season ticket’ for closed doors matches held during the …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268534972564062209
A 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia 4 June 2020
albawaba.com - An official from Indonesia's state intelligence agency wears a helmet equipped to measure the body temperature of people at the venue of a rapid test for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Surabaya on June …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268533188994969602
New Report Claims Huawei Hushed Up Iran Business Links 4 June 2020
infosecurity-magazine.com - Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is under pressure again after a report revealed new documents which apparently show a concerted attempt to cover-up its links with a ‘partner’ business in Iran…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268531472685764609
90-Day Security Plan Progress Report: June 3 - Zoom Blog 4 June 2020
blog.zoom.us - As we continue on our 90-day plan to improve the security and privacy of our platform, this week’s “Ask Eric Anything” webinar focused on recent product security updates, including the successful rol…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268531146733883392
Netwalker ransomware continues assault on US colleges, hits UCSF 4 June 2020
bleepingcomputer.com - The Netwalker Ransomware operators claim to have successfully attacked the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), stolen unencrypted data, and encrypted their computers. UCSF is a research un…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268531000243560448
San Francisco retirement program SFERS suffers data breach 4 June 2020
bleepingcomputer.com - The San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) has suffered a data breach after an unauthorized person gained access to a database hosted in a test environment. SFERS manages the benefits pro…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268530557291552772
Large-scale attack tries to steal configuration files from WordPress sites 4 June 2020
zdnet.com - Hackers have launched a massive campaign against WordPress websites over the past weekend, attacking old vulnerabilities in unpatched plugins to download configuration files from WordPress sites. The…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268530508490825734
Tropical Storm Cristobal Public Advisory 4 June 2020
nhc.noaa.gov - 932 WTNT33 KNHC 041132 TCPAT3 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Cristobal Intermediate Advisory Number 11A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL032020 700 AM CDT Thu Jun 04 2020 ...CRISTOBAL CONTINUES TO P…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268528313028444160
Cristobal could approach U.S. coast as hurricane this weekend 4 June 2020
upi.com - June 4 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Cristobal, the third named tropical system of the Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall in southeastern Mexico early Wednesday and is forecast to continue lashing th…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268528070308347905
Facebook and Instagram ‘mistakenly’ blocked #sikh for months 4 June 2020
engadget.com - Thanks for your patience today. We investigated this issue and found that these hashtags were mistakenly blocked on March 7th following a report that was inaccurately reviewed by our teams. — Instagr…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268528019787964419
Armed Counterprotesters Are Menacing BLM Rallies Across America 4 June 2020
thedailybeast.com - Protests and violence in large cities over the death of George Floyd have dominated national news networks. But in smaller towns across America, counter-protesters are showing up to monitor or harass…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268527682918236160
Heavily armed extremist movement gains traction 4 June 2020
cnn.com - Benjamin Ryan Teeter was at his home in Hampstead, N.C., when the call to action came. It was an alert from the heart of the raging protests in Minneapolis, posted on an online forum by a fellow memb…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268521999531495425
George Floyd Protests Updates: Memorials Planned as Nation Tries to Heal 4 June 2020
nytimes.com - It’s a Monday evening in Minneapolis. Police respond to a call about a man who allegedly used a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes. Seventeen minutes later, the man they are there to investigate …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268520710013685765
Protests large but peaceful after new charges in Floyd case 4 June 2020
apnews.com - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Demonstrations across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but mostly without the violence of previous nights on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for G…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268519163032723458
Protests eclipse pandemic, but White House fears resurgence 4 June 2020
apnews.com - WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Now fears are growing within the White House that the very thing that finally…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268519136226836481
George Floyd Death: All Four Ex-Officers Involved Now Charged, In Custody 4 June 2020
minnesota.cbslocal.com - MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — All four fired Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s death now face criminal charges, and all are in custody Wednesday. According to court records, Tou Thao, Tho…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268519125585932289
St Petersburg death tally casts doubt on Russian coronavirus figures 4 June 2020
theguardian.com - New mortality data from Russia’s second-largest city has reignited questions about whether the country’s official tally has discounted thousands of deaths tied to the coronavirus outbreak. St Petersb…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268518959801868289
Hong Kong braces as protesters plan to defy Tiananmen vigil ban 4 June 2020
theguardian.com - Hong Kong is bracing for another tense day as its legislature prepares to pass a controversial bill criminalising mockery of China’s national anthem, which coincides with the anniversary of the 1989 …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268518912737542145
Police: Well-coordinated thieves capitalize on protest chaos 4 June 2020
apnews.com - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police in a small San Francisco Bay Area community were about to help authorities in neighboring Oakland keep the peace during a protest when a more pressing crisis hit home: g…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1268518694965166081