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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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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cybersecurity, preparedness, social engineering

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Iranian hacker group becomes first known APT to weaponize DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) 5 August 2020
zdnet.com - Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today's security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions -- or even billions -- of dollars at risk when information security…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290989213484228610
Vulnerable perimeter devices: a huge attack surface 5 August 2020
bleepingcomputer.com - With the increase of critical gateway devices deployed to support off-premise work, companies across the world have to adapt to a new threat landscape where perimeter and remote access devices are no…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290989200972677129
NetWalker Ransomware Rakes in $29M Since March 5 August 2020
threatpost.com - The NetWalker ransomware has been around for about a year, but it has really made a name for itself in 2020, racking up around $29 million in extortion gains just since March. First detected in Augus…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290988157341753344
FBI: Networks exposed to attacks due to Windows 7 end of life 5 August 2020
bleepingcomputer.com - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned private industry partners of increased security risks impacting computer network infrastructure because of devices still running Windows 7 af…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290988023933554688
Suspicious Canon outage leads to image.canon data loss 5 August 2020
bleepingcomputer.com - Canon's image.canon cloud storage service has resumed operations after an almost six-day outage that led to data loss for stored images and videos. Image.canon is a cloud storage service that allows …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290987973857681420
Michigan's Largest Healthcare Provider Phished Again 5 August 2020
infosecurity-magazine.com - Michigan's largest healthcare provider has warned around 6,000 patients that their data may have been exposed following a cyber-attack. The cybersecurity incident is the second phishing-related data …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290987745729445891
Here's the NSA's advice for reducing the exposure of cellphone location data 5 August 2020
cyberscoop.com - Take it from the experts: There is no way to fully eliminate the risk that a mobile device is exposing location data to somebody trying to track it, but there are ways to limit what leaks and why. Th…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290987696987545600
WastedLocker Ransomware “Most Sophisticated Attack” Outside Nation State Use 5 August 2020
infosecurity-magazine.com - Ransomware can be better dealt with, if security teams have a better and clear view of suspect behavior on the network. Speaking to Infosecurity, Sophos chief product officer Dan Schiappa and princip…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290986890250911744
WastedLocker ransomware abuses Windows feature to evade detection 5 August 2020
bleepingcomputer.com - The WastedLocker ransomware is abusing a Windows memory management feature to evade detection by security software. Before we get to how WastedLocker is evading detection, it is necessary to understa…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290986817102270464
Twitter Attack by Manipulated Insiders 5 August 2020
exabeam.com - Do you know everyone who has access to your business’s systems? The recent Twitter hack has many cybersecurity teams taking a closer look at who has access to their systems. In mid-July, dozens of hi…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290985932930396160
Microsoft Bug Bounty Programs Year in Review: $13.7M in Rewards 5 August 2020
msrc-blog.microsoft.com - Security researchers are a vital component of the cybersecurity ecosystem that safeguards every facet of digital life and commerce. The researchers who devote time to uncovering and reporting securit…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290985115787689984
How the coronavirus outbreak is roiling the film and entertainment industries 5 August 2020
vox.com - The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, which was first identified in China in December, has had sweeping effects in the public health, business, and travel sectors, among others. And while the repercussi…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290983460446887936
T-Mobile switches on its standalone 5G network in thousands of cities 5 August 2020
engadget.com - The expansion is a big step towards broader 5G adoption throughout the country — you’ll probably want to be able to connect to a 5G network when you pick up a 5G-ready phone, after all. T-Mobile says…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290983421154598912
What Just Blew Up In Beirut? 5 August 2020
bellingcat.com - Shortly before 6 PM Beirut time reports began flooding Twitter of a fire and a series of explosions in Beirut. It rapidly became evident that event was far more than a small industrial fire. Shortly …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290983404872269824
Teen pleads not guilty to massive Twitter hack 5 August 2020
upi.com - Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A Florida teenager accused of participating in a massive hack of more than 100 high-profile Twitter accounts as part of a cryptocurrency scam has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Gr…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290983149862899713
Hackers Could Use IoT Botnets to Manipulate Energy Markets 5 August 2020
wired.com - On a Friday morning in the fall of 2016, the Mirai botnet wrecked havoc on internet infrastructure, causing major website outages across the United States. It was a wake-up call, revealing the true d…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290983119886090240
Beirut Ignored Public Warning There Was a Russian ‘Bomb’ at the Port 5 August 2020
thedailybeast.com - Years before a devastating blast killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 in Beirut Tuesday, a maritime analyst issued a public warning that a Russian “floating bomb” was languishing in…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290983010247073792
How one B.C. venue is blazing the trail for a return to live music 5 August 2020
cbc.ca - Alex Cuba wasn't planning to be a trailblazer for the future of Canada's live music scene, but his upcoming concerts may serve as a blueprint for the road ahead amid the pandemic. The Latin Grammy Aw…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290980706437533697
Indictment Charges Former Kankakee Wastewater Utilities' Official of $2 Million Fraud 5 August 2020
justice.gov - Springfield, Ill. – A federal grand jury today returned an indictment that charges Richard G. Simms, 73, currently of Marietta, Ohio, with defrauding Kankakee’s wastewater utilities, Kankakee River M…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290980485997502466
Heavy rains pound N. Korea, triggering worries about damage 5 August 2020
abcnews.go.com - SEOUL, South Korea -- Torrential rains are lashing North Korea, prompting authorities to take steps to minimize damage, state media said. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported Tues…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1290980357689544704