Cybersecurity Headlines

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jimmy Sanders, president, ISSA International. ISSA International April 2025- will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in April 2025. Watch for notifications at ISSA.org

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Microsoft MFA bypassed in AuthQuake attack

Cybercrime marketplace Rydox taken down

U.S. charges Chinese national for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

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Operation PowerOFF hits DDoS sites

FCC proposes new telco cybersecurity rules

ZLoader returns

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Senator announces new bill to secure telecom companies

Google unveils new quantum chip

U.S. sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm for firewall hacks

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Romanian energy giant battles ongoing attack

Ransomware disrupts medical device maker

Deloitte responds to data theft claims

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Anna Jaques Hospital confirms details of Christmas Day ransomware breach

Microsoft expands Recall preview to Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs

Blue Yonder announces restoration progress after November 21 attack

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Sean Kelly with guest Edward Frye, head of security, Luminary Cloud.

Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta

As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews. Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

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Feds find cybercriminal tools used by sextortion group

Russian hackers hack hackers

Amazon's post-quantum migration plan

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As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews. Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

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FBI and CISA urge Americans to use encrypted apps rather than calling, iVerify scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections, Japan warns of IO-Data zero-day router flaws exploited in attacks

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As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews. Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

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Stoli files for bankruptcy in U.S. after ransomware attack

Police seize largest German online criminal marketplace

FBI advises telecoms to boost security following Chinese hacking campaign

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As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews. Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

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Hydra Market leader sentenced to life

Former Polish spy chief arrested in Pegasus spyware probe

SpyLoan malware targets millions

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As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews. Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

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Ransomware affiliate Mikhail Matveev arrested

Another UK hospital system hacked

Cloudflare says it lost 55% of logs pushed to customers for 3.5 hours

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As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews. Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

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Patch alert after flaws identified in Advantech industrial Wi-Fi access points

T-Mobile confirms Salt Typhoon attack was blocked

UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack

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Interpol takes down over 1,000 cybercrime suspects in Africa

Starbucks and UK grocers impacted by supply chain attack

Hacker in Snowflake extortions may be a U.S. soldier

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Microsoft 365 outage update

"Hair on Fire" over China's cyber campaign

North Korean fake IT worker scheme unveiled

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DoJ seizes credit card marketplace PopeyeTools

Gambling giant IGT suffers cyberattack

Windows update blocked on some gaming PCs

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jimmy Benoit, vp, cybersecurity, PBS

Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker

Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker. ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operation are fully supported by their US-based support team. To learn more about how ThreatLocker can help keep your organization running efficiently and protected from ransomware, visit ThreatLocker.com.

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MITRE offers updated list of most dangerous software vulnerabilities

CISOs can now obtain professional liability insurance

BianLian group refines its game

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US charges Scattered Spider members

Chinese threat actors infiltrate more telcos

Apple issues emergency security update

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CISA director Jen Easterly to step down

Space tech giant Maxar discloses employee data breach

Microsoft launches Zero Day Quest hacking event

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EPA warns of critical risks in drinking water infrastructure

Four million WordPress sites exposed

Sextortion scams bypass Microsoft security filters

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

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T-Mobile confirms telecom breach hack

Customer data stolen from AnnieMac

New Glove infostealer malware bypasses Chrome's cookie encryption

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Brett Conlon, CISO, American Century Investments

Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker

Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker. ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operation are fully supported by their US-based support team. To learn more about how ThreatLocker can help keep your organization running efficiently and protected from ransomware, visit ThreatLocker.com.

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China threat actors breached U.S. broadband providers to spy on U.S. government officials

123456 tops the list of most popular passwords again

Hacker gets 10 years in prison for U.S. healthcare extortion scheme

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Volt Typhoon rebuilding botnet

Chinese group targets Tibetan media

DoD leaker sentenced

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Dutch cybersecurity incident affects Giant Food and Hannaford

Indictment against Snowflake breach suspects is released

Surge in zero-day vulnerability exploits is new normal, says Five Eyes

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Cyberattack cost Halliburton $35 million thus far

DDoS attack makes credit card readers malfunction in Israel

Debt relief firm Forth announces data breach for customers and non-customers

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U.S. financial regulator calls for reduced cell phone use at

FBI warns of spike in hacked police emails and fake subpoenas

Cyberscoundrels target UK senior citizens with Winter Fuel Payment texts

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Ken Athanasiou, CISO, VF Corporation

Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta

As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews.

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Interlock ransomware gang aims at U.S. healthcare, IT and government

Canada tells TikTok to dissolve its Canadian business

Hewlett Packard warns of critical RCE flaws in Aruba Networking software

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta

As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews.

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Nokia says it has no evidence that hackers breached company data

Nigerian cybercrime bust arrests 130 people

200,000 SelectBlinds customers impacted by e-skimmer

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As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews.

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ElizaRAT hits India

IT outage impacts Washington courts

Alleged Snowflake hacker arrested

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As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews.

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Schneider Electric breached for second time this year

U.S. says Russia behind fake Haitian voter video

Ohio's capital city faces lawsuits for handling of ransomware attack

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As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews.

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Microsoft Entra "security defaults" to make MFA setup mandatory

Ransomware attack hits German pharmaceutical wholesaler AEP

Upgraded LightSpy spyware targets iPhones with more destructive power

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta

As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, SmartRecruiters and Noibu use Vanta to save time on security reviews.

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest David Cross, SVP/CISO, Oracle. Also check out David's travel blog and recent "Secure by Default" white paper at IT ISAC.

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Security operations are evolving, and AI is leading the way. Dropzone AI autonomously investigates 100% of your alerts with precision, freeing up your team to focus on real threats. See how this works in action. Visit dropzone.ai and schedule a demo today.

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Peruvian bank warns of data theft after dark web revelations

Windows 11 Task Manager displays wrong number of running processes

CyberPanel sees vulnerabilities exploited soon after disclosure

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Dropzone AI

Security operations are evolving, and AI is leading the way. Dropzone AI autonomously investigates 100% of your alerts with precision, freeing up your team to focus on real threats. See how this works in action. Visit dropzone.ai and schedule a demo today.

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CISA launches International Cybersecurity Plan

North Korean hackers tied to Play ransomware

FakeCall learns new tricks

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Five Eyes launches startup security program

Canada and the Netherlands seeing increased Chinese activity

Russia might fork the Linux community

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Global law enforcement gains access to RedLine and Meta infostealer networks

Russian-backed malware poses as Ukrainian anti-recruitment tool

Massive breach impacts French telecom giant

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Change Healthcare data breach confirmed as largest-ever in U.S. healthcare history

Authorities investigate telecom hacks following reports of campaign intrusions

Delta sues CrowdStrike over sensor update that prompted mass flight disruptions

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Dmitriy Sokolovskiy, senior vice president, information security, Semrush

Thanks to our show sponsor, SpyCloud

SpyCloud disrupts cybercrime by telling you what criminals know about your business, so you can take action on exposed identity data to prevent cyber attacks like ransomware. To learn more how to level the playing field against bad actors and combat cyber attacks, visit spycloud.com/headlines.

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Researchers reveal upgraded Qilin ransomware-as-a-service

CISA adds Microsoft SharePoint flaw to its KEV catalog

Rhysida ransoms Easterseals

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, SpyCloud

Ransomware continues to impact organizations. A new report released by SpyCloud shares insights from your peers in security – the majority of whom were affected by ransomware in the past year. The report has some fascinating industry-specific stats you'll want to see – plus confirms some stark truths: that the industry you're in can affect your likelihood of being hit with ransomware. Check it out at spycloud.com/headlines.

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CISA proposes new security requirements for personal data

Fortinet patches actively exploited zero-day

UK report on Cyber Essentials certification

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, SpyCloud

Stolen data is a hot commodity for cybercriminals. Using infostealer malware, bad actors can siphon valid session cookies from employee devices, scoring the keys to access your networks and systems. According to SpyCloud's latest research, security teams are now seeing stolen cookies among the top three entry points for initial access for ransomware. Get the full insights, including other risk factors at spycloud.com/headlines.

Four cyber companies fined for SolarWinds disclosure failures

Zendesk helps Internet Archive after hacker breached email system

Samsung zero-day under active exploit

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, SpyCloud

Researchers at SpyCloud recently found that one in five individuals was infected with infostealer malware in the last year. Unfortunately, research now confirms that infostealer infections open the door to ransomware. But organizations with visibility into identity data stolen by malware infections are better-suited to prevent a future attack. Learn more about the connection between infostealers and ransomware in SpyCloud's new report at spycloud.com/headlines.

Proposed rules ban U.S. companies from selling sensitive data

Cisco data stolen by IntelBroker

Nidec breach exposes 50,000+ documents

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, SpyCloud

Did you know that infostealer malware can be a precursor to ransomware? Infostealers are a trending tactic used by cybercriminals to exfiltrate valuable identity data like credentials, PII, and session cookies. According to recent SpyCloud research, 75% of organizations were affected by ransomware more than once in the past year! Visit spycloud.com/headlines to find out how to keep your organization from becoming one of the statistics.

Microsoft warns it lost some customers' security logs for a month

Omni Family Health data breach impacts almost half a million individuals

Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens

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It turns out infostealer infections are a major contributing factor to a company's ransomware risk, with some industries faring better than others. Get the new research from our sponsor, SpyCloud, and see if your ransomware defense strategy stacks up against your peers. Visit spycloud.com/headlines

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Steve Person, CISO, Cambia Health

Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor

It's spooky season, and nothing's scarier than all of your account execs asking if you're done with their customer security questionnaires. Don't worry—Conveyor is here to help. Conveyor's market leading AI automates the most time-consuming parts of customer security reviews: answering security questionnaires and sharing security docs like your SOC 2 with customers. Get instant AI answers to questionnaires and host an enterprise-grade trust center where customers can download documents and self-serve answers to their own questions. End the horror show. Try it for free at www.conveyor.com.

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Insurance giant Globe Life facing extortion attempts after data theft from subsidiary

Infamous hacker USDoD possibly arrested in Brazil

Anonymous Sudan masterminds indicted

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It's spooky season, and nothing's scarier than all of your account execs asking if you're done with their customer security questionnaires. Don't worry—Conveyor is here to help.

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Putting AI models to the EU test

Chinese researchers don't break classical encryption… yet

Chinese group calls for security reviews on all Intel products

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There's so many reasons why infosec and presales teams choose Conveyor for automating their security reviews, but here are the main three:

One—Conveyor's market-leading AI provides instant, accurate answers to any format of security questionnaire—without requiring constant knowledge base updates and maintenance.

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VW says IT infrastructure unaffected after alleged data theft

Finland seizes servers of 'Sipultie' dark web market

Calgary Public Library services limited after cyberattack

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