Cyber Security Headlines

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

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.

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T-Mobile confirms telecom breach hack

Customer data stolen from AnnieMac

New Glove infostealer malware bypasses Chrome’s cookie encryption

Thanks to today's episode 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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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

Thanks to today's episode 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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Volt Typhoon rebuilding botnet

Chinese group targets Tibetan media

DoD leaker sentenced

Thanks to today's episode 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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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

Thanks to today's episode 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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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

Thanks to today's episode 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.

Get the stories behind the headlines at CISOSeries.com

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

Thanks to today's episode 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.

Get the stories behind the headlines at CISOSeries.com

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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.

Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

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.

Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

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

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.

Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

ElizaRAT hits India

IT outage impacts Washington courts

Alleged Snowflake hacker arrested

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.

Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

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

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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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.

Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

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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.

Thanks to our show 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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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.

Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

CISA launches International Cybersecurity Plan

North Korean hackers tied to Play ransomware

FakeCall learns new tricks

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Dropzone AI

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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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Facing alert overload? Dropzone AI autonomously investigates every alert, reducing noise and providing decision-ready reports. Discover how our AI solutions can enhance your SOC’s efficiency. Check out our demo gallery and see how Dropzone AI works at dropzone.ai.

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.

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

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.

Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

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

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, SpyCloud

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

Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

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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

Thanks to today’s episode 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.

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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

Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Conveyor 

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.

Two—Conveyor offers an enterprise-grade trust center that automates every customer security review request, so you’re not constantly distracted with questions and SOC 2 requests.

And three—Conveyor’s sales team. They’re actually fun to work with.

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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

Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Conveyor 

Does the thought of a whopper 300 question security questionnaire in your most dreaded portal give you nightmares?

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How? They are the market leaders in instant and accurate AI answers to any format of security questionnaire.

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Pokémon game developer breached

TrickMo hits with 40 new trojan variants

Nation-state actor exploits Ivanti zero-days

Thanks to today’s episode 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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Iranian hackers exploit Windows flaw to elevate privileges

Microsoft deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols in Windows Server

NATO’s ‘most experienced expert on cyber rotated out of cyber section

Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Conveyor 

What’s the ultimate jumpscare? 

That moment when the security questionnaire in the portal didn’t auto-save all your work. 

Good news: with Conveyor, that’s one horror you won’t have to face. 

Conveyor is the market leader in instant, generative AI answers for security questionnaires, no matter the format.

They even offer a zero-touch option for portal-based questionnaires where you can just paste the URL, and the AI automatically answers the questions and exports them back to the portal for you. 

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Quincy Castro, CISO, Redis.

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.

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

White House prioritizes secure internet routing, using memory safe languages

Federal Trade Commission and CISA warn of hurricane-related scams

Mozilla warns of Firefox zero day: patch now

Huge thanks to our 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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Australian Parliament introduces standalone cybersecurity law

Qualcomm zero-day used to target Android devices

Russia and Turkey ban Discord

Huge thanks to our 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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GoldenJackal uses new tools against governments

Cross-site scripting flaw found in major WordPress plugin

Ukraine’s defense ministry launched military CERT

Huge thanks to our 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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Salt Typhoon attack potentially exposes wiretap data

Cyberattack hits major U.S. water utility

A not- so- happy birthday present for Russia’s president

Huge thanks to our 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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Insurers should stop funding ransomware payments, says Neuberger

Google removes Kaspersky antivirus software from Play Store

Cyberattack hits Detroit-area government services

Huge thanks to our 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.

For the stories behind the headlines, head on over to CISOSeries.com

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jonathan Waldrop, CISO, The Weather Company. Here’s a link to CISA’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month announcement, sent to us by Jonathan.

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.

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Cloudflare blocks largest recorded DDoS attack

Adobe Commerce and Magento stores compromised by CosmicSting bug

DOJ and Microsoft take down 107 domains used in Star Blizzard phishing attacks

Huge thanks to our 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.

Get the story behind the headlines at CISOSeries.com

Russian authorities arrest nearly 100 cybercriminals in raid

Northern Ireland police fined for exposing officer identities

Rackspace breach sparks vendor blame game

Huge thanks to our 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.

Get the story behind the headlines at CISOSeries.com

UK ties LockBit affiliate to Evil Corp

Public records systems riddled with security flaws

Ransomware disrupts emergency services at Texas hospital

Huge thanks to our 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.

Get the story behind the headlines at CISOSeries.com

T-Mobile data breaches cost company $31.5 million

Iranian hackers charged for targeting 2024 U.S. election

Deepfake scam hits U.S. senate

Huge thanks to our 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.

Get the story behind the headlines at CISOSeries.com

Recall redesign: reinforced and removable

Embargo moves ransomware attacks to cloud environments

Dallas suburb deals with ransomware attack

Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud

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

Get the story behind the headlines at CISOSeries.com

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jason Elrod, CISO, Multicare Health System

Missed the live show? Watch it on YouTube. And make sure to check out Jason’s book (coming soon) at CyberCISOmarksmanship.com, as well as his newsletter at LimitlessCyber.com.

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. 

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Public Wi-Fi hacked at some of the UK’s busiest train stations

Data privacy watchdog files complaint against Mozilla for ad tracking feature

NIST drops password complexity, mandatory reset rules

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.

Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

DragonForce uses ransomware’s greatest hits

Salt Typhoon strikes US ISPs

Finding SpAIware on the ChatGPT Mac app

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.

Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

Kansas water plant pivots to analog after cyber event

CrowdStrike exec apologizes in Congress for global IT outage

MoneyGram goes offline after cyber incident

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.

Visit vanta.com to learn more about Questionnaire Automation.

For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com

U.S. proposes ban on Chinese, Russian tech in autonomous vehicles

Telegram updates policies to expose ‘bad actors’

Necro Trojan infects 11 million android devices through Google Play apps

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.

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LinkedIn halts AI data processing in UK due to privacy concerns, Ukraine bans Telegram Use for government and military, Dismissed German cyber chief falsely accused of associating with Russian spies

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As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews.

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Mike Rosen, CISO, ZwillGen, advisor to NightDragon and Villager at Team8, whose favorite story of the week was Starlink’s ability to detect stealth aircraft. Check it out.

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New INC ransomware targets U.S. healthcare sector

Providence public schools deal with irregular internet activity

Apple pulls iPadOS 18 update that was bricking M4 iPad Pro devices

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Feds derail Raptor Train

Newmark creates Volunteer Network for Civil Cyber Defense 

US to host global AI safety summit

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Exploding pager tragedy experts look towards supply chain sabotage

Construction companies potentially vulnerable through accounting software

Cyberattacks result in job losses

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Spyware giant Intellexa faces new U.S. sanctions

Nearly 1 million impacted by ransomware attack on London hospitals

Apple releases long-awaited update

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Why do teams choose Conveyor over the competition for customer security reviews?

A few reasons. 

One.  Market-leading AI accuracy for any format of security questionnaire with limited knowledge base maintenance.

Two. Enterprise-grade trust center that automates every customer security request.

Three. Conveyor’s sales team is actually fun to work with.

Learn why Conveyor is the security review platform your infosec friends love at www.conveyor.com 

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Fortinet confirms customer data breach

RansomHub threatens to leak stolen Kawasaki data

Update: Transport for London requires in-person password resets after hack

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by David Spark with guest Patrick Heim, co-founder and partner, SYN Ventures

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Whether you’re starting or scaling your security program, Vanta helps you automate compliance across frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more. With Vanta, you can streamline security reviews by automating questionnaires and demonstrating your security posture with a customer-facing Trust Center. Over 7,000 global companies like Atlassian, Flo Health, and Quora use Vanta to manage risk and prove security. Our listeners get $1,000 off at vanta.com/headlines. 

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Lazarus Group’s VMConnect campaign spoofs CapitalOne

Mastercard buys security firm Recorded Future

WordPress to require two-factor authentication for plugin developers

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The $20 WHOIS vulnerability

India training thousands of “cyber commandos”

A Word of warnings for Taiwanese drone makers

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Slim CD notifies 1.7M customers of data breach

Delaware men charged in international sextortion scheme

London transit agency drops claim it has ‘no evidence’ of customer data theft

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1.7 million impacted in payment processing breach

Dark web administrators charged in U.S.

Resurgence of Predator Spyware sparks privacy concerns

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Car rental company Avis discloses data breach

Microsoft Office 2024 to disable ActiveX controls by default

Wisconsin Medicare users had information leaked in MOVEit breach

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Justin Somaini, partner, YL Ventures

Thanks to our show sponsor, Scrut Automation

Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations reverse compliance debt and help manage risk proactively as your business grows. Visit scrut.io to schedule a demo or learn more. That’s www.scrut.io.

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Planned Parenthood suffers cyberattack

DoJ propaganda domains takedown

Microchip Technology confirms data theft

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Spyware research report

They found a way to make Cicadas more annoying

MacroPack red teaming tool used for malware

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Halliburton confirms data stolen in cyberattack

City of Columbus sues researcher after ransomware attack

White House publishes plan to protect a key component of the internet

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Transport for London suffers cyberattack

German air traffic control agency confirms cyberattack

Sweden warns of heightened risk of Russian sabotage

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Seattle Airport issues travelers’ advisory for Labor Day travel

SQL injection able to bypass airport TSA security checks

North Korea uses FudModule Rootkit in Chrome zero-day exploit

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DICK’S Sporting Goods suffers cyberattack

Brain Cipher claims attack on Paris museums, promises data leak

Play ransomware hackers claim attack on Microchip Technology

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Iran targeting presidential administration officials

Iran working with ransomware gangs

UK Labour Party chided over cyberattack backlog

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Texas credit union user data exposed in another MOVEit breach

US Marshals Service disputes ransomware gang's breach claims

Park’N Fly notifies 1 million customers of data breach

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SonicWall warns of critical access control flaw

Microsoft to host security summit

More details on Telegram CEO’s arrest

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Halliburton takes systems offline following cyberattack

French police arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

DOJ joins suit against Georgia Tech over Defense Department cybersecurity failures 

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Bethany De Lude, CISO, The Carlyle Group

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Kremlin complains of DDoS attack, digital experts not so sure

FAA proposes new cybersecurity rules for airplanes

Windows Recall to reappear

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Security initiative from Japanese auto companies

Feds tapping into encrypted messaging haul

Microsoft breaks Linux dual-boot systems

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Toyota confirms third-party data breach impacting customers

Man who hacked Hawaii state registry sentenced

U.S. Intelligence blames Iran for Trump campaign hack

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‘Only’ 1.3 million affected by National Public Data Breach

Flaws in Microsoft macOS Apps allowing secret recording

Configuration issue exposes flight tracking site

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Microsoft Entra admins must enable MFA or lose access to admin portals

Cybercrime gang uses fake Windows update screen to hide data theft

Google Pixel devices shipped with vulnerable Verizon app

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Edwin Covert, head of cyber risk engineering, Bowhead Specialty Underwriters and edwincovert.com

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GitHub vulnerability warning regarding ArtiPacked

RansomHub affiliate launches new EDR-killing tool

SolarWinds issues hotfix for web help desk vulnerability

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Google details privacy commitments with Gemini AI

MIT releases AI Risk Repository

Russian spies using highly targeted phishing

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FBI shutters Radar ransomware gangs servers

NIST finalizes post-quantum encryption standards

2.7 billion National Public Data records leaked

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U.S. operation of “laptop farm” for North Korea shutdown

Over 100 Ukrainian government computers compromised

Trump campaign says they were hacked

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Iranian hackers ramping up U.S. election interference

AMD SinkClose flaw helps install nearly undetectable malware

ADT discloses breach that impacts more than 30,000 customers demands

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest DJ Schleen, distinguished security architect, Yahoo

Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta

Whether you’re starting or scaling your security program, Vanta helps you automate compliance across frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more. With Vanta, you can streamline security reviews by automating questionnaires and demonstrating your security posture with a customer-facing Trust Center. Over 7,000 global companies like Atlassian, Flo Health, and Quora use Vanta to manage risk and prove security. Our listeners get $1,000 off at Vanta.com/headlines. That’s vanta.com/headlines. 

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Chameleon reappears targeting Canadian restaurant chain

Rhysida claims attack on Bayhealth Hospital in Delaware

BlackSuit/Royal achieves $500m in ransomware demands

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McLaren hospitals disruption linked to INC ransomware attack

CrowdStrike to give customers control over Falcon sensor updates

Ronin Network hacked by "white hats"

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Google patches Android kernel zero-day

Researchers find flaws in Georgia voter portal

Law would make ransomware a terrorist threat

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CrowdStrike strikes back against Delta’s claims of negligence

Ransomware attack costs Keytronic $17 million

Patch required for high-severity flaw in Apache OFBiz

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Hackers use ISP to send malware through software updates

CrowdStrike sued by investors following update failure

Historic prisoner swap includes cybercriminals returned to Russia

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Dennis Pickett, vp, CISO, Westat

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Cencora confirms patient data stolen in February cyberattack

Phishing campaign targets OneDrive users

Argentina will use AI to predict future crimes

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DDoS attacks won’t impact US elections

Dating apps leaked precise location data

Germany formally blames China for 2021 cyberattack

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Delta enlists Microsoft's legal nemesis over CrowdStrike losses

Dark Angels receives record-breaking ransom payment

Meta to pay $1.4 billion biometric lawsuit

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4.3 million impacted by HealthEquity data breach

Microsoft admits CrowdStrike incident far greater than first reported

Proofpoint exploit allows for millions of fake emails

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Hackers exploiting PyPi package targets MacOS

Columbus, Ohio suffers cyber incident

Windows July updates come with some BitLocker and remote connectivity challenges

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This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jana Moore, CISO, Belron, also vice president, EmpoWer – Supporting women in infosec.

Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta

When it comes to ensuring your company has top-notch security practices, things can get complicated, fast. Vanta automates compliance for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more, saving you time and money. With Vanta, you can unify your security program management and proactively manage security reviews with AI-powered security questionnaires. Our listeners get $1,000 off at Vanta dot com/headlines.

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com