Barnes & Noble Hack: A Reading List for Phishers and Crooks | Threatpost
Barnes & Noble is warning that it has been hacked, potentially exposing personal data for shoppers – and offering phishers an early holiday gift. The Read More
October 2020
Carnival Corp. Ransomware Attack Affected Three Cruise Lines | Threatpost
Hackers accessed personal information of guests, employees and crew for three cruise line brands and the casino operations of Carnival Corp. in a ransomware attack Read More
Cybercriminals Steal Nearly 1TB of Data from Miami-Based International Tech Firm | Threatpost
Hackers have stolen nearly a terabyte of data from a Miami-based tech firm, leaking a number of the pilfered files (including full credit-card information, scans Read More
Microsoft: Most-Imitated Brand in Phishing Emails | Threatpost
Microsoft is top of the heap when it comes to hacker impersonations – with Microsoft products and services featuring in nearly a fifth of all Read More
Google, Intel Warn on ‘Zero-Click’ Kernel Bug in Linux-Based IoT Devices | Threatpost
Google and Intel are warning of a high-severity flaw in BlueZ, the Linux Bluetooth protocol stack that provides support for core Bluetooth layers and protocols Read More
Zoom Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption After Setbacks | Threatpost
Video-conferencing giant Zoom is rolling out a technical preview of its end-to-end encryption (E2EE) next week. Zoom has faced various controversies around its encryption policies Read More
UK accuses Russian intelligence agency of hacking 2020 Olympics – CNN
“The GRU’s cyber unit attempted to disguise itself as North Korean and Chinese hackers when it targeted the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Games.” Read More
Shocking Twitter hack this summer started with tech support scam, New York regulators allege – CNN
“Protecting people’s privacy and security is a top priority for Twitter, and it is not a responsibility we take lightly,” the statement said. “We have Read More
Boom! Mobile Customer Data Lost to Fullz House/Magecart Attack | Threatpost
Boom! Mobile’s U.S. website recently fell victim to an e-commerce attack, putting online shoppers in danger of payment-card theft, researchers said. Boom! is a wireless Read More
Post Grid WordPress Plugin Flaws Allow Site Takeovers | Threatpost
Two high-severity vulnerabilities in Post Grid, a WordPress plugin with more than 60,000 installations, opens the door to site takeovers, according to researchers. To boot, Read More