City of Riviera Beach, Florida Pays Ransom to Regain Access to Encrypted Files

Ransomware attacks are intensely targeting local governments around the US, shutting down their systems. And most of the government appear to ignore the FBI’s warning against giving in to hacker demands. With a population of only 35,000 resi… Continue reading City of Riviera Beach, Florida Pays Ransom to Regain Access to Encrypted Files

Cryptomining Dropper and Cronjob Creator

Recently, someone reached out to us about a malicious process they had discovered running on their web server. This process was maxing out the CPU, which is not unusual when a cryptominer process is running without any throttling.
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Modular Plurox Backdoor Comes with Cryptomining, Worm-Like Plugins

A new modular backdoor detected as “Plurox” comes with multiple plugins that expand its capabilities to include cryptomining and worm-like behavior. In February 2019, Kaspersky Lab’s researchers first detected the backdoor. Their anal… Continue reading Modular Plurox Backdoor Comes with Cryptomining, Worm-Like Plugins

Bitglass Security Spotlight: Quest Diagnostics Patients’ Personal Information at Risk

Here are the top cybersecurity stories of recent weeks:  

Millions of Quest Diagnostics Patients Possibly Exposed
BlackSquid Malware infects Crytocurrency Miners
AMCA Data Breach Exposes 7.7 Million LabCorp Patients
Fortune 500 Company Tech… Continue reading Bitglass Security Spotlight: Quest Diagnostics Patients’ Personal Information at Risk

Blockchain in Higher Education – The Transformation Begins

Education Cybersecurity Weekly is a curated weekly news overview for those who are concerned about …
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Bitglass Security Spotlight: G Suite User Passwords Stored in Plaintext

Here are the top cybersecurity stories of recent weeks:  

G Suite User Passwords Stored in Plaintext Since 2005
Contact Data of Millions of Instagram Influencers Exposed
Rogue Iframe Phishing Used to Steal Payment Card Information
London Co… Continue reading Bitglass Security Spotlight: G Suite User Passwords Stored in Plaintext

Eternalblue | The NSA-developed Exploit That Just Won’t Die

With over a million internet-connected devices still vulnerable to the Eternalblue exploit, we explain how it works and how to protect your Windows fleet.
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Bitglass Security Spotlight: 80 Million Personal Records Exposed

Here are the top cybersecurity stories of recent weeks:  

80 Million Personal Records Exposed
$40 million Worth of Bitcoin Stolen from Binance Exchange
Major Canadian Telecom Provider, Freedom Mobile, Experiences Security Breach
U.S Antivir… Continue reading Bitglass Security Spotlight: 80 Million Personal Records Exposed

Israel Cyber-Attack Bombing, New Google Privacy Settings, Traditional Mail Blackmail Scam

This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for May 13th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Israel bombs a building in retaliation for a cyber-attack, Google adds more privacy settings, and a new blackmail scam that uses tradit… Continue reading Israel Cyber-Attack Bombing, New Google Privacy Settings, Traditional Mail Blackmail Scam