FBI Arrests Russian ‘Tourist’ for Offering $1 million to US Employee to Plant Malware on Company Network

Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, a 27-year-old Russian national, was arrested by FBI after conspiring to bribe a US company employee to manually install malware on the network of an unnamed Nevada-based company. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ) co… Continue reading FBI Arrests Russian ‘Tourist’ for Offering $1 million to US Employee to Plant Malware on Company Network

Someone hijacked Reddit moderator accounts to promote Trump

Hackers appeared to take over a number of influential Reddit accounts Friday to post messages promoting President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. Some pages were plastered with “Make America Great Again” or “MAGA” logos, while others included messages about the president. The source of the attacks on the subreddit pages appeared to be moderator accounts, a Reddit spokesperson confirmed. “An investigation is underway related to a series of vandalized communities,” the spokesperson said. “It appears the source of the attacks were compromised moderator accounts. We are working to lock down those accounts and restore impacted communities.” Reddit moderators are often unpaid users who volunteer their time to maintain forums and discussions on the popular site. A Reddit post lists the pages that have been affected, including discussion forums dedicated to outer space, the National Football League and “The Avengers.” It was not immediately clear how the moderator accounts had been compromised or who could […]

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Loving the Algorithm: User Risk Management and Good Security Hygiene

Cybersecurity awareness programs can be like painting the Golden Gate Bridge: by the time you think you are done with the current job you practically have to start over. There’s a constant stream of new threats and the double whammy is that they are penetrating deeper into organizations making every employee and device or “thing” […]

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Insider Threat: The Biggest Contributor to Cyber Attacks

In 2019, a renowned cloud hosting company fell victim to a data breach. The hacker accessed over 100 million accountsContinue reading
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Microsoft releases new encryption, data security enterprise tools

Microsoft has released (in public preview) several new enterprise security offerings to help companies meet the challenges of remote work. Double Key Encryption for Microsoft 365 Secure information sharing is always a challenge, and Microsoft thinks it… Continue reading Microsoft releases new encryption, data security enterprise tools

The Big Twitter Hack, Critical Windows DNS Server Update, Email Impersonation Attacks

In episode 130 for July 20th 2020: Details on the big Twitter hack which took over high-profile accounts, a major wormable critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows DNS Server, and how email impersonation attacks take advantage of everyone working fr… Continue reading The Big Twitter Hack, Critical Windows DNS Server Update, Email Impersonation Attacks