Cybersecurity Weekly: CFAA prosecution reprieve, Top 10 behaviors hackers exploit, Spring cleaning your data and cybersecurity habits
Ethical hackers no longer under threat by U.S. DOJ, the top things you're doing that let hackers in (according to the FBI), and Microsoft patch breaks authentication. All these and more in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.
1. White hat hackers receive reprieve from U.S. DOJ
For years, critics have claimed that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is too broad and indiscriminately used to prosecute ethical hackers.
2. FBI and NSA say: Stop doing these 10 things that let the hackers in
Enable multi-factor authentication, patch your software, and deploy a VPN, but configure them securely, the US government and allies warn.
3. Microsoft rushes a fix after patch breaks authentication
Two of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates need a do-over after causing certificate-based authentication errors.
4. Spring cleaning your data (and cybersecurity habits)
As we usher in spring, it’s a great time for small businesses to do spring cleaning on their data and focus on cybersecurity best practices. They should ask: How clean is their data, and are they sufficiently protected against security threats?
5. Red flags that your environment is ripe for a ransomware attack
Ransomware doesn’t just happen. Devices and networks are hit with ransomware because there is a failure somewhere in the system. And when the ransomware attack does occur, you’ll know it. By that point, it will be too late.
In this Series
- Cybersecurity Weekly: CFAA prosecution reprieve, Top 10 behaviors hackers exploit, Spring cleaning your data and cybersecurity habits
- Canada Flipper Zero ban and new RustDoor macOS malware
- AnyDesk hack and iPhone patched kernel flaw
- Tesla Pwn2Own hacks and iOS push alerts abuse
- TeamViewer breach and Atlassian Jira outage
- Moscow ISP revenge hack and Microsoft Sharepoint bug warning
- X verified accounts hack and SpectralBlur macOS malware
- CISA default password alert and SOHO KV-botnet campaign
- New 5G modem flaws and Apple’s data breach report
- Staples cyberattack, Agent Racoon backdoor and other news
- British Library ransomware attack, Windows fingerprint authentication bypass
- Samsung UK data breach and ransomware actor’s SEC complaint
- ICBC ransomware attack and ChatGPT outage
- Boeing Lockbit ransomware attack, Apple’s vulnerability and WhatsApp mods spyware
- Octo Tempest hacking group and new iLeakage attack
- Okta support system breach and Google Ads fake KeePass campaign
- Skype DarkGate malware, Shadow PC breach and AvosLocker ransomware warning
- 23andMe data theft, MGM’s $100M ransomware loss and the Azure VM breach
- Malicious Bing Chat ads and FBI’s dual ransomware warning
- T-Mobile app glitch and fake Booking.com pages
- Airbus data leak, Cisco Webex ad malware and €345 million TikTok fine
- New Apple iMessage exploit and CISA’s Apache RocketMQ warning
- Forever 21 data breach and Android BadBazaar espionage
- Duolingo data leak and the Met Police IT hack
- Discord.io data breach and Ivanti Avalanche vulnerabilities
- UK Electoral Commission hack and Microsoft’s role in China email breach
- Salesforce email zero-day exploit and Microsoft Power Platform criticism
- Airlines disclose pilot data breach and the Microsoft Teams bug
- GravityRAT Android Trojan and new MOVEit Transfer flaw
- University of Manchester hack and Honda API flaws
- MOVEit zero-day exploit and the U.S. iPhone hack accusation
- Daam Android virus and Barracuda zero-day flaw
- TP-Link router exploit and 18-year-old charged with hacking DraftKings accounts
- Discord support hack and Toyota location data leak
- Twitter private tweets bug and Cisco phone router vulnerabilities
- Cisco XSS zero-day flaw and PaperCut vulnerabilities
- 3CX hackers hit critical infrastructure and secondhand routers cause security concerns
- Hyundai data breach and Microsoft’s warning to accountants
- Western Digital cloud breach and the MSI ransomware hack
- TMX loan data breach, Italy bans ChatGPT and WordPress Elementor Pro exploit
- ChatGPT data leak and Gmail message theft by North Korean hackers
- U.S. federal agency hack and the return of FakeCalls Android malware
- Massive AT&T data breach and fake jobs targeting security researchers
- U.S. Marshals service breach and TPM 2.0 security flaws
- Dangerous ChatGPT apps and food giant Dole ransomware attack
- GoDaddy malware installations, record-breaking DDoS attack and the new WhiskerSpy malware
- Reddit’s employees phished, healthcare firms targeted and the new Screenshotter malware
- JD Sports data breached, VMware ESXi servers attacked and the HeadCrab malware
- Yandex source code leaked, 4500+ WordPress sites hacked and the new SwiftSlicer malware
- PayPal accounts breached, Fortinet VPN flaw exploited, and the new Hook malware
- Twitter users’ emails leaked, ChatGPT used to write malware and Slack’s repository breach
- Reduce security events
- Reinforce cyber secure behaviors
- Strengthen cybersecurity culture at your organization
