“The hospitality, travel, and retail industries, which have been hit particularly hard in this difficult time and have also been increasingly targeted by cybercriminals seeking to profit from the dire situation, a report has found.”
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/10/22/fraudsters-target-loyalty-points-covid19/
“US-based ski and golf resort operator Boyne Resorts has suffered a cyberattack by the WastedLocker operation that has impacted company-wide reservation systems.”
Google removes several Android apps from the official Play Store after apps have been detected to display intrusive ads.
https://thehackernews.com/2020/10/google-android-malwar.html?
InnerSloth, the social game creator Among Us, repelled a cyber attack, which took the form of a spam attack, touched players during their in-game conversations.
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/10/26/among-us-players-hit-major-spam-attack/
“Office furniture giant Steelcase has suffered a ransomware attack that forced them to shut down their network to contain the attack’s spread.”
Internet of Things devices undoubtedly bring great benefits. However, it is crucial that companies educate their employees about security, inform about threats and are able to prevent attacks.
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/10/29/iot-security-are-we-finally-turning-corner/
“Sweden was hit by a massive security data leak in August.”
https://cisomag.eccouncil.org/sweden-gunnebo-security-data-leak/
Schools and colleges are attacked by cybercriminals.
“Cybercriminals Aim BEC Attacks at Education Industry
Heightened vulnerability comes at a time when the sector has been focusing on setting up a remote workforce and online learning amid the pandemic.”
An active botnet uses dozens of known vulnerabilities to attack content management systems.
https://thehackernews.com/2020/10/kashmirblack-botnet-hijacks-thousands.html
While working remotely, hackers discover newer and newer vulnerabilities.