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New Attack Lets Hackers Decrypt VoLTE Encryption to Spy on Phone Calls
“Web applications suffer continuously evolving attacks, where a web application firewall (WAF) is the first line of defense and a necessary part of organizations’ cybersecurity strategies.”
https://thehackernews.com/2020/08/a-team-of-academic-researcherswho.html
Jack Daniels, Ritz London Face Cyberattacks
I recently wrote about a ransomware attack that Brown-Forman, which was the victim of a ransomware attack. It turns out that the iconic Ritz Hotel in London has also been compromised, and a lot of confidential information has been exposed.
https://threatpost.com/jack-daniels-ritz-london-cyberattacks/158409/
Researchers Exploited A Bug in Emotet to Stop the Spread of Malware
“Emotet, a notorious email-based malware behind several botnet-driven spam campaigns and ransomware attacks, contained a flaw that allowed cybersecurity researchers to activate a kill-switch and prevent the malware from infecting systems for six months.”
https://thehackernews.com/2020/08/emotet-botnet-malware.html
Carnival cruises hit by ransomware attack
Another ransomware attack. This time the world’s largest cruise operator, Carnival Corp.
https://www.itproportal.com/news/carnival-cruises-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
Stolen Data: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
“Users regularly reuse logins and passwords, and data thieves are leveraging that reality to breach multiple accounts.”
U.S. spirits and wine giant hit by cyberattack, 1TB of data stolen
Brown-Forman was the victim of a cyberattack.
NSA, FBI Warn of Linux Malware Used in Espionage Attacks
A new malware, called dubbed Drovorub, attacks Linux, with the malware designed for a Russian military unit to carry out cybercriminal operations.
https://threatpost.com/nsa-fbi-warn-of-linux-malware-used-in-espionage-attacks/158351/
Microsoft Edge Dev gets new security and privacy features
“According to the changelog, Microsoft is enabling a new Chromium feature in Edge Dev that forces websites to specify the SameSite=None attribute in order to use third-party cookies. Microsoft says cookies without this attribute will be treated as if they’re SameSite=Lax.”
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