White House ‘Stands Down’ SolarWinds, Exchange Response Groups

White House ‘Stands Down’ SolarWinds, Exchange Response Groups

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Unified Coordination Groups Were Created to Respond to Cybersecurity Incidents Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • April 19, 2021     Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger (Source: C-SPAN) The White House announced Monday that it is “standing down” two Unified Coordination Groups that…

Vulnerabilities found in older version of WhatsApp

Vulnerabilities found in older version of WhatsApp

Vulnerabilities found in older version of WhatsApp | IT Security News 19. April 2021 Cert-In, the Indian cybersecurity watchdog has recently issued a ‘high’ severity rating against WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business. The emergency response team has reported finding ‘multiple’ vulnerabilities within the mobile application, which could give hackers access to sensitive information.  A vulnerability note…

High-level organizer of notorious hacking group FIN7 sentenced to ten years in prison for scheme that compromised tens of millions of debit and credit cards | USAO-WDWA

High-level organizer of notorious hacking group FIN7 sentenced to ten years in prison for scheme that compromised tens of millions of debit and credit cards | USAO-WDWA

Seattle – The first high-level manager of the notorious hacking group FIN7 was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa A. Gorman.  Fedir Hladyr, 35, a Ukranian national, served as a high-level manager and systems administrator for FIN7.  He was arrested in Dresden, Germany,…

The FBI removed hacker backdoors from vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers. Not everyone likes the idea

The FBI removed hacker backdoors from vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers. Not everyone likes the idea

The FBI removed hacker backdoors from vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers. Not everyone likes the idea | IT Security News Sponsors Endpoint Cybersecurity www.endpoint-cybersecurity.com – Consulting in building your security products– Employee awareness training– Security tests for applications and pentesting… and more. Daily Summary Categories CategoriesSelect Category(ISC)2 Blog  (323)(ISC)2 Blog infosec  (13)(ISC)² Blog  (342)2020-12-08 – Files for an ISC…

Attackers Continue to Target UK Universities

Attackers Continue to Target UK Universities

Breach Notification , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service University of Hertfordshire Is Among the Latest Victims Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 17, 2021     The University of Hertfordshire has sustained a cyber incident that severely affected students’ online classes and an assignment submission portal. The university, however, notes the incident did not lead to data…

Domino’s India Data Allegedly Breached by Hacker Selling It on the Dark Web

Domino’s India Data Allegedly Breached by Hacker Selling It on the Dark Web

Domino’s India data that included sensitive customer information such as their names, phone numbers, and credit card details has allegedly been breached and put on sale on the dark Web. According to the person selling the data, it includes details of about 18 crore orders received by the pizza chain. Allegedly, Domino’s India data was…

Two outdated software bugs addressed, says WhatsApp, IT News, ET CIO

Two outdated software bugs addressed, says WhatsApp, IT News, ET CIO

NEW DELHI: Instant messaging app WhatApp on Monday said it has addressed two bugs that existed on its outdated software and that it had no reason to believe that “these vulnerabilities were ever abused”. The official statement came in the wake of a recent advisory issued by the CERT-In which cautioned WhatsApp users about certain…

WhatsApp Pink is malware spreading through group chats

WhatsApp Pink is malware spreading through group chats

If installed; the fake and malicious WhatsApp pink app takes full control of a targeted device. An unusual baiting technique has appeared with the WhatsApp users receiving links that claim to turn the application’s theme from its trademark green to pink. Simultaneously, it also promises ‘‘new features” that have not been specified. Cyber experts have…