Cybersecurity Headlines

Mike Johnson, co-host of CISO Vendor Relationship Podcast, joins to discuss topics such as charging cybercriminals, investing in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency adoption and cyber attacks, concerns over password manager fees, misconfigured baby monitors, insecure IP cameras, and the Facebook-Australia conflict.

SolarWinds attack origin; Facebook restricts Australian news sharing; Apple Silicon malware; YouTube removes state-backed channels; North Korean hackers charged; Kia Motors ransomware

Security bugs in popular Android app, LastPass restricting free users, North Korea accused of hacking Covid-19 vaccine data. Windows update issues, TikTok investigations, rise in romance scams. Scammers' money laundering tactics, FBI warning about Team Viewer, upcoming CSO series video chats

France links Russian Sandworm hackers to hosting provider attacks, privacy problems with Azure and Canonical, Microsoft estimates thousands of developers touched SolarWinds malware, cryptocurrency money laundering, Parler's return, India's geospatial data regulations, Microsoft phishing alerts, skepticism about Super Micro story, Notion outage, and security awareness training.

SuperMicro supply chain hack, Egregor ransomware operators arrested, ongoing IRS phishing attacks, cybersecurity news, PayPal bug fix, Telegram security issue, facial recognition study, issues with vaccine signup website, Jack Dorsey and Jay Z's Bitcoin investment, CSO series video chats.

Discussion on recent water treatment facility hack and ineffective use of facial recognition technology by US Border Patrol. Topics also include Altitude Networks' data protection, proposed Broni Data Privacy Act in Virginia, and auctioning of CD Projekt Red's stolen game source code. Breach of critical game code and a 12-year-old bug in Microsoft Defender antivirus are discussed, along with details on stolen personal data and how hackers gained admin rights on unpatched Windows systems.

This week's podcast features Johna Till Johnson, CEO of Nemertes Research. They discuss the recent hack at a Florida water treatment plant, risks of legacy apps, bug bounties, cybersecurity challenges in insurance and aerospace, government oversight in the medical device industry, and updates on LinkedIn and networking opportunities.

Sim swapping gang targeting celebrities arrested, open source vulnerability, email attack study, Facebook's messenger link previews change, TikTok's investment suspended, ransomware attack on CD Project Red, Twitter's ban on Trump clarified, and Google's election security efforts expanded.

Topics discussed include impersonation attack targets in Office 365, U.S. agencies publishing a ransomware factsheet, Europol busting a cybercriminal group, and Altitude Networks' service for detecting cloud data theft. The chapter also covers Adobe fixing vulnerabilities, Safer Internet Day expanding its focus, and concerns about fishing attacks and the security risks of Team Viewer.

Topics discussed include Iranian spyware operations, hacking of a Florida water treatment plant, Microsoft's nation-state activity alerts, Google's bug bounty program, changes in facial recognition datasets, the Myanmar internet blackout, and the decline in Emotet activity.