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Cyber Security Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines

Cybersecurity News – May 24, 2021

Air India hack covers ten years and three other airlines The hack that is currently being attributed to Air India was apparently directed at Atlanta-based...

Cybersecurity News – May 21, 2021

Millions of Android users’ data exposed due to cloud authentication failures A report issued by researchers at Check Point reveals serious cloud misconfigurations which have potentially...

Cybersecurity News – Week in Review – May 17-21, 2021

This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 17-21, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Ty Sbano, CISO,...

Cybersecurity News – May 20, 2021

Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid the ransom The company’s CEO Joseph Blount said he authorized paying a $4.4 million ransom to the Darkside ransomware operators,...

Cybersecurity News – May 19, 2021

DDoS attacks are back, stronger than ever  According to recent annual reports from different content delivery networks and DDoS mitigation providers, 2020 was a record-breaking...

Cybersecurity News – May 18, 2021

Double encryption ransomware attacks on the rise These attacks have occurred in the past, typically from separate ransomware organizations compromising the same victim simultaneously. But...

Cybersecurity News – May 17, 2021

Insurer AXA hit by ransomware after dropping support for ransom payments Branches of insurance giant AXA have been struck by a ransomware attack. The Avaddon...

Cybersecurity News – May 14, 2021

Colonial Pipeline makes ransom payment of nearly $5 million Within hours of last Friday’s ransomware attack, Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid close to $5 million to...

Cybersecurity News – Week in Review – May 10-14, 2021

This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 10-14, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Al Ghous, CISO,...

Cybersecurity News – May 13, 2021

FBI warns of phishing sites using search ads The agency sent out a private industry notification to the US private sector describes a phishing campaign...

Cybersecurity News – May 12, 2021

U.S. declares emergency in 17 states over fuel pipeline cyber attack The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a regional emergency declaration...

Cybersecurity News – May 11, 2021

Darkside behind the Colonial Pipeline attack The US Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the ransomware organization Darkside was behind the attack on the Colonial...

Cybersecurity News – May 10, 2021

Colonial hackers stole data ahead of pipeline shutdown The hackers who caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down the biggest U.S. gasoline pipeline on Friday began...

Cybersecurity News – May 7, 2021

DOD announces expansion of bug bounty program On Wednesday, the Department of Defense announced plans to expand its “Hack the Pentagon” program, which offers bug...

Cybersecurity News – Week in Review – May 3-7, 2021

This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 3-7, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Mitch Parker (@mitchparkerciso),...