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Cybersecurity News: $190M crypto theft, T-Mobile store owner fraud, Missile maker extorsion

US crypto firm hit by $190 million theft Researchers said Tuesday that threat actors have stolen $190 million worth of coins from US crypto firm,...

Cybersecurity News: Akamai disrupts massive DDoS, Australian faces spyware charges, Meta struggles with Kenyan hate speech

Akamai disrupts record DDoS in Europe The CDN provider reports it thwarted the largest-ever DDoS attack on the continent. The attack lasted 30 days, peaking...

Cybersecurity News: Fake investment network, DawDropper Android malware, North Korea’s SharpTongue

Huge network of 11,000 fake investment sites targets Europe The network promotes numerous fake investment schemes to users in Europe. They show fabricated evidence of...

Week in Review: Chinese, Huawei misdeeds, Poor cybersecurity training, Data breach costs

This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, June 6-10, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Deneen DeFiore, VP, CISO, United...

Cybersecurity News: Hackers dodge macros, 365 down again, 22M health record breach

Hackers opting for new attack methods after Microsoft blocked macros by default Malicious actors are being forced to come up with new ways to deliver...

Cybersecurity News: Subzero malware, JusTalk logs leak, average data breach cost

Microsoft warns of Subzero malware The company’s Threat Intelligence Center recently advised that it found multiple links to the private-sector offensive actor DSIRF with a...

Cybersecurity News: $6 million music platform hack, Rogers coding error, North Korean bounty

Hacker swipes $6 million from blockchain music platform Over the weekend, a threat actor stole over 18 million AUDIO tokens worth approximately $6 million from...

Cybersecurity News: LockBit hits Italy, Quantum bill heads to Senate, Windows adds brute force defense

LockBit hits Italy  ANSA reports that authorities are investigating the theft of 78 gigabytes of data from Italy’s tax agency. The LockBit 3.0 ransomware...

Cybersecurity News: FBI nabs Huawei, Android leaks Twitterers, Microsoft’s printer warning

FBI uncovers Chinese and Huawei misdeeds An ongoing investigation dating back to at least 2017 has seen federal officials investigating purchases made by Chinese organizations...

Week in Review: Hiring slows, new infrastructure woes, Tik Tok grows

This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, June 6-10, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Renee Guttmann, Former CISO, Campbell...

Cybersecurity News: Microsoft Teams outage, heatwave melts Oracle, hiring cyber mercenaries

Microsoft Teams outage also takes down Microsoft 365 services A Microsoft Teams outage has disabled numerous multiple Microsoft 365 services that have Teams integration, such...

Cybersecurity News: Microsoft security job cuts, Neopet data leak, Russia malware trickery

Microsoft cuts security jobs amidst weakening economy Microsoft announced it plans to eliminate open jobs, affecting its Azure cloud business and security software unit, as...

Cybersecurity News: Leaky GPS Trackers, Russian Malware Spoof Pro-Ukraine App, MacOS Backdoor to the Cloud

Car GPS tracker exposes location data Security researchers at BitSight found six vulnerabilities in a GPS tracker from the company Micodus. This tracker includes a...

Cybersecurity News: Cyberattack hits Albania, Speculative execution not patched, DARPA studies open-source

Albania hit with cyberattack Albania’s National Agency of Information Society said it was forced to temporarily close access to online public services and government website...

Cybersecurity News: Towns paying for remote workers, CISA orders agency patch, PLC software delivers Sality

Dozens of cities and towns are paying tech workers to abandon Silicon Valley Cities and towns across the U.S. are seeking to attract skilled employees...