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AT&T data leak, Linux backdoor discovery, DHS phone data policy

Data of 73 million AT&T customers leaked on dark web Accidental Linux backdoor discovery likely prevented thousands of infections DHS expected to stop buying access to your phone info THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com.

7m
Apr 01
Week in Review: Spyware boosts zero-days, MFA bombing targets Apple, Facebook snooped Snapchat

Link to blog post This week’s  is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Yaron Levi, CISO, Dolby https://dolby.com/, and sageinsights.io https://sageinsights.io/ THANKS TO OUR SHOW SPONSOR, VARONIS img All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com https://cisoseries.com      

24m
Mar 29
17 billion records exposed, Treasury FinSec warning, Hot Topic attacks

17 billion personal records exposed in data breaches in 2023 U.S. Treasury warns financial sector about AI cybersecurity threats Retail chain Hot Topic hit by new credential stuffing attacks THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VARONIS https://hubs.ly/Q02jxtmv0 For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com https://cisoseries.com.

8m
Mar 29
Zero-day rise, SharePoint vulnerability, Facebook sniffs app traffic

Spyware fuels rise in zero-day exploits CISA warns about Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability  Facebook snooped on encrypted Snapchat traffic THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VARONIS https://hubs.ly/Q02jxtmv0  

7m
Mar 28
APT31 targets families, UK newspaper attacked, Apple MFA bombing

APT31 targeting family members to surveil targets Ransomware gang attacks UK newspaper supporting the homeless MFA bombing attacks target Apple users THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VARONIS https://hubs.ly/Q02jxtmv0 For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com.

7m
Mar 27
EU targets tech giants, China bans US tech, US cyber force

EU targets tech giants with DMA China starts US tech ban in government Think tank calls for US military cyber service THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VARONIS https://hubs.ly/Q02jxtmv0  

7m
Mar 26
New Kimsuky technique, KDE Linux warning, Atlassian critical flaws

Kimsuky turns to compiled HTML Help files for cyberattacks KDE issues warning after theme wipes Linux user’s files Critical flaw in Atlassian Bamboo data center and server must be fixed immediately THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VARONIS https://hubs.ly/Q02jxtmv0 For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com https://cisoseries.com.  

7m
Mar 25
Week in Review: McDonald’s outage explained, SIM swap fraud, spyware agreement support

Link to blog post This week’s , is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Gerald Auger Ph.D., Chief Content Creator, Simply Cyber https://simplycyber.io/socials THANKS TO OUR SHOW SPONSOR, VANTA https://vanta.com/ciso All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com  

32m
Mar 22
Microsoft Server crashes, npm package discrepancies, Nemesis marketplace raided

Microsoft confirms Windows Server issue behind domain controller crashes Over 800 npm packages found with discrepancies Nemesis darknet marketplace raided in Germany-led operation THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA https://vanta.com/ciso For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com https://cisoseries.com.  

7m
Mar 22
Water task force, Loop DoS attacks, GitHub vulnerability fixer

US plans Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force Loop DoS attack exploits the infinite regress of UDP GitHub tool uses AI to fix vulnerabilities THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA https://vanta.com/ciso  

7m
Mar 21
Mid-stream ESports hack, System glitch costs millions, LockBit reemerges with vengeance

MID-STREAM HACK POSTPONES ESPORTS LEAGUE BANK LOSES $40 MILLION AFTER “SYSTEMS GLITCH” LOCKBIT REEMERGES WITH VENGEANCE THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA https://vanta.com/ciso  

9m
Mar 20
Change Healthcare payout, FTC probe into Reddit, Japanese tech giant breached

UNITEDHEALTH FRONTS OVER $2 BILLION IN RECOVERY EFFORTS SPYWARE AGREEMENT GAINS MORE INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FTC PROBES REDDIT'S AI DATA LICENSING AHEAD OF IPO THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA https://vanta.com/ciso  

8m
Mar 19
McDonald’s outage update, Chrome URL protection, Birmingham Alabama outage

Global McDonald’s outage blamed on third-party vendor, not cyberattack Google adds real-Time URL protection for Chrome Network outages hit Birmingham Alabama THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA https://vanta.com/ciso For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com https://cisoseries.com.

7m
Mar 18
Week in Review: Russian Microsoft exfiltration, JetBrains Rapid7 feud, Change Healthcare fallout

Link to blog post This week’s  is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Alexandra Landegger, Executive Director and CISO Collins Aerospace Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta img https://vanta.com/ciso All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com https://cisoseries.com

26m
Mar 15
Change Healthcare fallout, Fortinet SQL warning, Yacht company breach

Change Healthcare - AHA asks for aid, HHS questions HIPAA compliance Fortinet warns of severe SQLi vulnerability in FortiClientEMS software Yacht company MarineMax announces cyberattack THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA https://vanta.com/ciso For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

7m
Mar 15
Gemini vulnerabilities, NYT-OpenAI drama, GitHub leak report

Researchers find vulnerabilities in Gemini New York Times denies it “hacked” OpenAI for lawsuit Leaked GitHub secrets up 28% THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA https://vanta.com/ciso

7m
Mar 14
LockBit claims hack, CISA understaffed, US and Russia election concerns

LockBit takes credit for hacking South African pension fund CISA’s OT attack response team understaffed US and Russia accuse each other of potential election cyberattacks THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA   For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com.

9m
Mar 13
Roku forces reset, French agencies targeted, Fintech firm taken offline

Roku forces reset after 15,000 accounts compromised French government agencies targeted in “unprecedented” attacks Fintech firm taken offline by ransomware attack THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA https://vanta.com/ciso For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

9m
Mar 12
Microsoft breach update, CISA flags JetBrains, ChatGPT creds sale

Microsoft says Russian hackers breached its systems, accessed source code CISA adds JetBrains TeamCity bug to its KEV catalog Over 225,000 compromised ChatGPT credentials for sale THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, VANTA https://vanta.com/ciso For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com. https://cisoseries.com

8m
Mar 11
Week in Review: German Webex gaffe, Google engineer indicted, Cloudflare’s AI firewall

Link to blog post This week’s  is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest David Cross, SVP/CISO, Oracle. Also check out David’s travel blog, DavidCrossTravels.com Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor img All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com https://cisoseries.com

26m
Mar 08
FlipperZero attacks Teslas, Google engineer indicted, PetSmart attack warning

Flipper Zero WiFi attack can unlock and steal Tesla cars Former Google engineer indicted for stealing AI secrets for Chinese companies PetSmart warns customers of credential stuffing attack THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, CONVEYOR For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com https://cisoseries.com.

6m
Mar 08
Online fraud hits record losses, states urge Meta to crack down on scammers, Apple issues update for zero-day flaw

Online fraud hits record losses States urge Meta to crack down on scammers Apple issues update for zero-day flaw THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, CONVEYOR For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

7m
Mar 07
US cyber strategy update, spyware sanctions, ALPHV exits

US cybersecurity strategy update on the way US Treasury issues first spyware sanctions UK denies responsibility for ALPHV takedown THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, CONVEYOR

6m
Mar 06
North Korea semiconductor hacks, ALPHV goes dark, China AI vouchers

North Korea targets semiconductor industry ALPHV infrastructure goes dark China to offer computing vouchers to AI startups THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, CONVEYOR

6m
Mar 05
NSO code verdict, Change Healthcare fallout, law firm breach

NSO Group to ordered to give Pegasus code to WhatsApp Change Healthcare confirms BlackCat, Schumer asks for aid Law firm announces data breach affecting 325,000 people THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, CONVEYOR For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com https://cisoseries.com.

8m
Mar 04
Week in Review: GenAI BEC explodes, NIST updates framework, vending machine gaffe

Link to blog post This week’s  is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Russ Ayres, SVP of Cyber & Deputy CISO, Equifax Thanks to our show sponsor, Egress All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com https://cisoseries.com  

27m
Mar 01
Cencora pharma breach, Gen-AI explodes BEC, Chinese doorbell warning

Pharma giant Cencora announces data breach GenAI drives surge in BEC attacks Popular video doorbell easy hijacked THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, EGRESS For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com https://cisoseries.com.

8m
Mar 01
EO limits PII, Australia's espionage struggle, Lazarus zero-day

Biden signs order limiting the sale of personal data Australia claims its seeing unprecedented “foreign interference” Lazarus Group targeting Windows and PyPi THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, EGRESS

7m
Feb 29
NIST framework 2.0, Optum linked to BlackCat, ScreenConnect exploitations continue

NIST releases cybersecurity framework 2.0 Optum attack linked to BlackCat ransomware ScreenConnect exploitations continue THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, EGRESS

7m
Feb 28
Cyber Security Headlines: SVR tactics, brand spamming, steel giant cyberattack

SolarWinds attackers changing tactics Brand domains used in spam operation Steel giant hit with cyberattack THANKS TO TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR, EGRESS

6m
Feb 27