Region brief for 2018-10-09

ASIA

1. Panda Banker Trojan becomes part of Emotet threat distribution platform
2. DHS issued an alert on attacks aimed at Managed Service Providers
3. Police Warned that Phishing Text Messages are Used to Target the Bank Customers

OCEANIA

4. How to Evade Expensive Phishing Filters with One Simple Trick
5. ​Gemalto reports 4.6 billion record breaches in the first half of 2018

NORTH AMERICA

6. Panda Banker Trojan becomes part of Emotet threat distribution platform
7. APT28 group return to covert intelligence gathering ops in Europe and South America.
8. Sony Bravia Smart TVs affected by a critical vulnerability
9. DHS issued an alert on attacks aimed at Managed Service Providers
10. The Magecart Seal of Approval: Card-Skimming Group Executes Scaled Supply Chain Attack on Shopper Approved
11. Magecart group compromises customer ratings tool, affecting 'hundreds' of online stores
12. Phishing Campaign uses Hijacked Emails to Deliver URSNIF by Replying to Ongoing Threads
13. Vulnerability Spotlight: VMWare Workstation DoS Vulnerability
14. Phishing attacks use Azure Blob storage to simulate Microsoft
15. Weak IOT passwords outlawed in California
16. ​Gemalto reports 4.6 billion record breaches in the first half of 2018
17. Sunsets for Google Plus after Reports of Data Breach
18. Critical vulnerability in Sony Bravia Smart TV

SOUTH AMERICA

Nil

EUROPE

19. DHS issued an alert on attacks aimed at Managed Service Providers
20. The Magecart Seal of Approval: Card-Skimming Group Executes Scaled Supply Chain Attack on Shopper Approved
21. Hackers breach customer rating tool used on over 7,000 websites
22. Magecart group compromises customer ratings tool, affecting 'hundreds' of online stores
23. New Magecart hack detected at Shopper Approved
24. Phishing Campaign uses Hijacked Emails to Deliver URSNIF by Replying to Ongoing Threads

AFRICA

Nil