Oct 3, 2018

Sector brief for 2018-10-02

HEALTHCARE

  1. Gwinnett Medical Center investigating possible data breach

TRANSPORT

  1. TA18-275A: HIDDEN COBRA – FASTCash Campaign
  2. UN Sensitive Information Exposed Publicly Due to Neglected Security Settings

BANKING & FINANCE

  1. DanaBot Observed in Large Campaign Targeting U.S. Organizations
  2. Financial Sector Data Breaches Soar Despite Heavy Security Spending
  3. AR18-275A: MAR-10201537 – HIDDEN COBRA FASTCash-Related Malware
  4. TA18-275A: HIDDEN COBRA – FASTCash Campaign
  5. Danabot Banking Malware Now Targeting Banks in the U.S.
  6. World Cup may have distracted malware hackers
  7. DanaBot Observed in Large Campaign Targeting U.S. Organizations
  8. Cyber Threat Landscape: How it’s Evolving & How to Respond
  9. Strengthen your security with Avast password generator | Avast
  10. Breaking bank security: Record theft rises to new heights

INFORMATION & TELECOMMUNICATION

  1. Torii botnet, probably the most sophisticated IoT botnet of ever
  2. Following a Trail of Confusion: PowerShell in Malicious Office Documents
  3. Google taking new steps to prevent malicious Chrome extensions
  4. Google Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Android OS
  5. AR18-275A: MAR-10201537 – HIDDEN COBRA FASTCash-Related Malware
  6. Ignite 2018 highlights: passwordless sign-in, confidential computing, new threat protection, and more
  7. Hackers can use Microsoft Sway to carry out phishing attacks 'without fear of detection'
  8. TA18-275A: HIDDEN COBRA – FASTCash Campaign
  9. Ransomware attacks via RDP on the rise | Avast
  10. Microsoft Detection Tools Sniff Out Fileless Malware
  11. Google Cracks Down on Malicious Chrome Extensions in Major Update
  12. Fortnite gamers targeted by data theft malware
  13. Boffins Tricks Password Protection Using Imposter Apps
  14. Cyber Threat Landscape: How it’s Evolving & How to Respond
  15. Researchers use Android password managers to make phishing attacks more practical
  16. Malware Less Common in Q2, Still Top Attack Method
  17. Facebook could face $1.63bn fine under GDPR over latest data breach
  18. Malware Less Common in Q2, Still Top Attack Method
  19. CVE-2018-8373: Hackers’ best partner to spread Trojans
  20. Facebook Breach: Attackers Exploited Privacy Feature
  21. UN Sensitive Information Exposed Publicly Due to Neglected Security Settings
  22. #DanaBot Gains Popularity and Targets US Organizations in Large Campaigns. http://ow.ly/mJza50jiHdI via the Threat Insight research
  23. Vulnerable Android password managers make phishing attacks easier
  24. Facebook Hacked: 50 Million Users' Data Exposed
  25. Rarely a week goes by without reports of a large and damaging #DDoS attack against a major business. Techniques are
  26. #SecurityNews: #Tory App Snafu exposes Ministers’ personal info including phone numbers and other personal details of Cabinet ministers, as the
  27. Sites that use Facebook login could be affected by hack
  28. Facebook may be fined up to $1.63 billion due to data breach
  29. Wait, this isn't The Onion... "FBI fitness app asks users to agree to 'all of their activities monitored and recorded'"
  30. When you need to make a new #Password, what do you do? The easiest and most secure way is to
  31. #Video: Bringing all of your #data together under a single management portfolio, under a single #database, allows your organization to
  32. At #MSIgnite, @Microsoft declared "an end to era of passwords" with an update to its Authenticator app, which will allow

FOOD

Nothing to report

WATER

Nothing to report

ENERGY

  1. Malware 101: The Malware Tools That Attackers Use

GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SERVICE

  1. California Governor Signs Bill Requiring Bots to Disclose Their True Identity
  2. Rep. Speier: Congress needs a hack demo to understand election vulnerabilities