Sector brief for 2018-10-10

HEALTHCARE

1. #ISC2Congress: The Promise of Blockchain
2. Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery hacked; 2,800 records exposed
3. Acorus Network protects enterprises and service providers from DDoS attacks

TRANSPORT

4. Thieves and Geeks: Russian and Chinese Hacking Communities
5. Hackers can compromise your WhatsApp account by tricking you into answering a video call
6. Port of San Diego Hit by a Ransomware Attack Affecting its Computer Systems

BANKING & FINANCE

7. Rapidly Evolving Ransomware GandCrab Version 5 Partners With Crypter Service for Obfuscation
8. #ISC2Congress: The Promise of Blockchain
9. Threat Actors Prey on Drupalgeddon Vulnerability to Mass-Compromise Websites and Underlying Servers
10. The Many Faces of Necurs: How the Botnet Spewed Millions of Spam Emails for Cyber Extortion
11. Thieves and Geeks: Russian and Chinese Hacking Communities
12. Symantec reveals state-sponsored group that doesn’t care for malware
13. Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery hacked; 2,800 records exposed
14. Business email compromise made easy for #cybercriminals as 12.5 million company email boxes and 33,000 finance department credentials are openly
15. Payment-card-skimming Magecart strikes again: Zero out of five for infecting e-retail sites
16. WTB: Phishing Attack Uses Azure Blob Storage To Impersonate Microsoft
17. Group-IB: $49.4 million of damage caused to Russia’s financial sector from cyber attacks
18. '5,000 UK firms' financial details exposed in data breaches' http://www.cityam.com/264491/uk-business-emails-could-represent-major-cyber-security … @CityAM Read the full research report here:
19. New Phishing Campaign Drops Ursnif into Conversation Threads
20. Old-School Malware Tricks Still Work
21. Hacker steals over $30k USD in cryptocurrency of SpankChain
22. Shopper Approved, the new victim of the Magecart hacking group
23. Acorus Network protects enterprises and service providers from DDoS attacks

INFORMATION & TELECOMMUNICATION

24. Rapidly Evolving Ransomware GandCrab Version 5 Partners With Crypter Service for Obfuscation
25. Top 5 ThreatConnect Resources for Malware Analysis
26. Threat Actors Prey on Drupalgeddon Vulnerability to Mass-Compromise Websites and Underlying Servers
27. WhatsApp Fixes Vulnerability That’s Triggered by Answering a Call.
28. WhatsApp fixes video call bug that could have let hackers in, says report
29. Follow @PhishingAi to stay up to date on #phishing attacks and trends!
30. Thieves and Geeks: Russian and Chinese Hacking Communities
31. New Threat Insight research: German-language threats span #phishing, BEC, #malware, and more...
32. Business email compromise made easy for #cybercriminals as 12.5 million company email boxes and 33,000 finance department credentials are openly
33. Hackers can compromise your WhatsApp account by tricking you into answering a video call
34. WTB: Phishing Attack Uses Azure Blob Storage To Impersonate Microsoft
35. A $12 million case of business email compromise.
36. MuddyWater expands operations
37. '5,000 UK firms' financial details exposed in data breaches' http://www.cityam.com/264491/uk-business-emails-could-represent-major-cyber-security … @CityAM Read the full research report here:
38. Researchers have recently observed an alarming trend: #DDoS attacks are multiplying in size, often far exceeding what many service providers
39. Old-School Malware Tricks Still Work
40. Just Answering A Video Call Could Compromise Your WhatsApp Account
41. WhatsApp fixes bug that let hackers take over app when answering a video call

FOOD

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WATER

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ENERGY

42. WTB: Phishing Attack Uses Azure Blob Storage To Impersonate Microsoft
43. Zero trust security: 5 reasons it’s not just about passwords

GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SERVICE

44. Campaign 2018: These hacking groups could target the 2018 midterm elections
45. MuddyWater expands operations
46. California state primaries put spotlight on election campaign vulnerabilities #cybersecurity @5ean5ullivan