Region brief for 2018-11-13

ASIA

1. Premier Media Conglomerate of Malaysia, Falls for Ransomware Infection
2. Scare Force: Pakistan military hit by Operation Shaheen malware
3. Pakistan Military Hit By Operation Shaheen Malware
4. Sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign targeting Pakistani government and air force
5. Chinese Threat Actor TEMP.Periscope Targets UK-Based Engineering Company Using Russian APT Techniques
6. It’s Amateur Hour in the World of Spyware and Victims Will Pay the Price
7. Using Machine Learning to Cluster Malicious Network Flows From Gh0st RAT Variants
8. Google Services down due to BGP leak, traffic hijacked through Russia, China, and Nigeria
9. Sophisticated Campaign Targets Pakistan's Air Force
10. Google Services Inaccessible Due to BGP Leak

OCEANIA

11. Chinese Threat Actor TEMP.Periscope Targets UK-Based Engineering Company Using Russian APT Techniques
12. Attacker hijacks Elon Musk Twitter account to implement fake bitcoin fraud

NORTH AMERICA

13. Cathay Pacific In Hot Water: Data Breach Started March 2018, Not October 2018
14. Premier Media Conglomerate of Malaysia, Falls for Ransomware Infection
15. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord endorses the Paris Call
16. Target and other high profile Twitter accounts exploited for cryptocurrency scams
17. The Ontario Cannabis Store has reported a data breach that took place Nov. 1 through the Canada Post and affected
18. Chinese Threat Actor TEMP.Periscope Targets UK-Based Engineering Company Using Russian APT Techniques
19. What’s on Our Minds for 2019? Key Themes from the RSA Speaker Selection Process
20. It’s Amateur Hour in the World of Spyware and Victims Will Pay the Price
21. U.S. Cyber Command #malware samples will be shared to #VirusTotal by the Cyber National Mission Force and one expert said
22. Google Services down due to BGP leak, traffic hijacked through Russia, China, and Nigeria
23. Check Point Researchers Reported Vulnerabilities in Market-Leading Drone Platform, Enabling Manufacturer to Bolster Security
24. WebCobra Malware Uses Victims’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency
25. WebCobra Malware Uses Victims’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency
26. Compromised security in millions of cards in the US

SOUTH AMERICA

27. WebCobra Malware Uses Victims’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency
28. WebCobra Malware Uses Victims’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency

EUROPE

29. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord endorses the Paris Call
30. That Domain You Forgot to Renew? Yeah, it’s Now Stealing Credit Cards
31. Chinese Threat Actor TEMP.Periscope Targets UK-Based Engineering Company Using Russian APT Techniques
32. It’s Amateur Hour in the World of Spyware and Victims Will Pay the Price
33. Inside Magecart: RiskIQ and Flashpoint Release Comprehensive Report on the Assault on E-Commerce
34. The Tactic Cybercriminals Use to Steal Bitcoin
35. Attacker hijacks Elon Musk Twitter account to implement fake bitcoin fraud
36. Google Services down due to BGP leak, traffic hijacked through Russia, China, and Nigeria
37. Google Services Inaccessible Due to BGP Leak
38. WebCobra Malware Uses Victims’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency
39. WebCobra Malware Uses Victims’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency
40. Zero Day vulnerability in VirtualBox is disclosed

AFRICA

41. It’s Amateur Hour in the World of Spyware and Victims Will Pay the Price
42. Google Services down due to BGP leak, traffic hijacked through Russia, China, and Nigeria
43. Google Services Inaccessible Due to BGP Leak
44. WebCobra Malware Uses Victims’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency
45. WebCobra Malware Uses Victims’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency