Region brief for 2018-11-15

ASIA

1. Ransomware Continues to Be Top Threat to Small Companies
2. Cloud, China, Generic Malware Top Security Concerns for 2019
3. Chinese TEMP.Periscope cyberespionage group was using TTPs associated with Russian APTs
4. Two whitehats receive $60,000 in rewards for successfully finding iOS 12.1 vulnerabilities
5. VMware Virtual Machine Escape Vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-6981 and CVE-2018-6982) Threat Alert
6. Cisco Stealthwatch Management Console and Unity Express Critical Vulnerabilities Threat Alert
7. Ransomware Attack Strikes Media Prima
8. WannaCry Still Impacts Thousands of Systems Every Month
9. The ABC of the Hong Kong tech scene: A - AI, B - blockchain, C - cloud

OCEANIA

10. Cryptocurrency fraud is the exception, not the rule
11. WannaCry Still Impacts Thousands of Systems Every Month
12. My Health Record remains opt-out as Senate passes privacy amendments

NORTH AMERICA

13. Compromising vital infrastructure: air traffic control
14. Suspected Russian cybercriminal arrested in Bulgaria at U.S. request, lawyer says
15. Phishing Attack Causes Breach at Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center
16. Massive Data Leaks Keep Happening Because Big Companies Can Afford to Lose Your Data
17. Chinese TEMP.Periscope cyberespionage group was using TTPs associated with Russian APTs
18. Skimmed BA and Newegg Customer Card Details Up for Sale
19. Two whitehats receive $60,000 in rewards for successfully finding iOS 12.1 vulnerabilities
20. WannaCry Still Impacts Thousands of Systems Every Month
21. Data breach at Nordstrom

SOUTH AMERICA

22. Brazilian Users Under Attack From Metamorfo Banking Trojan

EUROPE

23. Survey Says: Bad PR Due to Data Breach News, Very Bad for Businesses
24. Compromising vital infrastructure: air traffic control
25. Man Sends Bomb to Cryptopay for Denying a Password Change Request
26. Suspected Russian cybercriminal arrested in Bulgaria at U.S. request, lawyer says
27. RiskIQ’s 2018 Black Friday E-commerce Blacklist: Key Intel for This Year’s Mega Shopping Weekend
28. Today #GroupIB detected a massive phishing campaign sent to Russian banks from a fake email address purporting to belong to
29. Report: Microsoft’s enterprise products covertly gather personal data on users
30. Chinese TEMP.Periscope cyberespionage group was using TTPs associated with Russian APTs
31. Skimmed BA and Newegg Customer Card Details Up for Sale
32. InfoWars online store hit by Magecart
33. Alex Jones's InfoWars online store hit by Magecart
34. What is the impact of cyber espionage? @MikaSusiEK from Confederation of Finnish Industries EK discusses, how to tackle the growing
35. WannaCry Still Impacts Thousands of Systems Every Month
36. 63 new vulnerabilities found in Windows

AFRICA

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