Cybersecurity Headlines

FTC sends warning to future 23andMe buyer Global phishing threat targets 88 countries Samsung data breach tied to old stolen credentials Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Qualys "Overwhelmed by noise in your cybersecurity processes? Cut through the clutter with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management. Quantify your cyber risk in clear financial terms and focus on what matters most. Actionable insigh...

FBI warns of increase in free online document converter scams Resurge malware exploits Ivanti flaw BlackLock hackers exposed through leak site vulnerability Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Qualys "Overwhelmed by noise in your cybersecurity processes? Cut through the clutter with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management. Quantify your cyber risk in clear financial terms and focus on what matters mos...

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jonathan Waldrop , CISO, The Weather Company Jonathan will be speaking at The CrowdStrike Crowd Tour, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 in Atlanta – details here . He will also be speaking at the C Vision International Think Tank on April 24, 2025, also in Atlanta – details here . Thanks to...

150,000 sites compromised by JavaScript injection Vulnerabilities in numerous solar power systems found T-Mobile pays $33 million in SIM swap lawsuit Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny...

New ransomware group claims attack on US Telecom firm WideOpenWest NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat New ReaderUpdate malware variants target macOS users Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransom...

EncryptHub linked to Microsoft Management Console exploit Security Copilot gets AI agents A call for more PETs in government Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the at...

More than 300 cyber criminals arrested in Africa 23andMe bankruptcy puts millions of DNA records at risk Ukraine's state railway partially down after attack Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a defaul...

U.S. Treasury lifts sanctions on Tornado Cash Web service outage in Russia due to reported Cloudflare block Microsoft Trust Signing service abused to code-sign malware Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates wi...

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Christina Shannon , CIO, KIK Consumer Products Thanks to our show sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private information before it gets in...

Stalkerware company SpyX suffers data breach Nation-state groups hit organizations with Microsoft Windows zero-day Swiss telecom Ascom the latest victim of HellCat's Jira campaign Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private inf...

Attackers swipe data from Pennsylvania teachers union Infosys settles $17.5M lawsuit after third-party breach Top U.S. sperm bank discloses data breach Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private information before it gets into...

CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs 'unlawful' Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion US Commerce department bureaus ban China's DeepSeek on government devices, sources say   Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the...

23,000 repositories targeted in popular GitHub action Apache Tomcat RCE exploit hits servers—no authentication required Microsoft 365 users targeted in new BEC campaigns Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private information b...

Black Basta creates tool to automate VPN brute-force attacks Bipartisan Senate bill offers improved cybersecurity for water utilities LockBit developer extradited from Israel, appears in New Jersey court Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and r...

Link to episode page Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like…right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks.  But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta . Vanta brings automation to evidence collectio...

Medusa ransomware continues to attack infrastructure DoJ seeks to break up Google Another phishing campaign hits Booking.com Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies...

Microsoft Patches 57 Security Flaws, Including 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days US communications regulator to create council to counter China technology threats Signal no longer cooperating with Ukraine on Russian cyberthreats, official says Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical...

Sean Plankey nominated to head CISA Ballista Botnet hits TP-Link devices PowerSchool publishes breach report Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous...

Four healthcare breaches expose over 560,000 records Cyber attack allegedly behind X outages Case against MGM ransomware attack dropped Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000...

ONCD set to consolidate power in U.S. cyber Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices Japanese telecom NTT breach affects 18,000 companies Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in...

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by David Spark with guest Brett Perry , CISO, Dot Foods Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduc...

Ransomware gang bypasses EDR via a webcam Toronto Zoo updates January 2024 attack damage House bill requires federal contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates w...

Former top NSA cyber official protests probationary firings Differing names for hackers hinders law enforcement, says security agent Google releases AI scam detection for Android to fight conversational fraud  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ra...

Apple goes to court to fight UK demand for iCloud encryption backdoor 3 VMware Zero-Day bugs allow sandbox escape The Firefox I loved is gone - how to protect your privacy on it now  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker oper...

CISA denies claims of deprioritizing Russian threats Ransomware group claims attack on U.S. newspaper publisher Latin America's escalating cybersecurity crisis  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default de...