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Infosec bits for week 22/21

2021-06-04 12:22 - Renier van Heerden

Ransomware
- Top meat supplier is the latest victim of a cyberattack [Yacob Reyes, Axios]
- Justice Department seizes domains used in Nobelium-USAID phishing campaign [Jonathan Greig, ZDNet]
- Live streams go down across Cox radio and TV stations in apparent ransomware attack [Catalin Cimpanu, The Record]
- Fujifilm becomes the latest victim of a network-crippling ransomware attack [Carly Page, TechCrunch]
- Exclusive-U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism, official says [Christopher Bing, Reuters]
- Ransomware attack disrupts Massachusetts ferries [Catalin Cimpanu, The Record]
International
- NSA spied on European politicians through Danish telecommunications hub [Catalin Cimpanu, The Record]
- SolarWinds Hackers Impersonate U.S. Government Agency in New Attacks [Eduard Kovacs, Security Week]
- US Soldiers expose nuclea -weapons secrets via flashcard apps [Foeke Postma, Bellingcat]
Hacks
- Kaspersky Exploits for MS Office Flaws Most Popular in Q1 2021 [Ionut Arghire, Security Week]
- Researchers find four new malware tools created to exploit Pulse Secure VPN appliances [Charlie Osborne, ZDNet]
- Actively Exploited Zero-Day Found in WordPress Plugin Used by Many Online Stores [Ionut Arghire, Security Week]
- Vulnerability in Lasso Library Impacts Products From Cisco, Akamai [Eduard Kovacs, Security Week]
Other
- Wanted: Millions of cybersecurity pros. Salary: Whatever you want [Clare Duffy, CNN]
- Using Fake Reviews to Find Dangerous Extensions [Brian Krebs, Krebs on Security]

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