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Infosec bits for week 29/22

2022-07-22 11:12 - Heloise Meyer

Cybersecurity News:
- 5 Reasons to Attend the Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2022 [Luis Monzon, IT News Africa]
- Liquid launches Africa’s first Cyber Security Fusion Centre [Natasha Odendaal, Engineering News]
- Cyber security and its importance in business [BDO South Africa Services, ITWeb]
- The growing costs of cybercrime – a data breach can impact a business for many years to come [Simeon Tassev, Engineering News]
Malware:
- Russian hackers behind SolarWinds are now hiding malware in Google Drive [Carly Page, TechCrunch]
- Sharkbot Malware Found in Apps Posing as Antivirus Solutions [Jonathan Reed, Security Intelligence]
- New Rust-based Ransomware Family Targets Windows, Linux, and ESXi Systems [Ravie Lakshmanan, The Hacker News]
- More malware-infested apps found in the Google Play store [Graham Cluley, Tripwire]
Hacks & Data Breaches:
- Another Twitter Hack Hits the NFT Community [Eli Tan, CoinDesk]
- Neopets data breach exposes personal data of 69 million members [Lawrence Abrams, BleepingComputer]
Vulnerabilities & Patches:
- Oracle Releases 349 New Security Patches With July 2022 CPU [Ionut Arghire, Security Week]
- Chrome 103 Update Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities [Ionut Arghire, Security Week]
- Apple Ships Urgent Security Patches for macOS, iOS [Ryan Naraine, Security Week]
- Vulnerabilities in popular GPS tracker could allow hackers to remotely stop cars [Zelika Zorz, Help Net Security]

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